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    W3J owners, Do you use notebook screen protectors?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by gwesterbanned me, Jul 25, 2006.

  1. gwesterbanned me

    gwesterbanned me Notebook Geek

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    Like the title says... I'm just wondering how many W3J owners bought those microfiber screen protectors...

    I own a W3J... and I have noticed that the screen is a little bit reccesed into the LCD... and that sturdy aluminum lid should keep the screen from touching the keyboard.... but I just wanted your opionions....


    so? what is it then?

    Screen protector or not? if yes, then where did you get yours?
     
    gwesterbanned me, Jul 25, 2006
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  2. yoseph

    yoseph Notebook Enthusiast

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    I'm not worried about it.

    If it were a tablet pc I sure would, but since I never touch it except when dusting, it's a waste of money and time.
     
    yoseph, Jul 25, 2006
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    bijanv Notebook Consultant

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    yeah how come the screen attracts so much dust? i have to dust it every other day
     
    bijanv, Jul 25, 2006
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  4. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    You'd be surprised at the dust accumulation on pretty much everything else, speakers, TV, etc.

    I didn't notice myself until I started cleaning them, and every 1-2 days it already has a fine layer of dust :eek:
     
    coriolis, Jul 25, 2006
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  5. mythless

    mythless King of Pies

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    To make it short and simple: Conductivity of the screen and magnetic force.
     
    mythless, Jul 25, 2006
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    asenna Notebook Consultant

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    what do we conclude from this : coriolis does the cleaning at home
     
    asenna, Jul 25, 2006
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    CalebSchmerge Woof NBR Reviewer

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    I don't have a W3j, but I do use one on my V6j. It is surprising at the difference it makes. When you carry books and such in your back with your computer, you can get enough pressure to get marks from the keyboard on the screen, plus they just generally help with dust, and double as cleaning cloths. They also reduce the amount of dust and oil on the keyboard, which is nice.
     
    CalebSchmerge, Jul 25, 2006
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  8. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    I like to live in a clean place :D

    But yea, a microfibre cloth is always needed for any laptop, a neccessity :D
     
    coriolis, Jul 25, 2006
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  9. magicdud

    magicdud Notebook Guru

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    any recommendations for which one to get?
     
    magicdud, Jul 25, 2006
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  10. SRD

    SRD Notebook Virtuoso

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    I personally use brillo or sos to clean the dust off my screen. You guys should try it works wonders.
     
    SRD, Jul 26, 2006
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    NZwaverider Notebook Deity

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    I find the lid to be very strong and well deigned, am just back in the UK for two weeks and travelled from the US to UK about a week ago with my w3j and old compaq, bacause i had soo much stuff my w3j was stuffed into a laptop bag with lots of peripherals, even with the extra prerssure (because the bevel and screen being recessed and the aluminium lid) it is in perfect condition you would have to stand on this thing before you damaged the screen!
     
    NZwaverider, Jul 26, 2006
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  12. ledzepp14

    ledzepp14 Notebook Evangelist

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    actually i've noticed that the glossy screen on my W3J attracts less dust than my previous Z70va with a matte screen.

    and to answer the OP.. no need for a screen protector if you're not traveling all the time with the notebook.
     
    ledzepp14, Jul 27, 2006
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  13. TeFLoNMan

    TeFLoNMan Notebook Geek

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    LMAO @SRD Sunglasses Cloth here...using it anyway on the road for the glasses, works on the laptop :)
     
    TeFLoNMan, Jul 27, 2006
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  14. rwei

    rwei Notebook Consultant

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    wtf? Dude, my screen's all scratched up now. Like REALLY scratched, I can't read anything. I started and it didn't work right but I thought it'd get better as I went on. Are you sure what you said was right? I used SOS...
     
    rwei, Jul 27, 2006
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    blazertrail Notebook Enthusiast

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    you seriously tried SOS? wow.
     
    blazertrail, Jul 28, 2006
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    Macroecon Notebook Enthusiast

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    After much experimentation I've found that the most optimal cleaning method is to use a fine sandpaper (preferably with a Grit size of 100) and a rotary sander. It polishes the dusts and other crap off in no time! Though for some reason there seem to be an ever-expanding hole in the middle of my screen. ;)


    Seriously though, I have not found notebook screen protectors to be necessary in any of my notebook computer (even my tablet PC). Usually I use a soft 3M Scotch Brite cleaning cloth to clean my screen, it's pretty effective and seems to statically attract the dusts.
     
    Macroecon, Jul 29, 2006
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  17. Lythia

    Lythia Notebook Enthusiast

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    I got a pair of Radtech ScreenSavr's. One for me and one for my bf.

    [​IMG]

    We both really like it. My screens pretty clean so I didn't use it to clean mine yet, but he did. Both of ours came with a cleaning solution and detailed instructions on how to clean your screen with their ScreenSavr Microfiber cloth. (Such as, have your laptop sitting on it's side when doing so, etc etc.)

    I would recommend the RadTech one in these areas, if you feel you need one:

    - looks nice
    - probrably protects LCD (I have wristpad clear protectors, so they might scratch my W3J even though the LCD is recessed, plus I'm going to be travelling alot, luggage, books, etc.)
    - keeps keyboard clean
    - can use it as a cleaning wipe
    - shipped mine very quickly and came in a nice package with impressive instructions
    - RadTech's comes with some kind of first-time cleaning mixture
    - Radtech has a size that fits the W3J very well. Better than Tom Binh's because Tom Binh's doesn't cover all the width of the W3J keyboard.
     
    Lythia, Aug 14, 2006
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