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does every brand of laptop have the same palm rest fade problem?

post #1 of 49
6/24/05 at 6:31pm
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i noticed on almost every laptop i've ever used (all dells, hehe) that after a while, there are like dark marks on the surface of the laptop of where my palm rests when i type. is this because dell uses cheap parts or does this happen to every laptop company out there?
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post #2 of 49
6/24/05 at 6:32pm
happens to macs too - i've seen lots of them with the same disfigurement that you mention
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post #3 of 49
6/24/05 at 6:33pm
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Originally Posted by theorist
i noticed on almost every laptop i've ever used (all dells, hehe) that after a while, there are like dark marks on the surface of the laptop of where my palm rests when i type. is this because dell uses cheap parts or does this happen to every laptop company out there?
I'm starting to see one on the left hand side of my 71V and its already bugging the shit out of me
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post #4 of 49
6/24/05 at 6:40pm
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Originally Posted by theorist
is this because dell uses cheap parts or does this happen to every laptop company out there?
It's due to the corrosive nature of human sweat and body soil. You might try something along the lines of a notebook skin over the palm rest area.
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post #5 of 49
6/24/05 at 6:40pm
I don't know, I've heard of this a lot but still don't see any discoloration on my year old d600's palm rest. I don't game though. Maybe you're just a sweaty bastard?
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post #6 of 49
6/24/05 at 6:40pm
yeah.. i've had my dell for like 5 months and its forming. kinda sucks.. i wish there was a way to reverse it.
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post #7 of 49
6/24/05 at 7:32pm
I've used my IBM laptop for 3 years and I have never noticed it; actually I wouldn't have even thought of this if I didn't see this topic.

*checks for marks* Nope.


EDIT: Can anyone take a picture of it to show?
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post #8 of 49
6/24/05 at 8:29pm
Be glad to

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post #9 of 49
6/24/05 at 9:02pm
Use Purel before you touch? =)
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post #10 of 49
6/24/05 at 9:56pm
dudes...don't complain, this is what happens after 4 non stop hour of gaming on a uniwill 258kao





btw....that is the infamous "uniwill hotspot"
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post #11 of 49
6/24/05 at 10:34pm
human sweat is pretty corrosive
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post #12 of 49
6/24/05 at 10:37pm
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Originally Posted by awingedpig
human sweat is pretty corrosive
Yes

But i have never had an HP have that problem... I've been using HP's for over 10 years now, i think im going on 11 here in 2 months or something...
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post #13 of 49
6/24/05 at 10:38pm
I think because they dont color or paint the plastic they get the color of plastic they need, I.E., Black...
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post #14 of 49
6/24/05 at 10:42pm
Uh...maybe, wash your hands before using your notebook?
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post #15 of 49
6/24/05 at 10:47pm
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Originally Posted by TechToyz
Uh...maybe, wash your hands before using your notebook?
LOL... BS... I dont have time for that... lol... And i have had to work in some tight spaces that were so hot my notebook should have melted & i was sweating... Do you know how hot it gets in craw spaces in the summer in LA in a large corporate building that hads cables all over the place?
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post #16 of 49
6/24/05 at 11:14pm
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Originally Posted by Teckng778
LOL... BS... I dont have time for that... lol... And i have had to work in some tight spaces that were so hot my notebook should have melted & i was sweating... Do you know how hot it gets in craw spaces in the summer in LA in a large corporate building that hads cables all over the place?
It's not BS...You could wipe down the palmrest afterwards.

Not hot enough to melt plastic, otherwise the plastic covering the cable would have melted, too. I've spent a summer in Indian Wells Ca, so I know heat

Do you wash your car? Do you clean or wipe down your tools? Would you want a surgeon to use washed/autoclaved surgical tools when they operate? Or just reuse them on the next patient as is?

It would help...
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post #17 of 49
6/24/05 at 11:18pm
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Originally Posted by TechToyz
Would you want a surgeon to use washed/autoclaved surgical tools when they operate? Or just reuse them on the next patient as is?

It would help...
Thats a bad analogy.
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post #18 of 49
6/24/05 at 11:32pm
Muhaha,

Thanks.

But, what palm rest fade really means is that it is time to buy another notebook.
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post #19 of 49
6/24/05 at 11:36pm
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Originally Posted by TechToyz
It's not BS...You could wipe down the palmrest afterwards.

Not hot enough to melt plastic, otherwise the plastic covering the cable would have melted, too. I've spent a summer in Indian Wells Ca, so I know heat

Do you wash your car? Do you clean or wipe down your tools? Would you want a surgeon to use washed/autoclaved surgical tools when they operate? Or just reuse them on the next patient as is?

It would help...

1) I was just saying it felt super hot...

2) I dont wash my car, the rain does that...

3) I dont clean my tools

4) No i would not...

Oh yah and i wont wipe the palm rest down your just an HP h8ter...
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post #20 of 49
6/25/05 at 12:13am
I just had my palm rest replace by Dell due to the coating on the mouse pad coming off. It looks like a new machine now!

I had the tech leave on the protector that comes on the palm rest and will be using that until they come off. At that point I'll go to Office Depot or somewhere like that to see if I can find something clear to stick on over the palm rest. So the real question becomes what has adheasive that doesn't become a problem over time with having a problem getting it off after use.
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