Cleaning built-in laptop speakers

Postby **Puguni** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 12:12 pm

I'm tired of seeing little specks in my speaker holes and I've tried to dig them out with a needle, but the needle is too big. Should I get a smaller needle or what?

Postby **Kenshin17** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 4:45 pm

I have this same problem with my mac, I was gonna try a strip of tape....haven't given it a shot yet...

Postby **Puguni** » Wed Oct 10, 2007 7:00 pm

Kenshin17 wrote:I have this same problem with my mac, I was gonna try a strip of tape....haven't given it a shot yet...

I have a MacBook, so we share the same problem. ;3;

Postby **Saj** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:19 am

All macs should be thrown in to one large pile and set on fire.

Aside from that, try some canned air.

Postby **Kenshin17** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 8:54 am

Dude, are you trying to start a fight?

Postby **Saj** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 9:38 am

lol, no im not, i just love talking smack about Macs.

Postby **Puguni** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 1:37 pm

Saj wrote:lol, no im not, i just love talking smack about Macs.

This isn't the place to do it, so don't.

Canned air seems too much of an effort for a few specks though. D: Maybe I can borrow some from my dad.

Postby **Jingo Jaden** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 3:28 pm

Saj, I am not really a mac supporter, *Been useing windows since 98* but bashing the macbook or the new Imac is not really smart looking at two factors, overall nice performance for the money and the users seem to like them as well. *And bootcamp if you like windows as well.*

As for the topic at hand, I got relatively little experience with laptop speaker holes, so there is not really much I can say. ^^;;

Postby **mechana2015** » Thu Oct 11, 2007 10:44 pm

I would go with either tape or can o' air. I just noticed how many of those I have on my laptop... *pokes speaker grills with finger*

Postby **Yahshua** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 11:14 am

Using a Vacuum cleaner might also helps clean the built-in laptop speakers and you just need to be careful not to sucks in the important parts.

Postby **Kenshin17** » Fri Oct 12, 2007 4:28 pm

Also not to get the vacuum to close XD

Don't want the EMI to wipe the HDD XD

Postby **termyt** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 6:44 am

I wouldn't worry about that.

Tape would seem to be the best answer to me. It may not get it all, but it is the least intrusive. Canned air would seem to push the dust bacl into your speakers, which, I think, would be less productive. The Vacuum should work well if you have a handy brush attachment.

Postby **Saj** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 7:07 am

After looking at my buddies mac book, tape actually looks like a decent idea to clean the speakers.

Saj, I am not really a mac supporter, *Been useing windows since 98* but bashing the macbook or the new Imac is not really smart looking at two factors, overall nice performance for the money and the users seem to like them as well. *And bootcamp if you like windows as well.*

just to let all know... i am a mac supporter, im going to buy a mac one day for video editing. But i just love how the mac fan boys and girls are so quick to defend their macs. and i love provoking them.

Postby **Kenshin17** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 8:13 am

Not wise dude, You'll just start an argument.

I was mostly joking about the EMI XD I know most modern PCs would not be effected by a vacuum cleaner, and if they where you probably have a problem.

Postby **Saj** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 9:40 am

Kenshin17 wrote:Not wise dude, You'll just start an argument.

thats the point. i love arguing over pointless things like mac vs pc... or spork vs fork vs spoon. its fun.

just with macs vs pc, ppl are so passionate about its ridiculous to me. and i enjoy poking at it just to see ppl all fired up.

Postby **mechana2015** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:37 pm

Saj wrote:thats the point. i love arguing over pointless things like mac vs pc... or spork vs fork vs spoon. its fun.

just with macs vs pc, ppl are so passionate about its ridiculous to me. and i enjoy poking at it just to see ppl all fired up.

CAA FAQ/RULES wrote:Flaming and Trolling - Flaming is defined as a personal attack on another CAA member. Trolling is deliberately posting controversial material in order to stir up strife. Both types of behavior are destructive to the community and are therefore not tolerated.

Congratulations. The second sentence applies to you.

Postby **Jingo Jaden** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 3:48 pm

just to let all know... i am a mac supporter, im going to buy a mac one day for video editing. But i just love how the mac fan boys and girls are so quick to defend their macs. and i love provoking them.

Which is mighty unfortunate at thread like this. Posting provocative material is highly likely to result with a privat chat with one of the staffers.... or a strike. This thread is not meant for posting provocative comments, its simply a person asking for some technical assistance. A mac vs pc vs linux thread would also have been locked the second a mod noticed it, because it is likely to result in uncomfortable situations which the mod's don't really like to clean up. Even if it was unintentional, which in this case, I highly doubt it was. Like I would not be happy if you made fun of my custom and stationary pc. Much the same if I owned a mac which I enjoyed.

Either way, please do not repeat a similar type of post. Its not funny or enjoyable for the mainstreem of the CAA users.

Postby **Puguni** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 4:55 pm

Going back on topic...

The specks are too deep in to get them with tape; I have a vacuum...that wouldn't really harm my laptop, would it? ._.

Postby **Saj** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 5:14 pm

Ill stop.

and no, just use a brush end. a brush end will work fine. if you can get a weaker vacum, youll be fine.

Postby **Jingo Jaden** » Mon Oct 15, 2007 10:39 pm

Thanks Saj

The vaccum 'might' harm your laptop I would think. Brushes might be for the better I think. Either way, sounds like a tricky situation to me.

Cleaning built-in laptop speakers

Cleaning built-in laptop speakers

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