Key/touchpad shapes on Z12 display?

Hey everyone,

I've been reading a lot in this forum but could not find an explicit answer to my question which arose while reading a German Sony forum (which may be due to the lack of my technical vocabulary ): Did Sony already solve the problem of key/touchpad shapes on the display after medium-longterm usage for the Z12 (or maybe Z13)? Or is it still necessary to put a rag on the keyboard before closing the laptop? It would be great if someone could help me as I am planning to buy a Z12.

Thx
ahja

 

You will need a cloth between the lid and keyboard. There are "feet" on the screen bezel to help separate the screen from the keyboard, but the lid itself has a lot of flex, so that pressure on the lid will still cause the keys to come in contact with the screen.

-Peter

 

I put the lappy in my bag with the screen portion facing a Black and Red notebook, so I don't use the cloth Sony provided to cover the keys. The notebook's hard cover prevents the screen from bending.

That said, it is still best practice that you cover the keyboard with the rag. You will need a microfiber cloth anyway to keep the keyboard hand oil free anyway.

 

Thx for your answers. I can't help myself, but there are some small issues like this which do not seem appropriate to me considering the price and "high-tech" image :-( Atm I am using a 5 year old Asus W5A which sometimes seems to have been designed more thoughtfully (of course more weight etc... but 5 years old).

 

It's hard to say. As my Z12 is a few months old, it seems that there is enough space between the screen and keys/touchpad. It feels like it would take a lot of pressure on the screen to make it come in contact with anything; i.e. more pressure than would be acceptable in the first place.

But I don't know if this will be the case a few years down the road.

In any case, I think my next laptop will be a MacBook because I like their solid feel. I'm still keeping my Z12 for Windows of course.

 

i always have a protection cloth inside my laptop. even if you need much pressure to make the screen touch the keyboard and the z screen is claimed to be scratch resistent, I feel better knowing my 3000$ machine will not wear when having it in a full backpack or so. you can also use the cloth for cleaning screen and keyboard from oily fingerprints and use it as mousepad.

the feet which touch the palmrest when closed as well as the kinda edgy bezel on top ef the screen DO wear the matte paint of the palmrest and it becomes shiny after a time.