Laptop cleaning & maintainance ...?
I want to keep the new laptop purchase in clean and good order. The compressed air does only so much and am considering a dedicated mini vacuum along with a gentle brush. There are an awful lot of ...
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Not really a brand hound myself, but I'd look for any small vac that has a black hose AND has both a suck and blow connection for the hose. That hose will often have been made with carbon black to color it and carbon is good for dissipating static. You're looking for a vacuum that has the marketing blerb "static dissipating" or "low static" or some such.
Then when I do a laptop cleanout, if it's low humidity, I'll spay a fine mist of distilled water (an RV'er should carry some already for the batteries) about 12" over the laptop.
Then I'll use both the suction & blower to get as much dust and dirt out as possible. Sometimes I'll remove the CPU and really go to town on the heat sink with alcohol and a toothbrush.
The whole idea is to get the dust and dirt off of the heat sinks and fan blades and sometimes, with some designs of laptops, you're going to have to open the case to do a good job. And that sometimes means taking it to a computer shop.
Then when I do a laptop cleanout, if it's low humidity, I'll spay a fine mist of distilled water (an RV'er should carry some already for the batteries) about 12" over the laptop.
Then I'll use both the suction & blower to get as much dust and dirt out as possible. Sometimes I'll remove the CPU and really go to town on the heat sink with alcohol and a toothbrush.
The whole idea is to get the dust and dirt off of the heat sinks and fan blades and sometimes, with some designs of laptops, you're going to have to open the case to do a good job. And that sometimes means taking it to a computer shop.
