[Official] Google Cr-48 Hardware Discussion

[Old Man Pickle]

Paste the following into the omnibox to see the Chrome OS screensaver - file:///usr/share/chromeos-assets/screensavers/screensaver.htm

[Selden]

Does anybody else find the fit of the power plug to be a little loose? Looking at mine, I realized that a significant portion of the plug was unsupported, so I cut a ring about 1/8" from a piece of rubber tubing, and slipped it over the power tip. Still a little bit of room between it and the case, so I added a piece of heat shrink tubing. Just right. The power plug still seats, but the outer portion now has an interference fit with the case, and is much more secure.

[Selden]

It seems comparable to my Macbook Pro trackpad size. Though this Chrome book seems to be sensitive to my unintentional (and intentional) touches and it highlights entire webpages at times :(

I may have found a partial solution. Older Macbooks have a button separate from the trackpad, and I believe it is true that on newer Macbooks the bottom part of the trackpad ignores finger touches, so that it can act as a "button". The problem, from my perspective, is that , unlike the Mac design, the Cr-48 trackpad detects finger movements all the way to the bottom edge, which can make it difficult to click on what you want, if your finger accidentally moves the pointer at the same time you are trying to click. I found that a thin piece of vinyl film (specifically, Snider's Paintgard) over the bottom 1/2" of the trackpad prevents movement detection in that area. Interestingly, the specific plastic used is critical; 14 mil polyurethane film does nothing to attenuate trackpad sensitivity, while 7.5 mil vinyl film, half as thick, stops it dead. Now, if Google would just update the trackpad driver, such that the bottom corners act as left and right clicks, respectively -- this would be a great improvement over the 2-finger tap = right click.

[Selden]

I may have found a partial solution. Older Macbooks have a button separate from the trackpad, and I believe it is true that on newer Macbooks the bottom part of the trackpad ignores finger touches, so that it can act as a "button". The problem, from my perspective, is that , unlike the Mac design, the Cr-48 trackpad detects finger movements all the way to the bottom edge, which can make it difficult to click on what you want, if your finger accidentally moves the pointer at the same time you are trying to click. I found that a thin piece of vinyl film (specifically, Snider's Paintgard) over the bottom 1/2" of the trackpad prevents movement detection in that area. Interestingly, the specific plastic used is critical; 14 mil polyurethane film does nothing to attenuate trackpad sensitivity, while 7.5 mil vinyl film, half as thick, stops it dead. Now, if Google would just update the trackpad driver, such that the bottom corners act as left and right clicks, respectively -- this would be a great improvement over the 2-finger tap = right click.

Not sure how I ended up with two posts, but I was incorrect about behavior differences of different polymers; there is no difference. I suspect that some aluminum duct tape would work, but I haven't tried it yet. Sorry for the misreporting.