Keeping it clean

i clean it once a week with a round hairy brush connected to a vacuum-cleaner.

all my mbp, pb's, etc. look's always as NEW,

but for the trackpad i never found a solution; now our unibodys have glass, they must be resistant ..

q-tips are also usefull same clean fingers.

Well the first thing is to never, ever eat while working on it. That's the number one way to get it dirty. That and not washing your hands after eating or getting them oily and dirty and then working on it. If you can do that, the only thing that really would get dirty would be the screen. You can also get a keyboard cover that goes between the screen and keyboard. That helps when it's closed and they don't rub against each other.

Lastly, keep the surface clean by periodically wiping it down. I use the Pledge that comes in a blue bottle that is ok for plastic, metal, and computer (matte and glossy) screens. Just always spray it on the cloth only and never the computer itself. You can use a microfiber cloth.

How are your speakers getting dirty? Do you mean the little holes get plugged?

lintfree cloth with a bit of destilled water.

In my opinion, the best, and only, thing that you should use is a damp microfiber cloth, with a very small amount of Windex. Do not use Windex on the screen. As for microfiber cloths, Shinex makes excellent ones, which are available at Lowe's and the Home Depot.

Any other liquid solution could cause a stain on the anodized aluminum.

To easy!

Zagg shield for one !

Number two is IKlear !

2 products I wont do with out!

There have been many reports here that invisible shield products leave a sticky residue that is very difficult to remove.

I have noted a link to just one such report.

http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?messageID=8881600&#8881600

Zagg all the way. - And no... you dont have to worry about residue

The last thing I'm gonna do is put a plastic cover on my $3,000 couch

That's so 1960s!

I'd rather enjoy it and have it get wrecked sooner than spend time treating it like some holy grail

...My $0.02

Hi Matt. I use a product formulated for Macbooks from Klearscreen -

http://www.klearscreen.com/detail.aspx?ID=11

I use one microfiber cloth to clean the glass display screen and one to periodically clean the keyboard, trackpad and unibody surface. It works great removing oils and residue from your hands and wrists.

Best,

M.

I used to use iKlear on all my portables, till I noticed that it would streak the matte screens pretty badly. Even while using the microfiber cloths. Now I use Pledge multi surface (it's in the blue bottle), you get a lot more for your money, and it doesn't streak. I still use the iKlear packets when i'm at a clients cleaning their screen, but it still leaves some streaking.

The way I use the iKlear product is to spray a bit of the product on the larger micro fiber cloth (never spray it directly onto a screen or other notebook surface!) I then run it in one direction continuously around the surface of the screen. Then I take the smaller, finer cloth without any product on it and run it over the screen again. I have never noticed any steaks, but I have the glossy screen on my MBP. I like it because it is ammonia, alcohol and sodium Lauryl sulfate free and anti static.

Using something made by a common household cleaning company would personally make me a bit nervous - 🙂

Just my 2 cents

M.

iKlear leaves streaks on my glossy LED Cinema Display too. And I can't seen to be able to get rid of them. And that's despite following the instructions closely. I wonder is a damp cloth isn't a better idea. Has anybody been able to get rid of iKlear induced streaks? If so, how?