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All the usual issues with MBP plus... paint flaking?
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the pitting is only caused by certain ph balances in sweat, yet not others. So some people's sweat makes them pit, some do not. Luck of the draw I suppose. My PB looks like the day I got it and its 3 years old. However my friends is the same age and he has black blotches all over the face of it.
flaking still an issue on new MBPs?
because I'm looking to get one this summer, but the biggest deterent for me right now is if "flaking" still occurs on the new MacBook Pros... my PB has a slight case right now, and if it's still a problem for MBPs (I hope not!), I'll probably just get a MB.
because I'm looking to get one this summer, but the biggest deterent for me right now is if "flaking" still occurs on the new MacBook Pros... my PB has a slight case right now, and if it's still a problem for MBPs (I hope not!), I'll probably just get a MB.
It happens all the time after about 6 mo. of usage. So here's the way I do it:
Get nail polish remover and some Qtips. Tape the keyboard and other areas with masking tape. Use the Qtip dipped with nail polish remover to remove the rest of the silver paint. Now you have a even cooler "all metal" looking strip below your keys. Not bad at all.
And you don't have to worry about ever having the same thing happen again.
Get nail polish remover and some Qtips. Tape the keyboard and other areas with masking tape. Use the Qtip dipped with nail polish remover to remove the rest of the silver paint. Now you have a even cooler "all metal" looking strip below your keys. Not bad at all.
And you don't have to worry about ever having the same thing happen again.
Let me say something here ...
It may be the sweat. I use to take vitamin C on a regular basis, anywhere from 500mg to a gram a day. I buy or have replaced through warranty a pair of walkman headphones on average every six months because the wires become brittle over time and eventually crack the surrounding plastic and breaking the copper wire(s) inside. Think of almost spaghetti wire stiffness, though the wires do remain bendable.
The wires will always become more and more brittle over time from where the wire extends out from the two speaker cases to perhaps a foot down to where the wire will not have constant contact with the skin of my neck. The plastic will always be really stiff near where the plastic is in contact with the skin of my face and neck, yet the foot or two or three close to the connecting jack the wire always remains supple and bendable. I blame this wire problem on the ph of my sweat when I ingest a bit of vitamin C on a regular basis. The times when I reduced my intake of C to 3x a week, eating fruits and vegetables and the wires still become brittle, though over a longer span of time.
Koss headphones have a lifetime warranty and will replace any headphones if you send them back through the mails, for ten dollars, no questions asked. Their PortaPro model has excellent sound reproduction ..., but I digress.
My PowerBook G4 Titanium has paint flaking on both right and left sides where my wrists rest as I type. My sweat is of a chemistry, vitamin C or not that just doesn't leave things alone. I don't really care about paint flaking though. Function is all that matters, basically.
The right side I tried to make look more rectangular. Little bits just continue to flake off though over time.
It may be the sweat. I use to take vitamin C on a regular basis, anywhere from 500mg to a gram a day. I buy or have replaced through warranty a pair of walkman headphones on average every six months because the wires become brittle over time and eventually crack the surrounding plastic and breaking the copper wire(s) inside. Think of almost spaghetti wire stiffness, though the wires do remain bendable.
The wires will always become more and more brittle over time from where the wire extends out from the two speaker cases to perhaps a foot down to where the wire will not have constant contact with the skin of my neck. The plastic will always be really stiff near where the plastic is in contact with the skin of my face and neck, yet the foot or two or three close to the connecting jack the wire always remains supple and bendable. I blame this wire problem on the ph of my sweat when I ingest a bit of vitamin C on a regular basis. The times when I reduced my intake of C to 3x a week, eating fruits and vegetables and the wires still become brittle, though over a longer span of time.
Koss headphones have a lifetime warranty and will replace any headphones if you send them back through the mails, for ten dollars, no questions asked. Their PortaPro model has excellent sound reproduction ..., but I digress.
My PowerBook G4 Titanium has paint flaking on both right and left sides where my wrists rest as I type. My sweat is of a chemistry, vitamin C or not that just doesn't leave things alone. I don't really care about paint flaking though. Function is all that matters, basically.
The right side I tried to make look more rectangular. Little bits just continue to flake off though over time.
Is it just me, or is this the only place where a user comes with pictures, and a legitimate complaint and all the fanboys immediately accuse him of photoshopping?
Flavor-Aid anyone?
My machine has pitting, and had a bad screen get replaced. I'm rough on my equipment. Plus I use it nearly 18 hours a day so I imagine that I wear out equipment probably at least twice as fast as your average user.
Flavor-Aid anyone?
My machine has pitting, and had a bad screen get replaced. I'm rough on my equipment. Plus I use it nearly 18 hours a day so I imagine that I wear out equipment probably at least twice as fast as your average user.
Wow ...!
Alright then, everyone still reading this post ... down, NOW! and give me fifty!
Damn it! Get tired! Get some sleep.
Alright then, everyone still reading this post ... down, NOW! and give me fifty!
Damn it! Get tired! Get some sleep.