[X4U] MBPro trackpad jumpy

[J. R. Rosen]

Same thing happened to my wife's MBP.  We solved the problem by changing the trackpad speed in the "preferences" window.  This made everything right with the world.

It's worth a shot, as I did all the things you've done, and nothing seemed to help.

J R Rosen
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On Apr 2, 2012, at 10:13 PM, Cat <catsoul at thinkplan.org> wrote:

> I bought a 2010 13: Mac Book Pro from the Apple refurb site couple weeks ago. Finding the trackpad a little squirrelly in a couple of areas..
> 
> One: sometimes it takes several taps to get it to register AS a tap (up to 5 actual taps to get one "tap" registered by the mac)
> Two: 3-finger drags often jump across the monitor, out of proportion to what I'm doing.
> 
> Talked to Apple about it..zapped the PRAM, and did an SMC reset, problem persists. I saw an authorized repair center today, but couldn't get these problems to happen to the satisfaction of the "Macologist" behind the counter.
> 
> I know these problems are real; I have better things to do than make this stuff up.
> 
> How can I get the mac dood or genius or whatever repair gatekeeper to see what I'm experiencing so they'll take me seriously and effect repair?
> 
> Today, the macologist said to keep an eye on my RAM when the 3-finger drag gets jumpy. The machine has 4GB, and usually has 2.2GB free most of the time. I can't believe that several GB of RAM are necessary for smooth operation of the trackpad.
> 
> Any thoughts/suggestions?
> 
> thank you,
> 
> cat
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