keyboard marking up powerbook screeens?

[virividox]

using the iskin, instead of a sheet of paper or foam; it works well too

 

[parrothead]

This happened with my Tibook, and it could possibly happen with the albooks. There have been a few suggestions about inserts. Definitely put something in there, if nothing else, a simple piece of paper will do.

 

[Muzukun]

I've wondered about this, do the new line of powerbooks come with anything to possibly stop this? like small spacers around the rim of the screen or should someone who is considering buying a powerbook buy the little spacers and the cloth divider (wildeepz and screensavRz) still? Thanks

 

[aswitcher]

I've wondered about this, do the new line of powerbooks come with anything to possibly stop this? like small spacers around the rim of the screen or should someone who is considering buying a powerbook buy the little spacers and the cloth divider (wildeepz and screensavRz) still? Thanks

No they have no changes to protect the keyboard.

I have a radtech screensavrz, black 17" with "X", and it works a treat.

 

[Codemonkey]

nothing's changed

I find this thread funny - when I had my Pismo powerbook 4 years ago threads almost exactly like this cropped up almost daily.

It's funny to me that after so many years Apple engineers still can't figure out how to avoid this.

Incidentally, once upon a time I could 'scrub' off the marks with some lcd screen cleaner and a nice soft lint-free cloth.

I don't think it's anything to panic about, but I understand the aesthetic concerns.

 

[herrmill]

I have a 15 ai PB & have no marks after 9 months of heavy usage & toting around all over the States & Asia. Buy a sleeve or screen cover like Acme's Powerbook cover that doubles as a cleaning cloth. It's the best investment you'll ever make for your new PB.

http://www.acmemade.com/powerbook.html

 

[stevietheb]

I endorse the Radtech insert. Not only does it protect the screen when closed, but it can be dampened and used to clean the LCD (and does a fantastic job!).

 

[herrmill]

Looks like both Radtech & Acme offer the same benefit. Radtech offers both the cloth & sleeve, while Acme only makes the sleeve. It's well worth spending $15-25 for a new PB. I just had a bud here showing off his 2 IBM Thinkpads & they were covered with keytracks on the screen.

 

[jknight8907]

I find that the foam protector it ships with works fine... don't know how long it will last but it works for now.

 

[yinyang]

when i close my new alBook the screen doesn't touch the keyboard anyway. so i don't think it'll be an issue.

 

[_pb_boi]

From my experience these are not marks from the keys being pushed into the screen. I believe that the marks that you are seeing are the residues left from your typing on the keys. Grease and dirt are then transfer to the screen when the laptop is closed. i have removed this marks simply by cleaning the screen. ***** Be very careful when cleaning because normal cleaners like windex will destroy your screen.****** I have used light pressure with a soft cloth and water. There are also special cleaners available in computer stores.

The people from my work experience at a Mac resellers / software house came up against this a lot; the main problem is hand residue, not actual screen damage from excess pressure. Most people are careful not to press down on the cover when the laptop is in its closed position, but given the - necessarily - tiny amount of space between screen and keyboard, it's more difficult to prevent residue being transferred from keyboard to screen.

andy.