Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 01:12:42 -0800 From: Astrodog <astrodog@gmail.com> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: marks on laptop screens [was: What to buy?] Message-ID: <2fd864e050402011262c831ac@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <20050402083856.GA4303@droopy.unibe.ch> References: <20050401102824.46249.qmail@web60004.mail.yahoo.com> <424E2D0B.9060909@pacific.net.sg> <20050402083856.GA4303@droopy.unibe.ch>
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On Apr 2, 2005 12:38 AM, Tobias Roth <roth@iam.unibe.ch> wrote: > 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. > _______________________________________________ I've noticed the Compaq / HP R3000 lines of laptops don't seem to have this issue. They have a plastic/rubber.... pad around the LCD, and the keyboard is slightly depressed.
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