ok so would water be the best thing to use? and its used, i traded my compaq laptop for it....the isight might be damaged because i know the previous owner had a new screen put on so they mightve damaged the lense when they did that...they also did some other stuff while working on it too :/
I would always use water first when cleaning anything on a computer. I would start with the least aggressive "fluid"...and move to more aggressive "fluids" when necessary. If you get too aggressive right away...you can cause irreversible damage.
This is the order I would use:
- cool or warm water
- cool or warm water with a little soap
- special cleaning cloths sold at "Office Supply" stores (that have "computer friendly" fluids in them).
- rubbing alcohol can be used on "SOME" surfaces if you have really stubborn dirt. But I wouldn't use it on a camera lens or a computers LCD display...and I probably would use it on computer keys, just in case the numbers/letters might be removed accidentally. AND...after wiping a surface with alcohol...I would immediately follow it up with a "water wiping"...since the water will dilute & remove any residual alcohol.
Remember...various solvents (like alcohol, acetone found in nail polish remover, etc.) can react with the plastics very commonly used in computers...so I like to stay away from solvents whenever possible.
Also remember to NEVER spray liquid onto a computer to be cleaned...since liquid could get into areas you don't want liquid (like electrical parts). Always wet the cloth or paper towel first, ring it out if too wet...then clean.
These methods may be a bit conservative in some folks eyes...but it does pretty much eliminate any possibility of damage to a computer when cleaning.
HTH,
- Nick