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    Foggy Patch SXPS 16?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by th3van, Dec 11, 2009.

  1. th3van

    th3van Notebook Consultant

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    This is the strangest thing. There's a "foggy" patch on the back of my laptop (like the cover or whatever). I have the non-leather version and the "foggy" patch is where the leather would have been. I assumed it to be a smudge but I just tried cleaning it and nothing seems to change. The surface feels no different when I run my finger over it. Could it be underneath the coating somehow?
     
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    chewyeong90 Notebook Evangelist

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    A picture speaks a thousand words. :)

    Maybe scratches?
     
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    th3van Notebook Consultant

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    Very hard to take a picture of because of the reflection and the lighting in here (just tried). But it essentially looks like any other finger smudge except it won't come off.
     
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    Have you tried damp cloth ? If it's really unbearable, you can always ask dell for replacement
     
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    It's not too bad. My girlfriend can feel the difference between the foggy and non-foggy bits and thinks that something on my fingers must have melted the coating (does this make sense?).
     
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