Dead Laptop

[MrGrumpy]

Well my wee one decided to bathe my laptop keyboard in rice crispies and milk tremendous. Have to say not the first disaster on this laptop, feels like its got 9 lives but a think its about to expire and don`t want to use insurance again, already made two claims last year which rammed the premium up ! Looks like I`ll need to keep an eye out or just not bother.

 

[fossyant]

Oh dear,

Ours survived half a can of lager - just. A nephew knocked a can over at a party a year or so back....but didn't say anything - so it was swimming in beer for a while, powered up....... Switched it off pronto and left it upside down to dry. A few keys were a bit sticky at first but it seems OK now.

 

[MrGrumpy]

think its expired was swimming in it. Come to the conclusion that laptops are too risky with kids, going to build something small for in the TV/games room instead. Pricing stuff up just now,still got to get it past the back benchers aka The Wife.

 

[fossyant]

You can pick up some cracking small base units if you aren't after gaming power. If it's going in the TV room, spec if for a media PC - big fast drive, good TV output and a fair bit of ram. You won't need the latest mega bucks graphics card.

 

[MrGrumpy]

yep been pricing stuff up and on a brighter note , the laptop was showing signs of life new keyboard maybe all thats required !