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MacBook Owner E-Mails Jobs on Trackpad Issues, Gets Called Back

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By Filip Truta, Apple News Editor

4th of November 2008, 09:27 GMT

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AppleInsider points out to a blog poster claiming he was immediately replied back with a phone call, after e-mailing Appple's CEO on issues with the glass trackpad found on the new MacBooks.

Particularly, the problem he reported with the unibody MacBook's trackpad was its failure to register physical clicks at times. The publication reporting the blogger’s problems also points out to this aspect in its review of Apple's new-gen MacBook. So here's what the disappointed customer had to say about the whole experience:

"I mostly love my new MacBook Pro - but one thing that has been driving me slightly insane is that the trackpad misses clicks sometimes," he says. "You hear and feel the click - it just doesn’t register the click," the user explains. "I’ve read through the Apple discussion forums and found many people all over are having this problem. My cousin’s MacBook has it as well, so it’s not a small issue and it doesn’t just affect the MacBook Pro ...  So last week I decided to email Steve Jobs himself. I didn’t expect a reply, but I figured someone must read his email, and it’d be a good idea to get the problem to the attention of some of the people higher up in Apple so that the news comes at them from the top and the bottom (via AppleCare)."

The upset MacBook owner admits he didn't get his hopes up when filing his complaint: "...imagine my surprise when an Apple representative called me this morning to talk about the email I had sent! Wow!"

According to the post, Apple's staffer said the company will be "researching the clicking issue," but that "they have no resolution of it." Allegedly, the representative also took  a cautious stand telling the user "there’s not really an official acknowledgment of it," therefore they can't help him for the time being. Nevertheless, "they are checking into it because they’ve heard the complaint frequently," the same post reads.

Well, if this is true, let's see that official acknowledgment already, Apple! Sure, it's harder to call back MacBooks, rather than Ultracompact USB Power Adapters, but an issue is still an issue.

The user concludes by saying "So yeah. I emailed Steve Jobs and Apple called me back. The answer isn’t exactly what I wanted to hear, but I think the delivery of the answer may in fact outweigh that disappointment." Coupled with monitoring the Apple Discussions forum, the company is obviously striving to maintain its highly rated level of customer service.

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Comment #1 by: Derek F on 04 Nov 2008, 16:52 GMT reply to this comment

That's interesting.

I have an old-style white Intel Macbook and have had the inner plastic wristpad area replaced three times while under warranty... only to have it crack once again. I wrote to the company and got no reply. This is a common complaint and an obvious design defect that the company refuses to address after the warranty period ends. This is in addition to having to change the battery twice, the power pack once, and of course the original Seagate drive packed in after 18 months standard use landing me with a sizeable replacement bill.

Hopefully the new MacBook will not be cursed with such quality issues. After such wonderful experience in the past with a Powerbook 160 and Powerbook G3 my last buy was a real lemon and I know these particular problems are widespread.


Comment #2 by: Adam Crozier on 13 Jan 2009, 00:17 GMT reply to this comment

i've had the same problem with my MacBook 2.16 and its presently about half the distance from the edge of the frame to the trackpad! Very happy with my Book G4, should have held onto t!

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