How do you keep your laptop screen clean ??
Mar 8, 2005, 2:59 pm
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How do you keep your laptop screen clean ??
Love my new laptop, but 3 days later the screen is full of lint / dust etc.
What sprays or cleaners do people use to try and reduce the "magnetic" draw of stuff to their screens?
What sprays or cleaners do people use to try and reduce the "magnetic" draw of stuff to their screens?
Mar 8, 2005, 3:21 pm
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I've used stuff like Endust for electronics before, it works alright. A lot of people say just a 50/50 mix of rubbing alcohol and water on a lint-free microfiber cloth works well.
I've also used this stuff: http://www.klearscreen.com/ and it's outstanding, but pricey.
I've also used this stuff: http://www.klearscreen.com/ and it's outstanding, but pricey.
Mar 8, 2005, 3:56 pm
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Originally Posted by jumpmonger23
I've used stuff like Endust for electronics before, it works alright. A lot of people say just a 50/50 mix of rubbing alcohol and water on a lint-free microfiber cloth works well.
I've also used this stuff: http://www.klearscreen.com/ and it's outstanding, but pricey.
I've also used this stuff: http://www.klearscreen.com/ and it's outstanding, but pricey.
Mar 8, 2005, 4:14 pm
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I use iKlear Apple Polish even though I don't own a Powerbook, iBook, or iPod. 
Mar 8, 2005, 5:09 pm
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KlearScreen and iKlear do leave a film behind, but I think that's how it reduces electrostatic attraction. The iKlear is more expensive, but isn't as obviously solvent laced as the normal (and cheaper) KlearScreen products.
Some times I'll just use a square of microfiber cloth in between cleanings. It works better than using canned air.
Some times I'll just use a square of microfiber cloth in between cleanings. It works better than using canned air.
Mar 8, 2005, 5:47 pm
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Originally Posted by back seat
I have used different cleaning products, but nothing in the past has helped reduce the electro magnetic attraction of dirt to the screen.
Do any of the above products help in that respect?
Do any of the above products help in that respect?
Endust for electronics supposedly does this, but if you think about it, if screens are always passing electricity through them, how long could an anti-static spray possibly last? (Engineers please chime in)
Mar 8, 2005, 8:43 pm
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Originally Posted by jumpmonger23
Endust for electronics supposedly does this, but if you think about it, if screens are always passing electricity through them, how long could an anti-static spray possibly last? (Engineers please chime in)
B = (mu*I)/(2*pi*r) for linear profiles
In the same sense, a laptop screen is filled with liquid crystals which are polarized (positive and negative) inbetween two thin, transparent plates. The pixels are then converted to a zero or 1 and then is distorted to create color. I won't get into much more detail since 16 million colors requires much more complex analysis.
For all that I've lost already, essentially it is nearly impossible to keep your screen lint- and dust-free because the inherent property that drives LCD screens is the same that creates attractive forces to particulates in the air.
Wow...I really am a nerd. Guess it paid off to study electromagnetism and quantum physics.
