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I've had this with all my Apple laptops over the last decade or so at least. Even my current 2021 M1 Air. There's usually a tacky staticky feel to either side
by kcartlidge 4y ago
I've had this with all my Apple laptops over the last decade or so at least. Even my current 2021 M1 Air.
There's usually a tacky staticky feel to either side of the touchpad when it is plugged in.
I know from a previous Mac that had this that using the extension power cord it comes with stops it. Meanwhile if I make contact with the wife's arm with one hand she can tell when I touch and remove my other hand from the Air.
It isn't one of the things I find impressive about Apple, but I live with it.
- mwint 4y agoWhat country are you in, and what charger are you using? US 2-prong? I saw this once with a 2009 MacBook Pro when using the charger with the 2-prong adapter. A 3-prong grounded adapter would fix it.
- kcartlidge 4y agoMy 2021 M1 Air has it now, as I type. It's a standard UK 3 prong plug going into one of the Thunderbolt ports. My remaining older laptop, a 2012 Air with MagSafe, also has it. Unless I add in the power adaptor extension cable. For clarity no non-Apple device does this, including several (now retired) Chromebooks and ThinkPads over recent years.
- mwint 4y agoWhat happens if you touch exposed grounded metal on your Thinkpad (housing of a USB port, maybe)?
- kcartlidge 4y agoOnly ever happened with my Apple stuff, and no longer have the ThinkPad to try your suggestion.
- uselpa 4y agoSame here (Luxembourg, Europe).