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    Macbook trackpad clicker doesn't click as crisp anymore

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by sp00n, Apr 19, 2007.

  1. sp00n

    sp00n Notebook Deity

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    I opened my Macbook this morning and the mouse clicker feels all mushy now. It doesn't have that "click" feel to it anymore.

    edit: It seems to work better now after mashing the button about 50 times. It's strange how this could happen just overnight. I still get this feeling that it still doesn't click like it used to. I'm probably just paranoid now.
     
    sp00n, Apr 19, 2007
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  2. zadillo

    zadillo Notebook Virtuoso

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    Keep an eye on it; if you continue to have problems, it's probably worth having Apple fix (might be that part of the mousebutton mechanism is failing somehow or something).
     
    zadillo, Apr 19, 2007
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  3. sp00n

    sp00n Notebook Deity

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    Do you press the button towards the top or the bottom of the clicker? I noticed it's a lot crisper if you click on the bottom. It feels a little rigid and mushy at the top.
     
    sp00n, Apr 19, 2007
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  4. M@lew

    M@lew Notebook Evangelist

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    Check this out. Worked for me. :)
     
    M@lew, Apr 20, 2007
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  5. l33t_c0w

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    Since your clickey button rest thinger sits right on the battery, check the inside surface of the battery and how it's positioned. And what M@lew said.
     
    l33t_c0w, Apr 20, 2007
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