Laptop cleaning and maintenance tips?

I’m having a bit of a struggle keeping my laptop clean. I don't mean the internals—the fans usually handle that part—but I have this Predator, and the matte finish on it is just a nightmare. Every single time I touch it, my fingerprints leave these greasy smudges everywhere. It looks like a disaster. Does anyone know of a good cleaner I could use for a quick daily wipe-down? Today I actually tried using some wood polish spray on it, and while that did clean it up temporarily, the grease marks came right back the second I touched it again. If anyone saw me using it, they’d honestly think I was melting grease all over the place... 😠

darktinker4 said:I'm struggling with cleaning my laptop... not the inside part, since the fans usually handle that, but I have an Acer Predator with this matte finish that just grabs onto everything. Every time I touch it, my fingers leave these greasy smudges everywhere. Is there some kind of daily cleaner that actually works? I tried using some wood polish spray today and it looked okay for a second, but the moment I touch it again, the spots come right back. If anyone saw me, they'd think I was melting grease right next to the thing... 😠

Wash your hands before you sit down at the laptop and stop touching things while you type 🍿

Shala, seriously though, did you figure it out yet? I usually just grab some liquid specifically made for LCD screens to clean the whole chassis every now and then. You spray it on like a mist and then wipe it down with a fine microfiber cloth, the kind you'd use for glasses.

Issues with my Dell laptop.
I intended to wipe macOS from the machine, so I accessed the BIOS to adjust the boot sector. It was originally set to boot from the hard drive, but I attempted to change the priority so it would load from a DVD instead...
I navigated to the DVD option and pressed that specific arrow key—the one located on the left side of the keyboard, tucked between the Caps Lock and Ctrl keys. At the same time, I hit the up arrow among those four directional keys and then pressed F10. Suddenly, the image vanished, and since then, the screen has remained entirely blank.
Has anyone else encountered a situation quite like this?...

Following the incident, I removed the battery and connected the laptop via an HDMI cable to an external monitor, yet there is still absolutely no response from any display.