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blackzarg wrote:

Is the Macbook Pro's keyboard spill proof?  I want to know, just in case.  I actually have spilled a bit of water on the center of the keyboard, but it doesn't seem to have done anything.  Apple doesn't advertise it as spill proof, though, so I thought I'd ask here.

Nope. A little bit of water won't hurt anything because the electronics on the keyboard are hidden under plastic nipples, but something like a Coke spill would be the end, I'm afraid. Just be careful with drinks around your computer

My MBP's keyboard survived an attack of shaving cream. Still works perfectly.

Haha. Hardly.
I was on a camp, and the only place to charge my laptop was the bathroom. Someone shook their shaving cream with the lid off, and about half the can landed on the laptop. I just wiped it off with a napkin and it's still in tip top shape.

My Powerbook had wine spilled on the keyboard and optical drive area, and I never had any hardware problems due to that.

Monkey Head wrote:

Ralph the Dog wrote:

Oh, sure. Blame the "other" guy.

"No mom I was just cleaning it ant it just went off!"

haha, good blink quote.

hehe "nipples"

If bad luck is out, remove all electricity (as in don't forget the battery) and let it dry for 24/48 hours.. If it was water it should be ok. If it's some other liquid you would maybe need to open it and brush (gently with alcohol) the residues. They could cause corrosion.

My Powerbook survived drinking youghourt, I had to remove the keyboard and actually wash it in water. The current macbook I have was resurrected from wine spill with a toothbrush and alcohol

Better be carefull to beggin with though

btw: in case of spill, it's proably better to lay the machine on the side (vertically) so the liquid can run in an other direction than the motherboard.

Why are people incapable of keeping their drinks upright?

MB38 wrote:

Why are people incapable of keeping their drinks upright?

Once Apple switched to slot loading drives, people had nowhere to put them?