I would guess that the foam pad would work just as well, if not better for protection. unless it was rubbing against the LCD.
I think that the main protective point of the radtech cloth is that it's not really obtrusive. when you open the laptop, you can wipe off the screen to remove any dust, then fold it up, off to the side. I imagine that would be a little more difficult with the foam. (as a side note, when i received my powerbook, there was no foam between the screen and the keys...) as for the cleaning part, I do think that it's more effective than an old t-shirt. the material is hard to describe, but it's very soft. kind of similar to cleaning cloths used for jewelry, except much thinner. it seems to have done a better job at cleaning old LCD screens than other soft cloths and water that i've used. but, having said that, it's just a piece of material, I don't think that there are any chemical on it, so it can't be that much better, right? anyway, I'm happy with the purchase, as it comes in handy (especially when showing pictures to people, and they ALWAYS want to touch the screen). i think they are having a 30% off sale for the next few days, if you use some promo code... rick On Feb 1, 2006, at 3:11 PM, Bill Rising wrote: > On Jan 26, 2006, at 10:19, b3 wrote: > >> I've just recently received the Radtech Screensavrz (http:// >> www.radtech.us/Products/NotebookScreensavrz.aspx) that I ordered, >> and I thought that I would write a quick review, in case anyone >> was interested in this product. >> >> What it is: a piece of cloth designed to protect your laptop LCD >> from damage from the keyboard and oils from your fingers etc. It >> is also used to clean LCD screens. > > This looks like a good idea. One question: aside from being used as > a wipe cloth, how much better is it than using the thin piece of > foam which was between the keys and the screen when the computer > was delivered? That's what I'm using now... > > Is the cleaning cloth part worth the purchase price, or could > something like an old t-shirt do the same thing? > > Bill > cheap, really cheap | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
