Some advice about acer laptop anyone?

[Kevin Oberman]

> Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 11:56:42 +0800
> From: Erich Dollansky <oceanare at pacific.net.sg>
> Sender: owner-freebsd-mobile at freebsd.org
> 
> Hi,
> 
> a niece of mine has an Acer where the keyboard hits the screen. The 
> impressions were visible after some six months. It is not really bad but 
> it also depends on the usage of the notebook.
> 
> Just check the model for this before you buy.

This is a VERY common problem on many, many laptops, but it's not the
keys pressing against the screen that does the damage. It's the acidic
oils left on the keys by your fingers. It's etching the screen over
time.

Most of the marks is the oil and this can be cleaned off with an alcohol
wipe. But if the display is actually etched, it's permanent, so don't
let that happen. Place a soft cloth of some sort over the keyboard
before closing it. Wipe of any marks as quickly as possible. The etching
takes place over a LONG time and removing any oils from the screen on a
regular basis should prevent it.
-- 
R. Kevin Oberman, Network Engineer
Energy Sciences Network (ESnet)
Ernest O. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (Berkeley Lab)
E-mail: oberman at es.net			Phone: +1 510 486-8634