MacBooks suffering from faulty trackpads

Reports of track pads freezing up

MacBooks suffering from faulty trackpads. Hardware, MacBooks, Apple, Rumours, Laptops, Photos 0

3 November 2008 15:33 GMT / By Katie Scott

Some MacBook owners on the Apple owners forum have been grumbling about probs with the glass trackpads on their shiny new machines.

According to the Boy Genius Report: "A number of users are experiencing a curious problem that causes the track pad on their new Macbook to freeze up and stop registering clicks after 50 or so successful pushes. The freeze seems to last for 5-10 clicks, after which the button begins functioning again".

Apple isn't commenting but some of the users have suggested that if the trackpad sensitivity is changed a little, the problem will go away for a time.

Let us know if you are one of the MacBook owners having problems.

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  • I'm one of the unlucky ones. First thought it was that I needed to get used to the new form-factor, but after several freezes, and two weeks with the MB, it's not me -- it's the pad. Posted by john, USA

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