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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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