


Here's what this trackpad setting panel looks like on my Mac as of March, 2011:


3) Use the "Tap to click" settingĪnother possible trackpad stiffness solution is to avoid clicking it altogether. Not being one to wait myself, a second trackpad stiffness tip I've read is that the MacBook trackpad is less stiff near the bottom of the trackpad (closer to you), so if you can remember this top, the trackpad is easier to click there, so that's another possible solution. So this first option is to do nothing, keep clicking the trackpad, and hopefully it gets easier to click over time. Well, either that, or people get used to the trackpad being hard to click. One thing I've seen written is that the MacBook trackpad gets softer over time. 1) The MacBook trackpad gets softer over time It's annoying to have to "click" something that's this hard to press.Īfter digging around into this MacBook "trackpad is too stiff" issue for a little while, I've found several possible solutions, which I'll share here. MacBook trackpad stiffness FAQ: My new MacBook trackpad is too stiff and hard to click, is there something that can be done about this?Īs the owner of a new MacBook Air, I agree, the MacBook trackpad is too stiff.
