keyboard imprint on screen!??!

To prevent this I use an iKlear micro-chamois polishing cloth that fits the 13" MacBook keyboard I have perfectly. I place this cloth on top of my keyboard before traveling. You could get any micro-chamois polishing cloth and just cut it to size.

Works great to prevent further marks, but it probably will not remove the marks that are already there; although you could try some iKlear Apple polish to see if it helps at all.

 

shouldn't this be under warranty? I mean it shouldn't happen, seems like a defect to me.

 

Yeah - this shouldn't be happening, and you shouldn't have to pack a cloth in your laptop to keep it from happening. Are you carrying the laptop in a bag where it gets put under pressure?

I'd take it into an Apple Store and have them address it.

 

I've seen this happen on a lot of different notebooks, not just MBs and MBPs. That is why as soon as I started carrying my current MB I placed a cloth in there. Even my old PB 12" had this problem.

With that said I am curious to see what Apple's response is if the OP decides to have Apple look at it.

 

This is happening to me. At first I thought it was the pixels on the screen. Then more started happening. Now my screen is starting to look like I sneezed all over it. Quite horrible. I guess we'll have to see what Apple is willing to do about this.

 

here is my problem..

http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=1078592&highlight=

i have a horizontal scratch too on my screen as well...

 

Yeah I have the scratch on the left. But not very noticeable. The screen though is a mess. In the right angle it looks like a grid of dots sprayed all over the screen.

 

Thanks for the tip. Will definitely have to do!

 

Can you get a picture of this imprint somehow? I'm curious to see what it looks like

 

Yes i would also like to seem pics if possible...

 

I had a thinkpad that developed scratches due to jostling while in the trunk of my car. It got pretty scratched up around the pointing stick area. Since then I have always used one of these on all my laptops including the MBA :
http://www.shaggymac.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=3_4

 

I have key imprints on my screen on my Macbook2,1 (Late 2006). It isn't a big deal, but it probably won't help my resale value...

I'll try to get a pic to post...

 

I got permanent marks on a Dell XPS laptop from a silicon keyboard cover. It's definitely a bigger problem on the matte screens.

 

Are there cheaper alternatives? It seems pretty expensive for a piece of rag.

 

Thanks!

Thank you BlackMax, I was using the white tissue that came with it but it's getting torn up. This actually works like a charm and ensures the screen will be mark-free... Just ordered it off Amazon for $8, cheap insurance.

Thanks again -

 

True, my first Powerbook had this problem and after that all my systems have had the little foam that came with the system in there.

Cheers,

 

paper towel ?

 

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I had this issue from a previous DELL laptop. For my MBA I use a folded out napkin or a sheet of 8.5x11" paper. It's perfect.