I have had the same experience with this series of laptops. The most well-traveled machine in my collection, a PowerBook G3 Series (1999), had these annoying marks on its screen. …

I've got the same marks, only worse. My problem is made worse by the heat sink in my PB. It's too big for the casing and makes the left side of my keyboard bulge upward, which in…

Perhaps your processor module needs to be pushed in more. To do this, remove the two screws that hold the shielding tight, and firmly but carefully apply pressure. Be sure to first…

Thanks for the tip! I'm not confident enough to do too much myself "under the hood," but I'll mention it to the guy at the service place. But he seems convinced that it's the hea…

Sponge, A heat sink that makes the keyboard bulge *IS* a problem, and don't let any "Apple" tech tell you otherwise. Something is mis-aligned or mis-manufactured. They should re-s…

Go ahead - get bent! Steve Jobs has great ideas. He is the one who made products that we buy. http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/smile.gif But, you're right. We were the ones who b…

"...going to resort to keeping a sheet of something between the keyboard and the screen." that would likely add to the problem somewhat by adding extra pressure (as was suggested …

I use a swiffer disposable sheet between the keys and screen to prevent such marks. Plus the sheets does its original job by trapping dust and dirt on contact. 16 sheets per box …

I have had bad experiences with Swiffer/Grab-it cloths. Their static-attraction coating is very oily, and leaves hard-to-remobe gunk on the screen. It took copious amounts of 409 a…

My take on this situation is a rather annoyed one. "Why should we have to tote along something to put between the keyboard and the screen to prevent scratches? We paid thousands o…

Perhaps the worst part of all this is that Apple's warranty and/or AppleCare doesn't cover Powerbook screens. I have a feeling nobody will be getting anything from Apple over this…

Apple refuses to fix what I think is their own mistake. I've decided to sell my Powerbook and buy something with better quality. I will NEVER buy an Apple product again.

i just ordered a pismo 500, and i was considering options to carry it in. i was thinking about buying a backpack with a padded laptop panel. do you think this would aggrivate th…

Sponge I don't blame you. I urge all Pismo owners with this problem to do these three things: (a) call Apple service at 800-500-7078 and voice your disatisfaction. (b) Complain t…

As I had said I was going to do in my last post, I've sold my Powerbook (a little sad - my first Mac was way back in the LC days). I didn't get much for it, but it was enough for …

Ya gotta do what ya gotta do. I like the think pads hope it works out. Some good news on this end. We do a lot of work for the computer industry distribution channel and one of…

hi guys. as usual ive just skimmed over these posts. but i have to add that ive had no probs. i use "klear screen" regularly as part of my cleaning process. im sure we'd all be …

As has been my opinion for quite a while, Apple has its priorities wrong. I don't care what a computer looks like. Its a nice touch, sure, but doesn't make the computer. Apple need…

i'd like to hear more about your experience of cajoling Apple into behaving and helping you with your issues, whatever they were... details, details... http://forums.macnn.com/cg…

I wasn't going to post any more, but I'd like to clear up what this is about... "i mean if you'd rather sell your computer than clean it semi regularly then there not much i can s…

I just want to say that my Wallstreet II has none of these problems... http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/tongue.gif It's just really damn heavy... [This message has been edited b…

Quote -"The gunk gets on your screen because the keys are rubbing against it. I can't see how any amount of cleaning will reduce that friction. The finger funk is just one symptom …

i'd like to hear more about your experience of cajoling Apple into behaving and helping you with your issues, whatever they were... details, details... Okay, if you insist. The …

gracious of you to respond, and i really do appreciate that edifying post, thank you http://forums.macnn.com/cgi-bin/wink.gif

Any time :-) Cipher13