Taking care of 12" Powerbook G4

I have a 12" PB too. I bought the MacCase sleeve and I'm very happy with it.

Chrispy,
1. This forums is full of reviews ... but most of us have only used one or two, so it's hard to compare. I am happy with my Tucano second skin; it cost $20 or so. Comes in 2 styles and multiple colors, all custom-sized to your PB (they make a generic 12" laptop size that doesn't fit as well, plus an iBook-specific one). I'm sure there are other similar or even better options, though. You know about the big sleeve thread of course.

2. I have no experience with any such product. But I think you'd have to be using it on your lap for a long period of time to actually make trouble for the PB. The fan helps out, right? I'd imagine a blanket- or bed-type surface is worse; at least your lap allows for some natural venting.

3. I use a lightly moistened (usually paper) towel. It works well. I have seen no adverse effects after having the PB for almost 5 months now. (watch, tomorrow it turns brown or something)

4. I have no problems with this yet, although my PB is not on the road more than a couple days per week. Normal use of course varies person to person, but I am inclined to answer no.

mcgarry said:

3. I use a lightly moistened (usually paper) towel. It works well. I have seen no adverse effects after having the PB for almost 5 months now. (watch, tomorrow it turns brown or something)

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EEeewwww!!

If you want to spoil your PB use iKlear protective polish... it's pretty cheap, and has some cool added benefits:

• you get that new "sheen" everytime
• helps prevent fingerprints/marks
• protects with each coat
• used by AppleCare

Yup.. I had my doubts but this stuff is pretty awesome. Best on the screen but works wonders on the whole case.

dferrara said:

EEeewwww!!

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eeeww may be right, but seriously I've had to do this maybe 3 or 4 times the entire time I've owned this thing. Maybe it's just me, maybe the PBs don't get dirty or show dirt easily, but the towel method gets results. And my PB's plenty shiny as it is, don't want to blind anyone now, do we!

I dunno if I got a bad batch or something, but I got an iklear sample with an iskin that I bought for my pb keyboard, and it made my lcd all smudged up and dirtier, no matter how much I rubbed. I just went back to using a dry, soft cloth and that fixed the LCD smudges...

i just bought a ScreensavRz from Radtech.us to deal with the cleaning aspect. It should be here by this weekend, so i'll be sure to let you know how it works out. I got their sleeve too... not for protection against denting, but for protection of the ports/optical drive while its in my bag. I'll post back when i get it in.

Sutekidane said:

I dunno if I got a bad batch or something, but I got an iklear sample with an iskin that I bought for my pb keyboard, and it made my lcd all smudged up and dirtier, no matter how much I rubbed. I just went back to using a dry, soft cloth and that fixed the LCD smudges...

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Well, it's polish, so you have to buff it with the provided lint-free cloth.