They never really acknowledge the TiBook paint issue either.

"Enough owners of Apple's new MacBook are reporting discoloration around the trackpad that a Web site, stainedBook, has been created to document the issue."

Um... what does the number of reports have to do with the ability to make a website? Anyone can register and make a website these days for just the price of registering a domain (and maybe paying for awebhost if one is not already available). It's hardly an indication of how widespread the problem is.

I've seen mice that would make you barf. People put an amazing array for crap on their hands to smooth, soothe, or whatever. Smokers are notoriously brutal on keyboards (I don't understand why, it's not like the smoke clings to their finger tips). I've seen keyboards from smokers that have such an accumulation of crud that you could plant potatoes in it.

White MacBooks are bound to show something, and that's what it looks like in the photo. I'd bet some Windex or rubbing alcohol would take care of those smudges.

Vern Seward

I think the point was supposed to be that enough people felt strongly about it and had the problem that they created a web site about the issue.

The "staining" is obviously from the users' hands, given where it is. I'd go with Vern, though I wouldn't use Windex or alcohol. Windex may contain ammonia, which can wreak havoc on some plastics. You definitely do not want to get either on the LCD screen.

As for using acetone and abrasive cleaners, just what did those idiots think that they were doing? Acetone is a solvent. It dissolves stuff, including many plastics. (The liquid cement for plastic models is primarily acetone. It's also used to remove nail polish.) Abrasive cleaners abrade--they remove material.

There is a material, Ice Cream, that polishes the plastics used in the iBook and iPod. It might work.

I agree with Vern! What has this World come to?!?

Another article on TMO led me to this product by Marware, also sold by Dr Bott, which could prevent those problems. Yet another is this from ShieldZone, which also makes the clear overlays for iPods. I would bet that there are others, as well.