When I open my MacBook Pro for the first time each day, I find condensation on the glass. What can I do to prevent the condensation?

When I open my MacBook Pro for the first time each day, I find condensation on the glass. What can I do to prevent the condensation?

MacBook Pro (13-inch Mid 2009), Mac OS X (10.5.8)

Posted on Mar 22, 2012 10:02 AM

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Mar 22, 2012 10:46 AM in response to vnbrock

Condensation can only come from one thing... moisture. There is no reason to think if you are seeing condensation on the display that it might not also be inside the machine. If the air is humid enough to allow condensation on the display... that same air goes into your machine as well. So... any condensation is a VERY bad thing and can permanently damage your MacBook. Condensation will typically only occur if there are fairly significant differences in temperature between the surrounding air and your MacBook. Meaning, if it is humid in your room, but your MacBook has been sitting in there, there is no reason for condenstion to spontaneously appear. It is more likely to happen if you are in a cooler environment (such as an air conditioned room) and then move into a warmer, more humid room. Of course you should not be keeping your MacBook in the bathroom with you when you shower.

Mar 22, 2012 11:52 AM in response to vnbrock

This thread and all the followups are hilarious, if it weren't such a serious problem. OP, you may want to add a bit more information on how this drippy screen problem occurs: where do you live, what are the weather conditions, what are you doing with the Mac when it occurs, etc.


Yes, extreme moisture, to the extent of causing visible condensation, is Very Bad News for any electronic device, and more so with one that isn't tropicalized like the Mac. Besides trying to avoid subjecting it to such extreme temperature changes, using some kind of desiccant to absorb close range moisture and avoidint its use until it dried out, I can suggest placing some kind of absorbent material between the display and the keyboard to prevent the moisture on the glass from finding its way into the computer. Like the protective poliethylene foam protector that came with the Mac when new. Or something like RadTech's ScreenSavrz: http://www.radtech.us/Products/NotebookScreenSavrz.aspx

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When I open my MacBook Pro for the first time each day, I find condensation on the glass. What can I do to prevent the condensation?

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