I haven't seen this mentioned on any of the Powerbook lists I'm on (and, for those of you on multiple lists, my apologies for the duplicates of this email you'll get) but Apple "listened" to use in another area too - screen marks. At my Apple briefing, I was able to pick up the 17" book and examine it. If you look at it from the side, you can see that there is a small gap between the keyboard and the screen - light shines all the way through. Apple says that means there should be a whole lot fewer complaints about marks on the screens from the keyboard. Hope that helps. Shawn King On this week's YML: Pirillo, Mossberg, Crawford! http://www.yourmaclife.com