Oh dear. Now I am confused. Mine *IS* a 667, but how do you find out if it is one of the original ones? It's a year old, and was a replacement one sent by Apple when my 500 had an unrepairable problem. Thanks for everyone who has replied about this. (Still trying to make up my mind!) PeteBell, UK On Sunday, November 24, 2002, at 01:25 pm, Bill Fox wrote: > I have owned a 500 and an 800 and neither have the paint issue. My son > is still using the 500 and it's clean. But in reading the list, the > problem appears to be more frequently associated with the original > 667's. > > On Sunday, November 24, 2002, at 05:20 AM, Peter Bell wrote: > >> I need to know if there are people out there who have *NOT* suffered >> the problem, and don't think they are likely to; or is this an >> INEVITABLE consequence of owning these wonderful (but flawed) >> laptops?