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> normal laptop have always been susceptible to even a little liquid damage Check out Thinkpads https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/landingpage/small-business/resour

by trimbo 8y ago

> normal laptop have always been susceptible to even a little liquid damage Check out Thinkpads https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/landingpage/small-business/resources/download/thinkpad-x1-carbon-vs-late-night-latte/ https://www.lenovo.com/us/en/landingpage/small-business/reso...

orblivion 8y ago
I came here to say this as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U5n2WaMMHo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U5n2WaMMHo I was a real dumbass myself one day and spilled a glass of water on my Lenovo in a cafe. I took it apart just in case to dry out, but I'm not sure I even needed to. I put it together and it was just fine. I have an Apple laptop for work and I work in cafes a lot. I assumed that Apple of all companies would consider this lifestyle issue, but now I'll be extra careful. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that times have changed for Apple.
- sbuk 8y ago
  Annecdata. I had someone accidentally knock a glass of water over a working T440s and it died.
  - TheOperator 8y ago
    They're water resistant not water proof. If you pour water right down the CPU vents you're gonna have a bad time.
    - sbuk 8y ago
      OP suggested otherwise...
  - avhon1 8y ago
    I deliberately poured water onto my thinkpad T430 a total of 3 times in 6 years. All three times, I did it while the laptop was running. The second time I did it, the laptop turned off as I was pouring the water. The drains are only so big; water can only move so fast through them. I had poured the water so fast that it overflowed the drains and the keyboard, and run into the motherboard. I pulled the battery, keyboard, and access panels, and let the laptop dry overnight. I turned it on the following morning, and it worked without any problems. So yeah, spill-resistant laptops have their limits. Dumping a quart / liter of water on them all at once is beyond their limits. And you may get unlucky with spilling onto the laptop in just such a way that it gets into something. In general, however, they seem to be very effective at preventing damage from liquid spills.
13rac1 8y ago
Exactly. Here is Louis Rossmann dumping a pint of water on his Lenovo https://youtu.be/ig3xI8dUdm0?t=1702 https://youtu.be/ig3xI8dUdm0?t=1702

by trimbo 8y ago

orblivion 8y ago

I came here to say this as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U5n2WaMMHo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0U5n2WaMMHo I was a real dumbass myself one day and spilled a glass of water on my Lenovo in a cafe. I took it apart just in case to dry out, but I'm not sure I even needed to. I put it together and it was just fine. I have an Apple laptop for work and I work in cafes a lot. I assumed that Apple of all companies would consider this lifestyle issue, but now I'll be extra careful. I guess I shouldn't be surprised that times have changed for Apple.

sbuk 8y ago
Annecdata. I had someone accidentally knock a glass of water over a working T440s and it died.
- TheOperator 8y ago
  They're water resistant not water proof. If you pour water right down the CPU vents you're gonna have a bad time.
  - sbuk 8y ago
    OP suggested otherwise...
- avhon1 8y ago
  I deliberately poured water onto my thinkpad T430 a total of 3 times in 6 years. All three times, I did it while the laptop was running. The second time I did it, the laptop turned off as I was pouring the water. The drains are only so big; water can only move so fast through them. I had poured the water so fast that it overflowed the drains and the keyboard, and run into the motherboard. I pulled the battery, keyboard, and access panels, and let the laptop dry overnight. I turned it on the following morning, and it worked without any problems. So yeah, spill-resistant laptops have their limits. Dumping a quart / liter of water on them all at once is beyond their limits. And you may get unlucky with spilling onto the laptop in just such a way that it gets into something. In general, however, they seem to be very effective at preventing damage from liquid spills.

13rac1 8y ago

Exactly. Here is Louis Rossmann dumping a pint of water on his Lenovo https://youtu.be/ig3xI8dUdm0?t=1702 https://youtu.be/ig3xI8dUdm0?t=1702