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So Apple has to figure out how to stop people from using abrasive cleaners on their computers that would also cause issues if it came in contact with switches/c

So Apple has to figure out how to stop people from using abrasive cleaners on their computers that would also cause issues if it came in contact with switches/circuitboard or anything else in a laptop?

beedogs 12y ago
Bit of a difference between the screen and keyboard -- which users interact with -- and the guts of the thing. Use some common sense.
vacri 12y ago
Stopping small amounts of fluid is a solved problem for laptops - the keyboard sits in a tray, and ports and speakers are reasonably sealed. You have to spill a lot of fluid to make it past these basic protections.
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greggman 12y ago
None of the scratches on my MBP are from cleaners. They are 100% from the keyboard touching the screen. Here's a photo (http://i.imgur.com/gnAqDqk.jpg http://i.imgur.com/gnAqDqk.jpg). First you can see the main scratch is a very straight line. Not something that would come from wiping. Second below the man scratch you can see a pattern of small scratches about every 1/2 inch in pairs corresponding to the corners of keys on the keyboard. I'd be happy if there was just way reasonably priced way to get it re-coated.
- madeofpalk 12y ago
  I believe its oils from your hands rubbing off on the case, and then onto the screen.
DannyBee 12y ago
1. They aren't abrasive, they are polar. Abrasive makes them sounds like they have gritty particles. They do not. They are just solvents. Most of these solvents will not harm switches/circuitboards (well, maybe apple ones, depending on what kind of protective coating they use). 2. The amount of effort it takes to have a coating that is resistant to almost all cleaners is completely and utterly trivial to a company like apple. It's not a hard problem. It's not even a problem. To put this in perspective for you, I can walk 1000 feet from my house, and get stuff that will function as an optically clear anti-reflective coating that is resistant to almost all chemicals. (These things are portable to other coating types, too.. The wood end table i spray finished sitting next to me could be dipped in acetone, denatured alcohol, whatever, and it wouldn't affect the finish) So yeah, i'm going to go out on a limb and say "apple has to figure out how to use coatings that resist these kinds of things", because it's 100% cheap and trivial.

beedogs 12y ago

Bit of a difference between the screen and keyboard -- which users interact with -- and the guts of the thing. Use some common sense.

vacri 12y ago

Stopping small amounts of fluid is a solved problem for laptops - the keyboard sits in a tray, and ports and speakers are reasonably sealed. You have to spill a lot of fluid to make it past these basic protections.

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greggman 12y ago

None of the scratches on my MBP are from cleaners. They are 100% from the keyboard touching the screen. Here's a photo (http://i.imgur.com/gnAqDqk.jpg http://i.imgur.com/gnAqDqk.jpg). First you can see the main scratch is a very straight line. Not something that would come from wiping. Second below the man scratch you can see a pattern of small scratches about every 1/2 inch in pairs corresponding to the corners of keys on the keyboard. I'd be happy if there was just way reasonably priced way to get it re-coated.

madeofpalk 12y ago
I believe its oils from your hands rubbing off on the case, and then onto the screen.

DannyBee 12y ago

1. They aren't abrasive, they are polar. Abrasive makes them sounds like they have gritty particles. They do not. They are just solvents. Most of these solvents will not harm switches/circuitboards (well, maybe apple ones, depending on what kind of protective coating they use). 2. The amount of effort it takes to have a coating that is resistant to almost all cleaners is completely and utterly trivial to a company like apple. It's not a hard problem. It's not even a problem. To put this in perspective for you, I can walk 1000 feet from my house, and get stuff that will function as an optically clear anti-reflective coating that is resistant to almost all chemicals. (These things are portable to other coating types, too.. The wood end table i spray finished sitting next to me could be dipped in acetone, denatured alcohol, whatever, and it wouldn't affect the finish) So yeah, i'm going to go out on a limb and say "apple has to figure out how to use coatings that resist these kinds of things", because it's 100% cheap and trivial.