Direct pressure of the keys onto the plastic screen.After reading about similar experiences on various laptop forums, the conclusion is that these marks are caused by one of two things: However, it was only after a couple of years when I noticed streaks on my laptop screen that wouldn’t go away, despite screen cleaner and buffing.Ĭan you see the ugly marks on the screen?Īs you can see, after about a year of being smushed in my messenger bag, the laptop screen developed permanent marks on the screen that corresponded to the keyboard (especially the space bar). I published a number of papers using that laptop, and it was my constant companion for the next four years. I put myself into laptop purgatory with a cheaper Toshiba for a few years, before springing for an ultra-light 12 inch Apple Macbook in my research year. Halfway down the hall, I tripped over my own feet, wiped out, and killed another laptop. I was intending to use my laptop to format the patient lists (HIPAA be damned). This laptop lasted until my first year of residency.Ī few months into intern year, I memorably sprinted down the hall of the hospital at 5AM to get ready for morning pass ons. I cajoled (aka threatened to sue) my landlord into ponying up half the cost of a replacement. The water caused irreparable damage to its innards. It lasted about 8 months before my apartment’s roof leaked directly onto it. During medical school, I used student loans to purchase a svelte white Apple laptop with a plastic shell. I’ve had a tumultuous history with laptops.
Today, I want to focus on a tip to help maintain an item that is often one of the most important and expensive products your life: your laptop. In addition to ruminations in the realms of medicine and finance, I want to also deliver concrete tips to help in the home as well. Here I compare the two best ways of preventing this issue:.Over time, the pressure or residue from laptop keyboards can cause permanent marks on your screen.
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