"I wish I could afford a cintiq. But I hear the surface scratches if you breathe on it too hard, so I'll be waiting until they hopefully get a more durable glass. At $2K a pop they shouldn't scratch so easily. "

I've only got one small scratch on mine, I think it came from my wedding band when i absentmindedly swiped imaginary eraser dust off the screen.  

with the cintiq and with the tablet pcs, using the felt tip stylus heads seems to reduce wear. I never noticed any damage to the protective screen on my first portege, but I think they changed materials for the second model i picked up.  over time i slowly wear through the layers where the rotate icon is in zbrush.  It's a part that can (and has) been replaced.  It's not a problem I've had with the cintiq yet.

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