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Mercury Keyboard Cleaning Brush
by January
WhenIi first got my laptop I was very careful abouty how I handled it and used to clean it with the keyboard cloths and look after it properly, well ten years down the line and two laptops later, I don't fork out for the cleanng cloths no more as I came across this Mercury Keyboard Cleaning Brush on Amazon and it cost me £3.65 which is ... a great price to pay as it is durable and will last a lot longer than having to keep buying the cleaning cloths for my keyboard on my laptop and PC. I do buy them occassionally to do the screen, but this brush is ideal for cleasning the keys.
This is a plastic handled brush with nylon bristles, the bristles are flexible and held firmly within the end of the handle, they don't come lose either so you don't lose the bristles and for the price that's pretty good quality, usually you get what you pay for but I'm pleasantly surprised with this cheap item as it does a good job of cleaning and looks very well made.
It gets inbetween the keys of the keyboard which get very dusty at times and sometimes I drop biscuit crumbs on them if I am working and having coffee at my PC or laptop .
The handle can be hung up if you have a hook you keep keys or things on so you don't lose it and the handle is also tapered in the middle for easy grip.
I like the design and the price and would be happy to recommend this to you as a well worth buy.
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Lindy Compressed Air Cleaner
by Anewfoundglory82
I saw this stuff at a super-cheap price a few weeks ago and, having never tried it before, bought a can to keep by for when I wanted to give something electrical/hard to dust, a really good blast. Fast-forward a few weeks and I'm very glad I purchased this when I did!
Basically, I got a tiny amount of water inside my iPhone's ... headphone socket without realising, and the phone started reporting that I had headphones plugged in, when in fact I actually didn't. After blowing into the headphone socket, plugging headphones in and out, and resetting the phone in case it was a software fault, I suddenly remembered the air duster I had purchased recently.
I attached the straw to the nozzle on the can, and inserted the tip into the phone's headphone socket. I gave a who blast to begin with, as I was worried about damaging the socket somehow, although the concentrated blast of air did note really feel too powerful, when I felt it with my finger. I noticed a tiny amount of water spray back out of the headphone socket, so I wiped it away and gave it another blast. Two seconds later, my phone was back to normal again, with a perfect headphone socket and has been fine ever since!
I have since used the air duster on my computer keyboard, iPhone and iPad dock connector ports, and various other electrical bits. It's a great way to keep dust, crumbs and fluff out of your beloved gadgets, and works very well.
I would recommend keeping a can of this stuff in the drawer, as you never know when it might come in handy! At full price, I'd say it is far too expensive, but if you can get a cheaper alternative, or find it on sale (mine was only £1!) then it's a great buy.
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Lindy Compressed Air Cleaner
by Seven17
@ About, Power, Cleaning ability @
I bought this compressed air because I needed to clean in-between grooves and small areas where dirt builds up and I have used it mainly for my computer keyboard too. It is somewhat powerful but not great. Getting to the more stuck on dirt and debris is difficult because this wont get it off, ... its more designed for loose dirt and dust build up rather than stuck on things. Getting dust off is easy and you don't need to spray for more than a second or two to blast the dirt away. The can comes with a little screw in plastic pipe, which can make it easier to get into the harder places to reach, and this really helps when getting into the grooves of a keyboard.
The stalk is solid and quite durable when you drop it or try to squeeze it with your fingers, but will bend easily. You can just twist or push the plastic tubing up or down which is really annoying when it accidentally gets bent inside a small area. The can itself is made from very thick metal, it cant be depressed or dented unless you throw it very hard onto the floor and I have never experienced any problems with jamming or getting stuck with a dirt build up in the tube.
The air blasts out a reasonable of power and is enough to move a small post it note across a table if you want to waste the expensive air inside, id recommend conserving the air at £12 - £15 per can. The can will last for months if you just clean a standard QWERTY keyboard once every week and it takes seconds to use, just remember to shake it up well before use. This is suitable for laptops because there is not enough power to break anything underneath the keys and so long as you are careful not to jam the plastic pipe under keys it wont break the clips holding them in place.
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This can of air is quite expensive (£15) for what is basically a metal container of what's already around you and it seems a bit of a rip off for what you get. This stuff is everywhere though I see it in many good retailers but its not actually any good, its not that powerful so not recommended. Why not just use something else like folded paper?
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