Spilled coke on macbook

Unless you're extremely lucky expect an expensive repair that will likely involve the keyboard, motherboard, speaker assemblies, etc. The sugar water in the Coke will have dried on the motherboard and any other components it touches. Eventually that will corrode circuitry as well as potentially cause short-circuits.

Sorry, but that was English.

"Eventually" - with the passage of time.
"Corrode" - eat at or rot as in rust.
"Circuitry" - electronic circuits or wiring.
"Potentially" - possibly.
"Short-circuit" - a short-circuit.

Did my previous post imply that it was good that you spilled Coke into your computer?

I just got my macbook back from being repaired. I spilled coffee on it and the total cost came out to be around $800. Could have bought a new HP for that cost.

I say cut your losses and buy a cheap Windows Laptop for the cost of the repair.

Apple really needs to offer a protection plan becasue these laptops are far too fragile.

"Did my previous post imply that it was good that you spilled Coke into your computer?"

Ha! This reminds me of some dialog in "Walk Hard". The doctor says, "Your son has experienced an unusually bad case of being cut in half." The father responds, "Speak English, we're not scientists you know!"

Apple does offer a protection plan in the form of a standard or extended warranty. But no protection plan covers spilling Coke on the computer, not even that "cheap Windows Laptop."

And in what way does spilling Coke on a laptop suggest fragility on the part of the laptop?

If you wanted a coke proof machine, get one in a:

http://www.panasonic.com/business/toughbook/toughstories.asp?cmsp=Toughbook%20Site%20Promotions-_-Right%20Hand%20Promo--Tough%20Stories%20Promo

It is the only one in the market that is resistent to all spills, and most kinds of drops.

Of course it is not resistent to Windows viruses any more than the next Windows machine. I'd rather have a machine that when I act responsibly with where I put it and what I put on it that's free work well, than one that I have to pay a constant subscription to anti-virus utilities to keep healthy.

And if you feel you are accident prone, there is always:

http://www.safeware.com/

That's true insurance, not just warranty against defects.

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You could always try your homeowner's or renter's insurance policy to try to recover your MacBook.

Also, there are companies out there that offer computer coverage for just such accidents.

http://www.safeware.com/

Is one for example.

Adam

Kappy wrote:
Apple does offer a protection plan in the form of a standard or extended warranty. But no protection plan covers spilling Coke on the computer, not even that "cheap Windows Laptop."

And in what way does spilling Coke on a laptop suggest fragility on the part of the laptop?

Because the amount of money I paid to get mine repaired means I can make such an accusation. If you have never broken yours then you can not make such a rebuttal.

And yes, most major PC vendors offer accidental protection plans. These plans allow for well accidents, hence the name.

When you say pc vendor, I assume you mean a big box store like best buys. Most pc manufacturers only offer standard warranties like apple. Places like best buys offers the plans for both apples and windoze boxes the same. Which brings me to my question. You point being...?


Glor

They will offer them. But if you don't buy them, and have an accident before you buy them, you will still be stuck with the full bill for repair.

When you first bought the Mac, you should have considered what you were going to bring into the room with it, read the manual that came with it, which clearly says that it is NOT indestructable, and asked around about accident protection programs which do exist for it, as we have indicated Safeware is one many know about. This is a good lesson for you to read the warranty that comes with the product it says that they are not responsible for any accidents.

Unfortunately your complaints are specious because you did not read the literature that has been available from the beginning.

In the future buyer beware. Always read what comes with a product, and never assume it comes with it without written justification.

I'm sorry, but my college would not allow anyone into their computer rooms with food or drink. If your school did not make such restrictions, that's a failing of the school system you are in.

I think the best bet is to go with a rider on your home owners insurance. I have a $3000 dollar full replacement cost rider that cost $9 dollars a year (the rider only covers accidental damage, not manufacturers defects).


Glor

My but you're a rude fellow.

If you have never broken yours then you can not make such a rebuttal.

Nonsense. I most certainly can make any rebuttal I wish. If you broke your computer, then take responsibility for your fault. Don't blame the manufacturers fro not protecting you against your own carelessness or negligence. Your complaint is baseless.

And yes, most major PC vendors offer accidental protection plans. These plans allow for well accidents, hence the name.

Oh, who in particular? How much does it cost? Why don't you have such coverage in your car or home insurance? Most accident insurance doesn't cover negligence on the part of the insured. Spilling Coke isn't an accident, it's carelessness.

Hi,

One needn't buy a Toughbook to get a spill resistant keyboard. Toshiba Portege R500 and several Lenovo Thinkpad ( http://www.pc.ibm.com/europe/engineered/en/keyboard.html?europe&cc=europe) models come to mind.

Since design leadership is often a key focus of Apple products, and users dumping liquid on their keyboards is so common, it is a bit of a surprise the MacBook design does not incorporate spill resistant technology.

I strongly encourage notebook PC/Mac owners to get an accidental damage rider on their home owner's or renter's insurance policies. It is very inexpensive coverage, albeit not retroactive coverage.

Also, I'll take a jab at Applecare for not offering accident insurance as an add-on option. Other manufacturers do offer accident coverage options; for instance Toshiba T-plan.

Bill

Water alone can corrode circuitry. My college would not allow you to use the computer room if you brought in food or drink. There were NO exceptions.