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    Macbook Pro keyboard...are they painted?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by CanadianDude, Apr 23, 2009.

  1. CanadianDude

    CanadianDude Notebook Deity

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    The new unibody keyboards, are they painted or just black plastic?

    My keyboard has gotten dirty with finger oil and I want to clean it with isopropyl alcohol. Will this hurt the finish of the keys/ aluminum in any way?
     
    CanadianDude, Apr 23, 2009
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  2. Seshan

    Seshan Rawrrr!

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    Black Plastic. Who paints keyboards? I'm pretty sure everyone just uses colour plastic because it last longer.
     
    Seshan, Apr 23, 2009
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    lemonspeaker Notebook Evangelist

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    Will the new unibody's black keyboard show glossy marks upon usage after a while? (IE. The black macbook has those oil/gloss look on the keyboard after usage). It's ugly. It shows which keys I used the most. But most of all, the glossy/used keys don't match the "barely-used" keys such as Q or Z.
     
    lemonspeaker, Apr 24, 2009
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    Luke1708 Notebook Virtuoso NBR Reviewer

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    I'm sure apple thought about that and i'm also sure it will last you a couple of years before it starts wearing off.
     
    Luke1708, Apr 24, 2009
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  5. ClearSkies

    ClearSkies Well no, I'm still here..

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    Yes - this happens on every matte keyboard in existence, regardless of manufacturer.

    The only ones where this won't happen are the glossy, sealed kb's which can be found in some of the Toshiba, HP and Asus models among others.

    The MB/MBP keys are molded plastic - much easier to control production costs and QA this way.
     
    ClearSkies, Apr 24, 2009
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    They get glossy from the grease on your fingers.
     
    Snowm0bile, Apr 24, 2009
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  7. Luke1708

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    Yes try to clean them up with the microfiber cloth you got with the laptop. It will go away.
     
    Luke1708, Apr 24, 2009
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    Oh, Right. I forgot. It's oil from your fingers.
     
    lemonspeaker, Apr 24, 2009
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