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Software fix for faulty Apple MacBook trackpads coming soon?

Posted by Kelly Hodgkins on Nov 5, 2008 3:26 pm 8 comments
Filed in Apple, Laptops

Over the weekend, we reported on the growing body of circumstantial evidence that pointed to a flaw in the glass trackpad on the new MacBooks. A growing number of MacBook and MacBook Pro users have been reporting an unusual error with their trackpad. According to the forum discussions, the trackpad stops responding for 5-10 clicks after working for about 50 clicks. One MacBook owner took his complaints further than the forums and sent an email directly to Steve Jobs. According to Mac Rumors, Steve-O himself responded with a short but sweet email saying “Software fix coming soon”. Fake or for real? It is difficult to tell as Steve Jobs has been known to respond to emails in the past and the header information in this current email is consistent with previously reported emails. If this rumor pans out, then you MacBook owners can relax knowing that the problem lies with the software and not the hardware and that an easy fix may be coming soon.

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8 comment(s) for this post.

  1. On Nov 5, 2008 @ 4:26 pm, Ervel Flick Said:

    Wait, wait, wait…

    …Apple makes mistakes?! No wai!!!

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  2. On Nov 5, 2008 @ 4:42 pm, flea Said:

    hmmm. i got a new mbp and i haven’t had any probs yet.

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  3. On Nov 5, 2008 @ 6:41 pm, Michael Bettiol Said:

    If only a handful of people are reporting this problem then I would be incline to believe that it is a hardware issue, something which could not be resolved with a software update. Then again, time and time again hardware issues have been worked around with clever updates.

    Speaking for myself, I have yet to have a single problem on my MacBook.

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  4. On Nov 8, 2008 @ 1:51 pm, Ryan Said:

    yeah, hell, there’s even a wikipedia page for the problems with their macbook pro’s:))

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacBook_Pro

    lawlll

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  5. On Nov 8, 2008 @ 1:53 pm, Ryan Said:

    maybe it’ll only become noticeable after 1 month or so…

    oh well, Good Luck with your Mac Laptop!

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  6. On Nov 16, 2008 @ 1:53 pm, John Said:

    I just got my new Macbook yesterday and it is exhibiting this problem. Hope that software fix comes out soon!

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  7. On Nov 18, 2008 @ 8:08 am, David Said:

    There is a new Firmware available that hopefully solves the problem… let’s see. I have this problem, too, will install the firmware update now. The problem is really annoying!

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  8. On Nov 20, 2008 @ 4:19 am, Ryan Said:

    has anyone here who owns a the late 2008 macbook pro experienced any battery problems?

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