Cleaning

What should I use to clean my Fujitsu S2110? The fingerprints on the lid, the smudges on the screen, the keyboard (eventually)?

 

How bad are the smudges and fingerprints by the way? What material would you compare the shell against for a fingerprint/oil magnet kind of surface? (Some material we may be familiar with). I have an idea of the shell being that sort of 'misty smooth' surface, not shiny smooth and not weak sandpaper rough but kind of in between. If you know what I mean. Kind of like the ThinkPad feel...

 

The rest of the body: use slightly damp paper towel (w/water of course)

The keyboard: use damp paper towel and then vacuum clean to get the debris between the keys

The screen: microfibre cloth with a spray of solvent specially used to clean LCD screens. Use little pressure on the screen to clean it.

 

or canned air ... excellent to remove debris and dust that will eventually block the vents and fan.

 

Yeah thats what i figured just making sure i wasnt doing anything wrong. Can i use like a glasses cleaner on the lcd screen w/ a microfiber cloth?

 

there was a thread back in november or october about someone using this spray (used for Honda motorcycles) and basically eliminated the finger print problems.

 

As in it coated the area sprayed and fingerprints no longer easily remained on the machine?

 

http://www.wingworx.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=913&HS=1 (no affiliation)

The post was back in October, but the product is called "Pro Honda Spray Cleaner & Polish". Seems to make fingerprints a non-issue, and prevents static buildup as well, which is always nice in the winter

Brian

 

Hmmm, it's motorcycle spray so i'm not to confident in that. Wouldn't want to stain or remove the finish off of the laptop.

 

I think one thing that was said in the last post is that bikers are the last people who want the finish changed in any way or ruined, becuase they're bikes cost so much and mean so much to them. So, I would not worry about taking off any of the finish or staining it...

Brian

 

nice find goat guy. yea...i remember reading that. people were concerned about the finish being messed up, but apparently the guy said it takes about an hour for the streaks to go away after applying it with a cloth. after that, it's good. i guess...think of it as a wax on a car...the polymer coats and protects the finish. =)

 

Hmmm, yes. Sounds feasible. May considor it. Wonder if anyone has successfully done it...

 

That's a good idea but the problem is you're actually pushing the debris elsewhere instead of removing it.

 

Good point, so what would be the ideal method?

 

actually it works pretty well for me, much better than taking the thing apart every now and then. Mine collects a lot of dust since it is on most of the time with the fans blowing 100% of the time. When I use pressurized air I see dust coming out of the vents and debris and little hairs coming out of the keyboard area. (maybe the design of the heatsinks on mine makes it a bit easier to get them cleaned with canned air!)

 

Yup, i've used canned air on a desktop keyboard. Worked just fine. I'm sure it will be fine for the keyboard as well. Hair and such will probably be pushed up and out of the edge of the notebook.

 

All I do on my N6220-608 is Dabble a few drops of RO water onto a piece of clean NON-Softened (Clean Cotton) Underwear. Then all I do is Smear it around with a "light" film of RO water ( RO water Is without minerals and garbage.)

 

RO = Distilled Water.

So you use a cotton strip in and around the keyboard, and then let the pure distilled water evaporate? Sounds safe, and probably pretty effective!

Brian

 

All this high-tech cleaning method..... how come nobody remember the old days? Spit and shine. Whenever you see smudges, spit on it and wipe it with your shirt. Done. And it's environmentally friendly too.

***Just remember not to spit while you're eating or when people are around.***

 

What's wrong with just Windexing the screen with a paper towel? That's what I do, and I haven't had any problems yet...

Where do you get canned air?

Malia

 

Actually, RO = reverse osmosis. Distilled water is different. In RO, you have two chambers separated by a membrane on some kind of stiff, porous backing. The membrane is made so that it will reject ions, or prevent them from passing through it. One of the two chambers is filled with water and then pressurized. "Pure" water comes through as the pressure on the "dirty" water side increases. The water that comes through is called the pemeate and it isn't really pure because the membrane doesn't retain 100% of the salts/minerals. The permeate does have a lower concentration of salts/minerals than the "dirty" water put into the system, usually low enough for you to be able to drink after it's been sanitized. This is what goes on in a desalination plant.

Now, distilled water has been vaporized and recondensed into a separate chamber. The only impurities in the distilled water will be ones that can vaporize and recondense with the water or ones that the water picks up from the condenser system and storage tank. Usually the contact parts all made of glass.

 

You can get canned air from your local electronics store. Used primarily for dusting hard to reach places within computers, laptops, keyboards and other intricate electronics.

 

I have had great success cleaning my laptop lcd's with the iklear line in conjunction with some high grade microfiber cloths.

Bunch of laptop specific cleaning stuff:
http://www.shaggymac.com/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=2

 

Can someone tell me if the s2110 gets sticky or has a nasty plastic feel? My current Asus z70va has a carbon alloy chassis and the palm rests and bezel area are smooth and always feel clean and dry. I definitely don't like any laptops that feel sticky, greasy, or will eventually develop this feel. I need it dry. I had a black logitech mouse with this problem and I can't use it because I can't stand the sticky feeling. Please tell how the s2110 stacks up based on feel.