Date: Sat, 2 Apr 2005 12:18:02 -0600 (CST) From: Richard Letts <richard-freebsd@illuin.org> To: freebsd-mobile@freebsd.org Subject: Re: marks on laptop screens [was: What to buy?] Message-ID: <20050402121604.W5664@hobbiton.illuin.org> 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 Sat, 2 Apr 2005, Tobias Roth 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. > > 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. it's not actually an impression -- it's caused by the acid in the sweat/oils from your fingertips etching the plastic. the [old] psion handhelds suffered from this. I keep a piece of felt between the keyboard and the screen to avoid this effect. /RjL
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