marks on laptop screens [was: What to buy?]

[Erich Dollansky]

Hi,

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.
> 
> 
> 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.
> 
As long as customers buy thos flimsy notebooks, the manufacturers will 
continue to offer them.

As already mentioned in aother answer, some manufacturer avoid this 
problem by providing higher rubber pads and/or a more stable LCD frame.

I never have had this problem with the machines I bought.

Erich