One minute you’re working away on your laptop. The next, you’re looking at your keyboard, now submerged in coffee that’s laden with cream and sugar swirling into your keyboard and beyond.
What you do in the next few minutes will determine if you’ll soon need a new laptop. Think of it like this, explained Dave Arnold, owner of A Computer Repair Service, the oldest computer shop in Marietta, “On a laptop, the computer’s motherboard is just underneath the keyboard. The chances are extremely good the liquid will go through the keyboard.” John Black, owner of 1 Man Geek, a computer repair shop in Ball Ground agrees and adds that what you spill is almost as crucial as where it goes. “Coke and coffee have ingredients that are a mixture for disaster because they’re so corrosive,” said Black. “The keyboard is mounted on a flimsy piece of aluminum. It doesn’t take much for liquid to leak past the keyboard.”
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