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    S XPS 16 owners ... marks on your screen?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by jmkiang, Oct 21, 2010.

  1. jmkiang

    jmkiang Notebook Consultant

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    I've noticed that the little rubber pads on the palm rest are leaving marks on my screen that don't really come off. I've used a microfiber cloth and they are still there.

    Anyone else getting these? Kind of a crappy design, unless this is an isolated case.
     
    jmkiang, Oct 21, 2010
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  2. E.D.U.

    E.D.U. Notebook Deity

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    I get them, though a little wiping with a microfiber cloth works for me. Of course if you close it again, the marks will reappear but I never get anything permanent. You pushing hard enough? (not so hard as to damage anything)
     
    E.D.U., Oct 21, 2010
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  3. fakename

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    they come off with very lite pressure applied. def not a well thought out aspect in hindsight
     
    fakename, Oct 26, 2010
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    I also get the marks- if I scratch lightly with a fingernail and then use the microfiber cloth they come right off, but the microfiber cloth itself won't do much in my case (usually the marks build up for weeks before I care- can only see the marks in certain lighting).
     
    gpig, Oct 27, 2010
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    I have a screen protector/cloth from ShaggyMac and have used it since day 1, placing it between the screen and the keyboard any time I close the laptop. Not a mark, scratch, or anything on the screen.
     
    RacingGun, Oct 27, 2010
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