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    Are you guys clean freaks when it comes to your XPS?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by dell.scares.me, Jul 27, 2008.

  1. dell.scares.me

    dell.scares.me Notebook Consultant

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    How are you going to manage that?
     
    dell.scares.me, Jul 29, 2008
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  2. fonduekid

    fonduekid JSUTAONHTERBIRCKINTEHWLAL

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    lol, lucky devil!! ;-) Cheers.
     
    fonduekid, Jul 29, 2008
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  3. Lucanesti

    Lucanesti Notebook Deity

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    All you need is the art of speechcraft.
     
    Lucanesti, Jul 29, 2008
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    dell.scares.me Notebook Consultant

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    I am pretty good at smooth talking to get what I want, I got a 100 dollar gift card yesterday for dell not shipping me the extras, (which weren't even listed on my inventory sheet).... :)
     
    dell.scares.me, Jul 29, 2008
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  5. Lucanesti

    Lucanesti Notebook Deity

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    Exactly, dont act like these people ever did you a favor in their lives, they havent. If someone acts like they dont care what you're saying or not taking you seriously, ask for their managers. I've been in hour long fights on the phone talking to one manager, writing down what he said, then talking to another manager and rattleing off either uninformed remarks and ignorant shots at my intelligence to the new manager.

    If you take names and make heads roll, you always get what you want.
     
    Lucanesti, Jul 29, 2008
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    kenv202 Notebook Guru

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    anyone get dust around the power button /home button? like dust gathering around it?? any good way to clean that? i was planning to buy that anti freezing spray from staples and just spray n get the dust out (same thing i'll use once the fan area is clogged with dust)
     
    kenv202, Jul 29, 2008
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  7. Lucanesti

    Lucanesti Notebook Deity

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    If I get dirt in the media buttons I use the tip of a tooth pick dipped in alcohol
     
    Lucanesti, Jul 29, 2008
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  8. dell.scares.me

    dell.scares.me Notebook Consultant

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    You might be worse than me. :p
     
    dell.scares.me, Jul 29, 2008
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    zfactor Mastershake

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    lol i use fine tipped model brushes and super soft toothbrushes, oh yeah i wax and buff my glossy and paint painted parts get spray waxed, then i apply a surface glaze to all glossy parts and re-wax. i spray down the keyboard and palmrest prob teice a day with eagle one spray wax as u dry
     
    zfactor, Jul 29, 2008
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  10. dell.scares.me

    dell.scares.me Notebook Consultant

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    Nice routine. LOL
     
    dell.scares.me, Jul 29, 2008
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    zfactor Mastershake

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    yeah i have it bad....
     
    zfactor, Jul 29, 2008
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  12. nerostargazer

    nerostargazer Notebook Enthusiast

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    :eek: How exactly do you "pop" that part off? Mind offering a link or tutorial? :D
    I just don't want to risk disfiguring any part of the laptop. :p
     
    nerostargazer, Jul 30, 2008
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  13. dell.scares.me

    dell.scares.me Notebook Consultant

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    I'm curious also.
     
    dell.scares.me, Jul 30, 2008
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    nerostargazer Notebook Enthusiast

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    Anyone? :(
     
    nerostargazer, Aug 1, 2008
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    I'm real fussy with the laptop being clean, no fingerprints and in particular the screen being dust/hair free. I specifically went with a matte laptop rather than glossy for this reason, though it seems to be fruitless - there's always a few fingerprints on the top, and it's hard to actually get dust off the screen (rather than just moving it to the sides/corner). I'm doing very well given I use the laptop all day, every day though. I only use my desktop for media storage these days.

    I didn't get a cloth with the laptop, but I did get one with my HDTV. Before closing the lid, I wipe the keyboard off with the cloth, then keep the cloth between the keyboard and screen when putting it back in the sleeve. What people don't consider is the amount of dust and hair that actually gather on the keyboard during the day, which then gets transferred onto the screen unless you put something in between. It's really helped, O only have to clean the screen once every few days now.
     
    Shakey_Jake33, Aug 1, 2008
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  16. nerostargazer

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    Still no solution in cleaning the little dots above the media buttons? :cry:
     
    nerostargazer, Aug 1, 2008
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