MacBook Pro 2018 - too soft?

[szonk]

I’ve bought my MacBook Pro on Thursday. Used it once after unboxed, on clean desk. Next day I took it to uni, but I didn’t even took it out of a sleeve whole day. When I got home and wanted to finish my work, I saw small nick on its edge. Im using soft sleeve with lip around the zipper.It really pissed my off, but...


I finished my work (clean desk again) and saw another nick, now on its back, where top and bottom meets.


I dont know how it happend, specially second nick. I’m fuc**** mad about it.


Now I’m too woried to even use it in my house, dont even think about getting it outside.


Is this possible that my model has factory defect or something? Its TOO fragile and soft.


Very dissapointed with this build quality...

 

[jerryk]

Mine (space gray) looks great at 5 months of use. Maybe you had something in your sleeve. Turn it inside out and check it. Maybe the zippers are not covered or there is some sand or a hard knot in the lining.

But, it is a tool. And like all tools is meant to be used. That means it will get scraps and scratches and wear marks. And like scars on people, those add character to it.

 

[sunapple]

This story can only be explained if there was a second person in the room, secretly playing with your shiny new (space grey?) MacBook. Or, less likely obviously, if you did it yourself.

Either way, this can happen, also on iPhone for instance. If it were a factory defect, it should’ve been there from the moment you pulled of the plastic. Doesn’t sound like that’s the case.

 

[filmbuff]

Aluminum is a relatively soft metal and it will get chipped or dented if abused. These things are fairly well built though. It’s not going to pick up nicks just from being in a padded bag.

Do you wear a big watch?

 

[puma1552]

But, it is a tool. And like all tools is meant to be used. That means it will get scraps and scratches and wear marks. And like scars on people, those add character to it.

Depends on his use case, my MBP is basically a desktop replacement that lives on an ultra clean desk. On rare occasion I do take it out of the house somewhere, but again only to a clean/flat surface. I think it's possible OP's machine had nicks in it from the factory and he just didn't inspect close enough upon unboxing? I returned two that had nicks in the lid edge right out of the box during my most recent purchase extravaganza.

 

[robvas]

They appear to be made of a much softer metal than before - however, I'd bet money on your zipper being the culprit here.

Do you wear watches/rings/jewelry when handing your computer?

 

[netdudeuk]

I’ve bought my MacBook Pro on Thursday. Used it once after unboxed, on clean desk. Next day I took it to uni, but I didn’t even took it out of a sleeve whole day. When I got home and wanted to finish my work, I saw small nick on its edge. Im using soft sleeve with lip around the zipper.It really pissed my off, but...


I finished my work (clean desk again) and saw another nick, now on its back, where top and bottom meets.


I dont know how it happend, specially second nick. I’m fuc**** mad about it.


Now I’m too woried to even use it in my house, dont even think about getting it outside.


Is this possible that my model has factory defect or something? Its TOO fragile and soft.


Very dissapointed with this build quality...

I have a 2017 model that I bought less than a year ago. It also has a small nick in one of the upper edges.

I really don't recall catching it with anything and I chose a sleeve where no Amazon reviews mentioned the zip damaging machines.

I checked inside the bag to make sure that the zip was separated from the storage area and I am careful when removing and storing the machine.

I hardly use it.

And still, I have the damage.

I sometimes think that I would be better off with a cheap computer that didn't warrant the extra care.

 

[szonk]

So you recommend skin + better slevee (I tought about Tomtoc 360) or full case like UAG plasma?

Nicks on corners could be from the zipper but that one one back? Wtf happend? Didn’t bumped on anything...

 

[SDColorado]

So you recommend skin + better slevee (I tought about Tomtoc 360) or full case lukę UAG plasma?

Nicks on corners could be from the zipper but that one one back? Wtf happend? Didn’t bumped on anything...

I had a Tomtoc that I used once. I thought the quality was terrible. I sent it back. Hopefully, they have improved? I thought the padding quality, materials, zippers, etc. where all sub-par.

 

[internetrando]

Aluminum is a relatively soft metal. I wouldn't be terribly surprised to see a nick or two here or there. They were either there when you got the computer and you didn't notice them, or (more likely) something that you did nicked the metal. The most likely culprit is going to be found inside of the sleeve through an exposed zipper or other impurity, or jewelry on your hands; rings and watches in particular.

Hell, just do a Google search. You can find people whose natural skin PH and/or skin products have caused the aluminum casing to pit and disintegrate. It's just a part of having a metal laptop. If you had a plastic one you could spend your time worrying and crying about cracked or scratched plastic. Just use the laptop and enjoy it. Those are minor compared to what will likely be happening to that laptop throughout the next few years of its life in your capable hands running all over the place.

 

[jerryk]

Depends on his use case, my MBP is basically a desktop replacement that lives on an ultra clean desk. On rare occasion I do take it out of the house somewhere, but again only to a clean/flat surface. I think it's possible OP's machine had nicks in it from the factory and he just didn't inspect close enough upon unboxing? I returned two that had nicks in the lid edge right out of the box during my most recent purchase extravaganza.

It you really rarely take you machine out, why not look at a iMac or Mini. More screen real estate, and possibly higher performance. Why live within the compromises made for portability that is in every notebook.

Get a Macbook for those time you need to go portable.

 

[puma1552]

It you really rarely take you machine out, why not look at a iMac or Mini. More screen real estate, and possibly higher performance. Why live within the compromises made for portability that is in every notebook.

Get a Macbook for those time you need to go portable.

I don't really need the power of a desktop, and I'd hate to lug a broken iMac to the store to get fixed, and no interest complicating my life with having to maintain two computers when one will do...a 15" MBP fits my life perfectly.

 

[internetrando]

I don't really need the power of a desktop, and I'd hate to lug a broken iMac to the store to get fixed, and no interest complicating my life with having to maintain two computers when one will do...a 15" MBP fits my life perfectly.

I can confirm, it is no fun to lug a 27" iMac around for repairs or issues. I had a 2009 model that was a ****ing beast. I sold it in 2018, still working, for $500 to a collector. Years ago, when I purchased that behemoth, my use was very different. Mobile machines were severely limited in term of processing power, speed, and storage. The iPhone 3GS and 4 I had at that time were too small and limited to do anything useful outside of basic web browsing / e-mails. The iMac was my go-to workhorse and did an amazing job. For being a quad-core i7, it performed remarkably well even by today's standards so long as you didn't do anything graphic intensive. As technology progressed, I found myself using it less and less. Ultimately, before selling it, I turned it on maybe once or twice a month just to play with it for a few minutes. Mobile technology has advanced to the point that most consumers are purchasing power that they will never truly need or use, and these machines are as powerful or more powerful than a lot of desktop towers that have been available in the past few years.

I never thought I would see the day when we had hexacore i9 processors turbo-boosting up to 4.8GHz, 32GB of RAM, and a dedicated 4GB video card in a laptop. If you had told me that a decade ago when I was purchasing that thing, I would have probably laughed in your face. There is not much reason to get an iMac or similar desktop to use when you can do everything you want to do on a laptop that is so ridiculously powerful. In addition to that, you can unplug it and walk around with that power for hours of use without being tied to a desk.