Clean your laptop the easy way

Whether you’re working from home more often or sharing your laptop with more people than usual, now is a good time to think about how to keep it clean. #WithMe #HowTo #CNET

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Whether you’re working from home more often or sharing your laptop with more people than usual, now is a good time to think about how to keep it clean.

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Marian Serra

May 8, 2020 at 2:03 pm

Love that little blower instead of compressed air! Thanks again CNET!

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Obamma for Trump.

May 8, 2020 at 2:30 pm

I detail my laptop with auto detail spray

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Mark Bradley

May 8, 2020 at 2:35 pm

Take a bucket. Fill with hot water. Put a laptop in it. Leave for 3-5 hours. Buy a new laptop. Easy. Done.

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Dark Knight123

May 8, 2020 at 2:37 pm

Did no one see the peppa pig trash can?

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- Chris Parker
  
  May 8, 2020 at 6:51 pm
  
  Not officially Peppa Pig, but thanks for noticing!
  
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lord R

May 8, 2020 at 2:44 pm

Thanks ????

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Twizz Bharat

May 8, 2020 at 3:32 pm

Thanks! I can’t keep my razer blade 15 clean ???? need to skin it perhaps

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Jozef Del Mundo

May 8, 2020 at 3:34 pm

Grab your favorite air blowing device and point it right in the orifice of choice lmao!!!

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Rovict Lee

May 8, 2020 at 3:49 pm

Great video. Btw want to know how to clean XPS carbon fibre… it’s turn so sticky right now

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hipking23

May 8, 2020 at 4:19 pm

I’m shocked that he’s using a windows laptop.

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Big Boss

May 8, 2020 at 4:24 pm

Alcohol on the keyboard sometimes takes off the printed letters off the keys

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m Day

May 8, 2020 at 4:25 pm

If you use the right laptop cleaner, you will not get a Computer Virus!
Well, that is what the CDC says as well as WHO!

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Jessica Genette

May 8, 2020 at 4:35 pm

Cool

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Gagan Gill

May 8, 2020 at 5:17 pm

Where is Gopy bahu… She did a good job last time i saw her doing it. ????????

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Matthew Hang

May 8, 2020 at 6:31 pm

Do not use a can of air duster or blower on the keyboard, port or especially the vent fans, because it will force particles deeper in to the laptop/computer. Older or dirtier models will collect some larger clumps of dust around the vent ports and pushing them further inside will affect the fans, prevent airflow or cover components that need airflow for cooling. Vacuum the offending crud, otherwise a good tutorial.

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- Alex Graham
  
  May 9, 2020 at 6:37 am
  
  Matthew Hang if your laptop is that dirty compressed air is not something I would worry about, you’d need to disassemble the laptop and clean it properly.
  
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Ian R.

May 8, 2020 at 6:33 pm

Can you do one for cleaning your phone?

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Ian R.

May 8, 2020 at 6:36 pm

Also anyone have any alternatives if you dont have compressed air or a blower?

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- Chris Parker
  
  May 8, 2020 at 6:52 pm
  
  A vacuum should also do the trick.
  
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- Ian R.
  
  May 8, 2020 at 7:33 pm
  
  @Chris Parker Thanks
  
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Priyojit Deb

May 8, 2020 at 6:37 pm

Thanks. I needed this.

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dave4shmups

May 8, 2020 at 7:01 pm

Great video! I use Whoosh! Tech Hygiene which I saw a couple of years ago on CNET.

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seno bayu r w

May 8, 2020 at 7:48 pm

Have you seen a drama clip about washing laptop on sink with soap and drying it on hanger ? Thats fun

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Vlad Macovei

May 8, 2020 at 7:50 pm

The alcohol on the keys can erase the labels over time. Speaking from experience. Also be careful when using hand sanitizer for the same reason. Wait until it evaporates from your hands.

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Madafaka Fernando Miños

May 8, 2020 at 8:51 pm

Lo más denso que vi en mi vida

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Sazón

May 8, 2020 at 9:59 pm

Or just use a disinfecting wipe ????

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SkMdAnas

May 8, 2020 at 10:33 pm

which Dell laptop is in the video?

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badbeatking80

May 8, 2020 at 11:00 pm

I just use alcohol for the Sha bang. Got to watch out for compressed air blowing too close. Can damage components

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Johnny Darko

May 8, 2020 at 11:21 pm

Vacuum the vents and ports. Never blow. You send particles deeper in.

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superoreos

May 9, 2020 at 3:51 am

This is very useful indeed.

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Michael Josias

May 9, 2020 at 4:08 am

next video: How To Breathe When You Are Outside

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Michael Josias

May 9, 2020 at 4:10 am

“when you give your keyboard a really GOOD BLOW”

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Deep P

May 9, 2020 at 6:55 am

how to clean a cleaned laptop ok thank you

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Ride Bmx India

May 9, 2020 at 7:00 am

clean your laptopmeans file cleaning or improving power of system but this simply not what I was looking for LOL

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Mohamed Hassan

May 9, 2020 at 3:26 pm

Amazing tips.

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Tori Corbett

May 9, 2020 at 4:49 pm

I need to be able to see more from this guy, not just cnet. I want this guy to have his own youtube. lmao.

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mwangi1t

May 9, 2020 at 7:36 pm

CNET videos are my comfort food.

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Kelvin Waters

May 10, 2020 at 3:22 pm

Google’s stalking me, just picked up an Asus ROG G14 and now this recommended! ????????

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Tauqeer Shaikh

May 11, 2020 at 9:07 pm

You cleaned a already clean laptop. Who cleans it like this by the way?

Click bait.

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