I've used Mac laptops since they were introduced, the new MacBook Pro 14" pro caused so much severe wrist pain I had to return it. Went back to my other MacBooks (13" and 15")and pain is gone. There's something with the 14 " design that is ergonomically different, not sure what it is but I'm seeing this issue pop up on a lot of chat forums...any one having a similar experience?
If you were using the M2 laptop on your lap, then that may be the problem. I noticed a marked difference between the M1 and M2 models as they sport different bottom case designs. I find it harder to use the M2 laptop on my lap. I do like the M2's keyboard much better than the M1's keyboard. But I do have difficulty with some Apple laptops and the size of the Trackpad as it affects the size of the palmrest that also affect reaching the keys.
You can always provide Apple with product feedback here (Apple won't respond):
You could also write to Apple corporate as well.
I use a curved external keyboard by Logitech, but when I had to use the MBP14" keyboard directly I faced no wrist pain at all... Strange! Comparing it with my previous MBP16" the new keyboard is even larger vertically.
The 'approved position' of your wrists to avoid wrist pain is referred to as 'neutral'. That means not flexed up or down, but in the middle.
To get your wrists to a 'neutral' position, it is often necessary to adjust the height of the surface on which the computer is resting.
Apple portable computers used to throw so much HEAT through the bottom panel that Apple insisted they were "NoteBook" computers. With the introduction of far cooler Apple-silicon portable computers, Apple has decided it might be OK to say "Laptops".
DO NOT TYPE ON YOUR LAP!
That position will give you extreme wrist flexing, which could result in wrist pain and injury. Lap Typing also tends to cause you to bend you head and neck over, which means head and neck pain will not be far behind.
MacBook Pro14" wrist pain?
