Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 10:38:57 +0200 From: Tobias Roth <roth@iam.unibe.ch> To: Erich Dollansky <oceanare@pacific.net.sg> Cc: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: marks on laptop screens [was: What to buy?] Message-ID: <20050402083856.GA4303@droopy.unibe.ch> In-Reply-To: <424E2D0B.9060909@pacific.net.sg> References: <20050401102824.46249.qmail@web60004.mail.yahoo.com> <424E2D0B.9060909@pacific.net.sg>
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On Sat, Apr 02, 2005 at 01:26:35PM +0800, Erich Dollansky wrote: > > You must check the keyboard - LCD problem with Acers. I have seen some > Acers with ugly keyboard impressions on the LCD after only a few months > of usage. that happenes with almost any modern notebook, if it is carried around in a slim bag that doesn't protect it appropriately. i have seen it with Dells, IBMs, Ibooks and Vayos. since i prefer to carry my laptop around in a common backpack instead of an actual notebook bag (for fear of theft mainly), i always put a piece of soft plastic between the screen and the keyboard when i close the laptop. almost any material will work, even a piece of paper. i don't think the marks can be avoided by other means, since the laptop shells are just too flexible these days. but the manufacturers should notify customers of that problem. cheers, t.
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