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?