What is the best way to prevent keyboard marks?

What is the best way to prevent keyboard marks? If you're not careful, over time keyboard rub marks (particularly on the center row) can render a display almost unusable. This issue was particularly pronounced for me when I carry my MacBook Pro around with me in a backpack with lots of equipment.
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mcgyver89 [Entry]

"Well on my white MacBook, I've been using the thin sheet of perforated material that the laptop shipped with.

If that doesn't work out for you, I would try one of the many third part alternatives such as

http://www.radtech.us/Products/NotebookS...

Hope that helps"

mcgyver89 [Entry]

"Another possibility; look for an optical cleaning cloth (often found at opticians or camera shops) of the necessary size (or trim accordingly). Use this between the keyboard and screen (nice and thin) and doubles as ...a cleaning cloth. Much cheaper than some of the commercial options.

I use a fine piece of leather, which also can be used as a mouse pad on rough/reflective surfaces."

mcgyver89 [Entry]

"Get a screen protector from OWC. Been using them for years and they work flawlessly.

http://eshop.macsales.com/item/Other%20W..."

mcgyver89 [Entry]

It seems mine collects a lot of dust so I keep a microfiber cloth (think Billy Mays) over the keyboard and when I'm ready to use the Mac I dust everything off and as a bonus, if I wet it a tiny bit I can even clean of my grubby fingerprints. This is also the least expansive of the tips