I don't get a continuous tingle, just a slight momentary one that tells me that I've just discharged some static electricity via the PowerBook. Once that happens, there's no further discharge or tingle. Having been used to the old clamshell iBook, the aluminum PowerBook is a new experience (in a variety of ways).
Yes, in that case it's likely just static charge you built up walking across the carpet.
I can only feel the leakage current when I use the computer with bare feet or sweaty socks on a ceramic tile floor and touch the edge of the computer where the paint has worn off. The anodization on the titanium shell is a good insulator, just like the anodization on your alBook. it will withstand the several tens of volts from power supply leakage, but not the thousands from static discharge.
Paul
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