Macbook Pro in moist conditions: won't turn on anymore?

Seriously, you expect any standard electronic device to survive & function in an enviroment like that? Not gonna happen. That's why there are rugged computers made just for such use, and a MacBook Pro is not one of them.

You do realize that the environment you're in...salt air...is one of the most corrosive environments you can possible be in, correct?

Go to the beach, let's say at least 100 yards from the water line, leave anything electronic(not protected for such environments) outside for a few days. You'll see what I'm talking about.

Well, what do you expect anyone to do for you? You purchase a computer, not designed for harsh environments, and use it in one of the most corrosive environments there is. It fails and now you're upset? I'm sorry, but I don't feel you have a legitimate complaint.

Airborne microscopic water droplets laden with salt are constantly being drawn into your computer by its cooling fan(s). Nothing could be worse for it. The same will be true of any other computer you buy. Get yourself a $250 throwaway toy netbook and plan to replace it every few months.

justinfancy wrote:

So what are you saying? I should just whoop dee doo, and say ahhh tough luck, so long $1500 bucks? Just because I brought this machine a harsh environment?

Sorry to say but it certainly looks that way. If Apple found corrosion and water damage inside the unit they are not going to fix it under the warranty. Apple does not have and does not sell any type of accidental damage warranty. So anything that happens to it other then manufacturering defect is not covered in any way.

Your problem is clearly not a manufacturering defect.

Justinfancy: wjosten told you essentially the same thing I did, but you gave me a star and flipped him the bird. Doesn't seem quite fair, I have to say.

Having used electronic devices in a marine environment which were not designed for said conditions, there are a couple of things that may prolong the life span of the device. Avoid using them out in the open, rather use them in 'dead air' zones. That means as far away from ports and ventilators as possible where air flow is at a minimum. When finished using the MBP, slip in a sleeve or a case or better yet both.

Ciao.

Three observations:

Another poster wrote that the MBP was sitting by an open window in a cool/moist air stream (not marine). It showed moisture buildup inside the unit from drawing in moist air.

The Titanic, sitting on the bottom of the ocean more than a mile down in very cold wtaer will likely not exist within 100 years. Iron-eating bacteria and simple salt corrosion have destroyed the integrity of the steel so that it takes very little now to tear or collapse-into-dust large sections of the vessel.

And wjosten was just speaking the truth.

TThis is happening to me right now. This is my 3rd Mac in 2 months. Best Buy couldn't understand what was happening. I'm currently in Florida were its humid as ****. So I'm positive this is what is happening to me also. Sorry the guy who responded was such a a$$hat. I feel your frustration.

So as ORGELTHORPE says you could be very judicious about where you use the computer.

I also wonder whether a hydrophobic treatment like this would be helpful:

http://inhabitat.com/liquipels-hydrophobic-nanocoating-makes-gadgets-completely- waterproof/

There have been many of these show up recently.

You could also create a special environment using a dissicant such as silica gel and a forced air environment to dry, desalinize the air before the computer sees it.

There are companies that apparently deal with this all the time:

http://www.way-technovation.com/

A small consumer dehumidifier might actually do the job. Don't know about the power on an oil rig.

The worst case I ever saw was a client who lived downwind from the active volcano in Hawaii. Air high in sulphuric and nitric acid turns out to be very detrimental to electronics and humans.