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MacBook Pro > piece of paper between display and keyboard

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https://www.reddit.com/r/macbookpro/comments/ymppcx/apple_delivers_macbook_with_a_piece_of_paper

As pictured in above link, what do people use when it gets destroyed. What do you replace it with?

Found this one on Amazon...

www.amazon.com.au

Uppercase GhostBlanket Screen Keyboard Imprint Protection Microfiber Liner and Cleaning Cloth 15" Compatible with MacBook Pro 15" and 16"

High-quality microfiber blend designed by UPPERCASE to be compatible with the Macbook to safely clean your device. Microfiber cloth protects laptop screen from keyboard imprints, oil transfers, and other contaminants. It is designed to prevent the transfer of marks from the keyboard to the screen...
www.amazon.com.au

What one did you buy or can recommend?
 
aperfectcircle said:
Nothing. The piece of paper is thrown away as soon as the MacBook is unboxed. It’s generally advised not to have anything between the screen and keyboard as there have been cases of people damaging the screen, particularly when using keyboard covers.
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ok. But why then do Apple ship them with their MacBooks?

I wouldn't consider a keyboard cover, would be a terrible tactile experience
 
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The chances of buying a piece of anything that won't scratch the display sooner or later (probably sooner) is nearly zero. Even reusing the paper that Apple inserted for shipping is not a good idea because it will inevitably pick up small bits of dirt and grit, which will scratch the display.
 
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sparkie7 said:
ok. But why then do Apple ship them with their MacBooks?

I wouldn't consider a keyboard cover, would be a terrible tactile experience
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Because the assembly process involves humans and sometimes fingerprints get transferred. Same reason why there is a film on iPhone when new.
 
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sparkie7 said:
https://www.reddit.com/r/macbookpro/comments/ymppcx/apple_delivers_macbook_with_a_piece_of_paper

As pictured in above link, what do people use when it gets destroyed. What do you replace it with?

Found this one on Amazon...

www.amazon.com.au

Uppercase GhostBlanket Screen Keyboard Imprint Protection Microfiber Liner and Cleaning Cloth 15" Compatible with MacBook Pro 15" and 16"

High-quality microfiber blend designed by UPPERCASE to be compatible with the Macbook to safely clean your device. Microfiber cloth protects laptop screen from keyboard imprints, oil transfers, and other contaminants. It is designed to prevent the transfer of marks from the keyboard to the screen...
www.amazon.com.au

What one did you buy or can recommend?
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I’ve been using that ghost blanket by Uppercase for a good while now. It is absolutely worth it and you get 2 in a pack. The difference is night and day, with markings and dirt that develop on the screen from closing the lid on the keyboard. No damage to my M2 Air at all from it, and it is noticeably cleaner when I wipe down the display for routine cleaning, then when I was using nothing. I will always have them on hand going forward. Easy care as well. Throw in the washing machine and hang to dry. I highly recommend it. Soft and lint free.
 
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Macbookey said:
I’ve been using that ghost blanket by Uppercase for a good while now. It is absolutely worth it and you get 2 in a pack. The difference is night and day, with markings and dirt that develop on the screen from closing the lid on the keyboard. No damage to my M2 Air at all from it, and it is noticeably cleaner when I wipe down the display for routine cleaning, then when I was using nothing. I will always have them on hand going forward. Easy care as well. Throw in the washing machine and hang to dry. I highly recommend it. Soft and lint free.
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Thanks. Do you mean this one?

www.amazon.com.au

Uppercase GhostBlanket Screen Keyboard Imprint Protection Microfiber Liner and Cleaning Cloth 15" Compatible with MacBook Pro 15" and 16"

High-quality microfiber blend designed by UPPERCASE to be compatible with the Macbook to safely clean your device. Microfiber cloth protects laptop screen from keyboard imprints, oil transfers, and other contaminants. It is designed to prevent the transfer of marks from the keyboard to the screen...
www.amazon.com.au

gouppercase.com

GhostBlanket™ Screen Protection Liner for MacBooks

Lint-free microfiber cleaning cloth designed by UPPERCASE for the MacBook to safely clean your device. Microfiber cloth protects laptop screen from keyboard imprints, oil transfers, and other contaminants. It is designed to prevent the transfer of marks from the keyboard to the screen when the...
gouppercase.com

Only reservation is some negative feedback that it's too thick?
 
sparkie7 said:
Thanks. Do you mean this one?

www.amazon.com.au

Uppercase GhostBlanket Screen Keyboard Imprint Protection Microfiber Liner and Cleaning Cloth 15" Compatible with MacBook Pro 15" and 16"

High-quality microfiber blend designed by UPPERCASE to be compatible with the Macbook to safely clean your device. Microfiber cloth protects laptop screen from keyboard imprints, oil transfers, and other contaminants. It is designed to prevent the transfer of marks from the keyboard to the screen...
www.amazon.com.au

gouppercase.com

GhostBlanket™ Screen Protection Liner for MacBooks

Lint-free microfiber cleaning cloth designed by UPPERCASE for the MacBook to safely clean your device. Microfiber cloth protects laptop screen from keyboard imprints, oil transfers, and other contaminants. It is designed to prevent the transfer of marks from the keyboard to the screen when the...
gouppercase.com

Only reservation is some negative feedback that it's too thick?
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Yes that is the one. I know why there are some complaints. It’s not that it is thick, it is how you place it on your keyboard before closing the lid that will affect how flush the Mac sits. I place it on the top row of keys going down. I will show a pic and I hope it helps. All you are trying to do is prevent the keys from touching the screen. It prevents smudges and imprints from the keys and finger oils making unsightly marks on the display. If you place it where the keyboard case starts, it can prevent the lid from closing flush on the trackpad side. You can see how I place it so that the function row is peeking out the top. I have not had any issues with unwanted wake time or anything else, and I have been using it for a couple of years.

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It has been a while since I had a laptop, but I used to get a microfiber cloth designed for Apple laptops. It kept the keys from making contact with the screen. Over time dust and oil gets on the keys which can scratch the screen. This might not be a problem if the laptop just sits on your desk, but if you put it in a computer bag it can get compressed and this happens.
 
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There are a few people who like to gaslight and say its not an issue and that apple designed the laptops perfectly and all that, but of course we all know that the display can touch the keys and thus the keys can damage the display. Neither assembly is perfectly rigid and laptops are subject to all kinds of dynamic situations, even in a backpack or briefcase.

Apple shows us the best way to prevent the wear that results is to prevent the two from touching, but of course they can apply those paper protectors in a clean factory setting. In your case, where do you put the protector when you are not using the laptop? do you clean your hands before you use it? how crazy do you want to get with it? There are some on this forum who will say they only use their laptops in what amounts to cleanroom conditions, whether that is mentally healthy I cannot say :)

The difficulty is making sure that whatever goes between the keyboard and the display stays *perfectly* clean on the display side, or else it immediately begins to work against you by pressing whatever debris it's loaded with into the display. the thicker the protector, the worse this is. I think I have the best of both worlds with a screen protector from viascreens...I don't worry about it and I believe they shipped me a spare if I ever decided I wanted to take this one off.
 
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nathan_reilly said:
There are a few people who like to gaslight and say its not an issue and that apple designed the laptops perfectly and all that, but of course we all know that the display can touch the keys and thus the keys can damage the display. Neither assembly is perfectly rigid and laptops are subject to all kinds of dynamic situations, even in a backpack or briefcase.

Apple shows us the best way to prevent the wear that results is to prevent the two from touching, but of course they can apply those paper protectors in a clean factory setting. In your case, where do you put the protector when you are not using the laptop? do you clean your hands before you use it? how crazy do you want to get with it? There are some on this forum who will say they only use their laptops in what amounts to cleanroom conditions, whether that is mentally healthy I cannot say :)

The difficulty is making sure that whatever goes between the keyboard and the display stays *perfectly* clean on the display side, or else it immediately begins to work against you by pressing whatever debris it's loaded with into the display. the thicker the protector, the worse this is. I think I have the best of both worlds with a screen protector from viascreens...I don't worry about it and I believe they shipped me a spare if I ever decided I wanted to take this one off.
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Heard that screen protectors can be too heavy for the lid and cause problems with the hinge- especially if they are made of glass. True?
 
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Superrenz said:
Heard that screen protectors can be too heavy for the lid and cause problems with the hinge- especially if they are made of glass. True?
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Does that actually sound… reasonable to you?

Apple encourages and sells Continuity Camera mounts. That’s an iPhone Pro Max being mounted on the lid.
 
Superrenz said:
Heard that screen protectors can be too heavy for the lid and cause problems with the hinge- especially if they are made of glass. True?
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they weigh nothing. the hinge is worn more by repeated movement, and especially bouncing. It unfortunately starts to bounce the more it wears so it is an accelerating pattern.
 
If you ever take your Macbook with you when travelling off-road on a motorbike, I'd strongly suggest placing a soft cloth between the keyboard and the screen, otherwise the keys will mark the screen. A soft cloth will also stops the sebum from your fingers transferring from the keys to the screen. [Sebum: an oily substance secreted by sebaceous glands to lubricate and protect your skin.]
 
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Superrenz said:
sure..but the iPhone is not mounted 24/7
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Ok....their clear and obvious point is that the display hinges can handle a lot more weight than a screen protector. It is without doubt. You can lift the computer from the display. You shouldn't make a habit of it but clearly the display hinges can handle many times the weight of the display, and many thousands of times the weight of a screen protector.

Of course nobody is talking about a momentary load destroying the hinges. We could easily break them by just pushing the display too far back. Hinge wear instead happens from repeated use, and in the case of a hinge, use means *movement*.

Naturally if you sandwiched a thick sunday newspaper in your laptop and jammed it shut on that, that would suck for the hinges as well. But that's an insane mechanical advantage you have on a tiny hinge in that scenario. So to be charitable to your silly argument it is conceivable that a comically thick screen protector would wear hinges by preventing display from ever fully closing.

But at the end of the day no screen protector is going to weigh the display down to point of hinge failure.
 
nathan_reilly said:
Ok....their clear and obvious point is that the display hinges can handle a lot more weight than a screen protector. It is without doubt. You can lift the computer from the display. You shouldn't make a habit of it but clearly the display hinges can handle many times the weight of the display, and many thousands of times the weight of a screen protector.

Of course nobody is talking about a momentary load destroying the hinges. We could easily break them by just pushing the display too far back. Hinge wear instead happens from repeated use, and in the case of a hinge, use means *movement*.

Naturally if you sandwiched a thick sunday newspaper in your laptop and jammed it shut on that, that would suck for the hinges as well. But that's an insane mechanical advantage you have on a tiny hinge in that scenario. So to be charitable to your silly argument it is conceivable that a comically thick screen protector would wear hinges by preventing display from ever fully closing.

But at the end of the day no screen protector is going to weigh the display down to point of hinge failure.
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no need to be rude!
 
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