E6410 Keyboard Leaving Marks On Screen

Sounds like most of you are suggesting my mistake is to transport my laptop in a standard shoulder bag. Are you suggesting that the only appropriately protective means of carrying a laptop is in a laptop-only bag? Alternatively I suppose another option is a bag that has a laptop compartment with a rigid divider that prevents other objects in the bag from compressing the laptop. Anyone have good suggestions for the latter? A completely separate laptop-only bag is impractical for my needs.

 

I wouldn't call it a mistake to use a shoulder bag. It's what I also use.

If you can't remember to insert a sheet of paper or thin cloth when you close the computer then you may be interested in my fix for my E6400: I bought some rubber bumpers and stuck three on the top of the display bezel (each corner + middle). I had to cut a little off the bumps to be able to get the display to latch, but they have been providing excellent service for over a year.

John

 

I'm suggesting that "only appropriately protective means of carrying a laptop" is in a bag that is intended for carrying a laptop. It doesn't have to be a single use laptop bag, but it's inadvisable to simple use a laptop sleeve and cram your notebook into your shoulder bag. It might turn out that the keyboard is warped, or improperly installed, as Dell has suggested. However, it's equally inadvisable to continue using a shoulder bag that isn't meant to carry and protect a laptop computer.

I know that shoulder bags became tremendously popular with both genders in the last decade, and I'm sure that if you can find a multipurpose laptop carrying case with a shoulder strap.

There are many alternatives. Try Google Shopping.

You really have to consider your own specific needs and means of travel.

You might also want to reconsider the items you tend to carry in your bag on a routine basis.

 

This is exactly what I do. I got the mousepad for itself then later noticed that it was the perfect way to protect the screen from possible marks. You need a place to store it anyway.

 

What exactly is the point of a mouse-pad in an era when the mechanical ball mouse has been extinct for years? With an optical mouse, you don't need a mouse-pad. You can even get an optical mouse that will work on glass or a mirror.

 

While it may work, some surfaces don't glide smoothly. The bottom of the mouse also tracks up more gunk from a table surface if the table isn't clean, so I always use a mouse pad.

Just because something works doesn't mean it works best. Even if a mouse works in a glass surface, I'm sure it could be a little more responsive on a mouse pad.

 

I've had this problem before and found just putting a piece of paper between the keyboard and screen when I close my laptop prevents all key marks on the screen.