Surviving a Laptop Spillage — I Love Lenovo Thinkpads

One does not truly comprehend the beauty of a Lenovo Thinkpad until a glass of protein shake is spilled onto it. We’ve all seen videos like these, supposedly showing off a Thinkpad’s ability to survive anything from water damage to car crashes. Today, I was privileged enough to experience one of these moments myself.

So long story short, here’s what happened to me this afternoon:

Liquid + Thinkpad (keyboard, speakers…etc.) –> an even better Thinkpad

After the glass-flies-out-of-hand moment, I immediately powered off the computer and unplugged the power chord (didn’t a have battery in there to begin with). Since the majority of the fluids has leaked out of the laptop through the drainage holes, I simply tipped the laptop over to allow any remaining fluids to leak out. Since the Thinkpad keyboard is a beautiful machine on its own — that is, it encases the internal compartments of the laptop and prevents water from flowing in — the laptop was fine, except for the stickiness.

Then, I simply removed the water-proof keyboard, gave it a nice rinse, dried it off with a hair dryer, and attached it back on.

It’s as simple as that. Now, my laptop is even in a better state than it was before the “accident”.

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