t61 lid

the lid of my t61 attracts fingerprints like crazy but I cant get them off, any suggestions on how to remove them?

 

I just use nice'n clean anti-static cleaning wipes for electronic equipment that I picked up at walmart. They work well for cleaning your LCD as well. But they are just isopropyl alcohol (rubbing alcohol), so you could just buy that and use a soft cloth....

 

i use monitor wipes.

 

just use water and a rag. soft touch plastics dont like anything harsh

 

I was going to use isopropanol but I wasnt sure if it would damage the plastic or not so if you guys have used it i guess it doesnt affect it

 

If you are nervous about it, just try a little bit in a little area....

 

IPA should be fine...

 

The t61 lid is made from recycled plastic (to slash costs), whereas in the past the lid was made from magnesium and had a special finish to resist scuffs and fingerprints. The new ones probably will look bad after being used a while unless you pamper it.

 

I'm tired of taking sides. Either one of these people is a troll or the other is a fanboy. Or both.

 

Are you on a personal vendetta or something?

 

Well, interestingly enough, I've found that SkiBunny is on a personal vendetta against the T61 so I've been countering everything she asserts about it. I happened to do it to three of her posts in succession, so I guess that's why you're being sensitive and dramatic about it.

 

Shes got a lot of good posts, but like Johnny said...lots of questionable content/opinions at times.

 

So, what's exactly in between a troll and a fanboy?

This is what the TABook says about "Case Material":
Top: Super-Elastic PolyCarconate (SEPC); Bottom: Carbon-Fiber Reinforced Plastic

I don't know if SEPC is more closely related to an F-22 or newspaper mulch, but when I tried the "lid press test" at my campus store, it felt equivalent to the magnesium lid on my T42p.

For comparison, the T60:
14.1": magnesium composite in top cover, CFRP bottom cover; 15": CFRP in top/bottom

And the T43:
Magnesium composite in the top cover, titanium-reinforced CFRP in bottom cover

 

Unlike you guys???

 

How do you know SkiBunny is a female?

 

Someone once posted a thread referring to Bunny-san using "she."

Well, if anyone is interested, my 15" T60p's lid easily attracts fingerprints as well, and they are hard to get rid of.

 

Join the club

Here's how I deal with the fingerprint gremlins. A clean T-Shirt, dampen with lukewarm water. Lightly rub on the fingerprints and quickly dry with a clean cloth. Works awesome both on the outside and inside of the lid.

 

Apparently, as SkiBunny once said, "A bunny is always a she."

 

Skibunny works for IBM.