Caring for Macbook Pro Keyboard (late 2008)

I thought I liked the black keyboard at first, but now not so much. It loves the slightest bit of sweat or oil from the finger tips and it seems to be a pain to clean. Any recommendations?

Macbook Pro 15" (Unibody), Mac OS X (10.5.5), 2.80ghz, 4GB ram, 320GB 7200RPM hdd, 512mb nVidia 9600M

Posted on Dec 1, 2008 8:29 PM

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Dec 7, 2008 11:05 AM in response to wisemanleo

You know what? I tried dampening a microfiber cloth with a few droplets of water, and the keyboard was cleaned to a good degree.

What worked even better, though, is dampening a small towel a couple drops of hand sanitizer alcohol solution. Give the keys a bit of a wipe, and bam, oil removed to an even better degree. The space bar though is still not good as new though, so I need an even better solution. I wonder if its just deformed.

Dec 7, 2008 7:33 PM in response to wisemanleo

I gotta tell you, although I realize everyone has their own preferences and idiosyncrasies, my last laptop (PowerMac G4) never had its black keyboard cleaned and worked fine for me for 6 or 7 years. I worry more about how the system works and using it than cleaning it, and it never let me down. I would not get too hung up on the topic. But, again everyone to their own.

Dec 8, 2008 5:50 PM in response to wisemanleo

On the web site, it says
1. Very thin silicon and stops dust getting in.
2. Very thin, but rally effective against screeches and tear.
3. It has same print and font as MB/MBA/MBP's keyboards.
4. Anti slipping surface in the back so it doesn't move when you type aggressively!
5. Has special layer of coat on front surface and does not get dirty easily.
6. but when it gets dirty you can wash it with washing liquids for plate and cups.

Only available for Late 2008 MacBook and MacBook Pro. (US or Japanese) and MacBook Air

Only 2,480 yen each, which is about 25USD!

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