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Thanks for this interesting post - I've been showing it to co-workers to get their reactions, which was incredibly entertaining for me! Co-worker 1: Interestin
by jasoneckert 5mo ago
Thanks for this interesting post - I've been showing it to co-workers to get their reactions, which was incredibly entertaining for me!
Co-worker 1: Interesting. I wonder if that voids the warranty. It's Apple you know.
Co-worker 2: May Jobs have mercy on their soul...
Co-worker 3: Not a bad idea. But not sure if that would cause problems with structural integrity of the laptop, like if you drop it or something.
Co-worker 4: The only downside I see is that you can no longer say "Hey, that's a sharp-looking laptop!"
- overtone1000 5mo agoCo-worker 4 is the one I want to have a beer with.
- skavi 5mo agoi’ll take 3. we can be boring together
- rbanffy 5mo agoI strongly suspect 3 is correct - removing material from the corners might weaken the structure. I would use a CNC machine to round them more precisely and uniformly though.
- cdmckay 5mo agoHaha I was thinking the same when I read he hand filed it
- rbanffy 5mo agoAs it is with any box, there is only so much material you can remove from the corners before it disintegrates into disconnected surfaces.
- mikey_p 5mo agoFiling vs. CNC doesn't make one bit of difference.
- rbanffy 5mo agoWith a CNC you can make sure you'll get a uniform curvature.
- mikey_p 5mo agoYou can get uniform curvature when filing. Ever hear of filing buttons? Or checking your work with a radius tool until you are in compliance? Stop talking about what filing can't do if you don't know anything about filing.
- mikey_p 5mo agoYou probably don't know much about filing, but there is no reason it would be any less accurate than CNC if done properly. Also doubt this would affect strength, given the apparent thickness behind it, really depends on the interior, which is almost certainly also rounded for strength, and to prevent a week point for cracks to start.
- block_dagger 5mo agoI have just the opposite reaction.
- nemosaltat 5mo ago[flagged]
- harha 5mo agoSteer clear from co-worker 1..
- internet2000 5mo agoI'd be looking for another job altogether.
- ekjhgkejhgk 5mo agoReally? Co-worker 4 is just repeating a pun. Using "sharpe" to mix the meanings of "good looking" and "literally sharpe" is a well known joke. Almost a dad-joke, a joke that's been done so many times that everyone recognizes when it's there to be done, but the person who actually does it out loud will annoy people with their predictability. 1 and 3 are way more creative.
- compounding_it 5mo agoI’d suggest if you are going to do this to your MacBooks to get the silver one. The silver one is actually aluminum and no one would notice.
- jagged-chisel 5mo agoThey’re all actually aluminum, anodized to the color you choose. The silver one is the only one not anodized. Filing off the anodized layer is indeed bound to look awful.
- Tempest1981 5mo agoWhat tools are needed to redo the anodized color? Is it doable at home?
- buildsjets 5mo agoHow comfortable are you working with chromic acid and boric-sulfuric acid in your home?
- mmsc 5mo agoAs long as it's not hydrofluoric acid...
- wereHamster 5mo agoI bought a light HF acid (rust remover) so I can properly clean titanium parts before anodizing. Worked like a charm...
- cultofmetatron 5mo agojust don't let any of it get on your skin. only takes a splash to land you in intensive care.
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- FloatArtifact 5mo agoIt's nice your co-workers are being blunt with you.
- dotancohen 5mo agoIt seems he has a well-rounded selection of coworkers.
- xandrius 5mo agoC1: Homo-economicus C2: Homo-religious C3: Homo-enginerus C4: Homo-bros
- thenthenthen 5mo agoThere is some material loas but wouldn't rounded corners be way stronger on impact than sharp corners?
- gravlax 5mo agoC4 homo fraternicus?
- grishka 5mo ago> The only downside I see is that you can no longer say "Hey, that's a sharp-looking laptop!" When this line of MacBooks first came out in 2021 and I bought one (I desperately needed an upgrade), I was joking that it's top-notch hardware.
- raverbashing 5mo agoI think the main problem is that you lose the surface anodization and might end up with a more frail surface there (surface, the structural integrity is going to suffer but not much I guess)
- baddash 5mo agoNow I gotta hear these four coworkers' opinions on other things
- larodi 5mo agoHere’s one: scratches are officially not an argument anymore for a price discount on a second hand Mac. Drop them like it’s hot!
- khana 5mo ago[dead]
- zerr 5mo agoAll of the reactions are valid, including the 2nd one if that's a sarcasm.
- noufalibrahim 5mo agoThe slight groove that was there on the middle of the base which allowed you to stick your finger to open the top had sharp corners that poked my wrists and i filed them both off on the first, and only, macbook I used in 2014 or so m
- NikolaNovak 5mo agoIt's a work laptop - I'm surprised none of the coworkers said "you'll get in trouble when you return it". I don't know WHY... But corporate bureaucracies have logic of their own.
- fooqux 5mo agoWell, it's property of his workplace, and they're usually resold when the employee gets a new one. And it's not exactly mint any more, is it.
- maccard 5mo ago> they're usually resold when the employee gets a new one Are they? Everywhere I've worked they get shoved into a storage closet and ignored for another 5-7 years
- engineer_22 5mo agoEvery laptop I've ever purchased was corporate surplus
- bb88 5mo agoApple has a buyback program for corporations.
- stusmall 5mo agoIt's pretty common if you have IT and finance teams that are paying attention. Sure a lot of shops let them waste away on a shelf, but that's what it is, waste. If you have fungible inventory that isn't likely to get used soon it is just a mistake it let it sit around unutilized. If it is cash, it is easier to utilize on other projects.
- maccard 5mo agoMy previous company was overly cost sensitive, but large enough to not notice the waste. IT and procurement managed relationships with the vendor (Lenovo IIRC), and we had the workstations for 3 years officially but most people were 5-6 years. The hardware 100% just went back into storage when we cycled and would be given out to new hires when they joined. We were using Threadrippers with 128GB RAM and NVMe SSDs anyway...
- Neikius 5mo agoI am actually encouraged to try this now. Gotta check if they allow it. Sharp edges are really annoying on this machine. Luckily I use it like a desktop 95percent of the time.
- oofbey 5mo agoI love the line “People like to freak out about this, so I wanted to post it here to make sure that everyone who wants to freak out about it gets the opportunity to do so.”