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Keyboard Marks on Screen
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My friend has a really small light dell laptop and his screen has a big streak from where the keyboard stop (the side close to the monitor).
Im not sure how that happened but the big line is noticable when the laptop is on or off. This makes me worry that it could happen to my future iBook as well...
Im not sure how that happened but the big line is noticable when the laptop is on or off. This makes me worry that it could happen to my future iBook as well...
I wouldn't bother about getting a screen protector. Apple has designed the PowerBooks so this doesn't happen. In my opinion, putting something between the keyboard and the screen could put unnecessary strain on the hinges. If anything, it would be compressing the screen as well.
The most important rule about laptops is that there are only two things that are to be allowed on top of the keyboard. Your left hand and your right hand.
The hand that puts other items on the keyboard of a laptop should have itself dismembered from the forearm
aussie_geek
The most important rule about laptops is that there are only two things that are to be allowed on top of the keyboard. Your left hand and your right hand.
The hand that puts other items on the keyboard of a laptop should have itself dismembered from the forearm
aussie_geek
I've been using the Radtech ScreensavRz and PowerSleevz ever since I got my PB, with the intention of keeping it as pristine as the day I unpacked it.
The ScreensavRz does a great job of preventing the oil and dirt on your keyboard from getting on your screen. It's also handy to do a quick wipedown on the entire PB. I don't even notice removing it, so I donn't see it as an obstacle to using my laptop at all.
I just got some iKlear, too. Even though I keep my PB protected with the Radtech gear, using the iKlear to clean the entire laptop made a HUGE difference in it's appearance. Talk about pristine. wow.
You spend $1500-$3000 on your laptop, so you need to take good care of it.
The ScreensavRz does a great job of preventing the oil and dirt on your keyboard from getting on your screen. It's also handy to do a quick wipedown on the entire PB. I don't even notice removing it, so I donn't see it as an obstacle to using my laptop at all.
I just got some iKlear, too. Even though I keep my PB protected with the Radtech gear, using the iKlear to clean the entire laptop made a HUGE difference in it's appearance. Talk about pristine. wow.
You spend $1500-$3000 on your laptop, so you need to take good care of it.
I use iSkin for my 12" PB and I also use Radtech's screensaverz when I close the screen with iSkin stlll on the keyboard. Somehow, for a 12" model, I can use both at the same time when I close the screen. However, for my 15" PB, I have to take off iSkin before I close it with the screensaverz because the 15" model has less space between the keyboard and screen.
I have my powerbook for over 2 years, and Apple does not design it so that it doesn't happen. If it happens it happens.
Isn't the marking from the oil that comes off the fingers, and that slowly eats into the LCD? Because I have "permanent" marks as well ... I would think the only way one avoids this is washing their hands before using their powerbook and not eating while on the computer.
Oh and not having oily skin ^_~
Isn't the marking from the oil that comes off the fingers, and that slowly eats into the LCD? Because I have "permanent" marks as well ... I would think the only way one avoids this is washing their hands before using their powerbook and not eating while on the computer.
Oh and not having oily skin ^_~
so, what's the verdict for iBook/iSkin/Radech screensaverz?
So, can you use iSkin and Radtech screensaverz at the same time for iBook? Is it enough space between the screen and keyboard to accommodate iSkin and screensaverz withtout straining the hinges and LCD screen? My 12" PB can take both of them without straining the hinges.
So, can you use iSkin and Radtech screensaverz at the same time for iBook? Is it enough space between the screen and keyboard to accommodate iSkin and screensaverz withtout straining the hinges and LCD screen? My 12" PB can take both of them without straining the hinges.
I've carried my ibook around for the last week or so, in a book bag that I bought because it had a nice padded pouch for my lovely ibook , but I did notice a scratch one day, and then another the next. I stopped taking my ibook because I figured that the weight was pressing the computer together and the keys were scratching, as some of you pointed out. Anyway, I just purchased a screensaver thing online. Point being, will these scratches come off, or am I just preventing future ones? And how can such a beautiful peice of machinery have such a fundamental design flaw?
, but I did notice a scratch one day, and then another the next. I stopped taking my ibook because I figured that the weight was pressing the computer together and the keys were scratching, as some of you pointed out. Anyway, I just purchased a screensaver thing online. Point being, will these scratches come off, or am I just preventing future ones? And how can such a beautiful peice of machinery have such a fundamental design flaw?
Radtech Screensaverz has a minor polishing ability; but, I am doubtful if you can take the scratches out (it's like a car paint; you can polish out minor scratches from the clear coat by evening out the surrounding areas with polishes, which means taking off some micro scopic amount of paint). The screensaverz should provide the LCD screen with effective protection from keyboard marks/scratches.Hinsight4 said:
12" iBook can take both iSkin and Screensaverz at the same time
Like a 12" PB, a 12" iBook has enough space between the key board and screen when it is closed. I put on the Screensaverz on the iSkin and closed the lid. No tightness when I close. It fits perfectly. I was afraid the space would be tight and was thining about using the foam sheet iBook came with frm the factory. But, it seems there is no need to use that foam sheet as Radtech Screensaverz is better.
Like a 12" PB, a 12" iBook has enough space between the key board and screen when it is closed. I put on the Screensaverz on the iSkin and closed the lid. No tightness when I close. It fits perfectly. I was afraid the space would be tight and was thining about using the foam sheet iBook came with frm the factory. But, it seems there is no need to use that foam sheet as Radtech Screensaverz is better.
