Why is my MacBook zapping me lately?

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by pavas • 3 months ago
2 13 3 months ago

I understand that technology evolves and not everyone is the same, but the last 3 Macbooks I've had, going back to 2020, all zap me for some reason. I.e. when I move my hands over the metal casing I feel some sort of electronic vibration, and something similar happens when I tap the track pad or glide my finger over it.

Maybe it's a matter of whatever works well for 95% of the population, but as someone with more highly attuned senses its a little annoying.

Is there something Apple can do to isolate the charges/currents a bit better, or are there other models on the market that don't have this problem?

I've been a loyal Apple user since like...forever, but it's getting hard to go along with their engineering choices lately.

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