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<blockquote data-quote="firsttimeuser" data-source="post: 1455051" data-attributes="member: 275975">Update!I'm happy to report that my laptop seems to be doing fine! Curiosity got the best of me, and I tried turning on the laptop only 24 hours after the spill (I know I was taking risks... I should have been more patient!) But before turning it on, I stuck bits of paper towel underneath the keys, and made sure that they were coming out completely dry, and I left my laptop under the fan for a few more hours after that.So, as far as I can tell, everything is working! On/off key fine, all the keys that were touched by water doing fine, sound doing fine, wi-fi detected, battery detected and charging, trackpad working. I don't know if I forgot to test anything else, but I'm satisfied, for now. That was a heart-wrenching experience, because I bought my laptop within a week of the new macbook air coming out, and it was my first macbook! I had an ipod touch last year but that was finished off by a crazy rainstorm <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown&nbsp; &nbsp; :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> I should definitely be more careful around my macbook from now on.Anyway, to everyone else who comes across this thread because of a spill: don't lose hope, and be patient! Good luck!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="firsttimeuser, post: 1455051, member: 275975"] [b]Update![/b] I'm happy to report that my laptop seems to be doing fine! Curiosity got the best of me, and I tried turning on the laptop only 24 hours after the spill (I know I was taking risks... I should have been more patient!) But before turning it on, I stuck bits of paper towel underneath the keys, and made sure that they were coming out completely dry, and I left my laptop under the fan for a few more hours after that. So, as far as I can tell, everything is working! On/off key fine, all the keys that were touched by water doing fine, sound doing fine, wi-fi detected, battery detected and charging, trackpad working. I don't know if I forgot to test anything else, but I'm satisfied, for now. That was a heart-wrenching experience, because I bought my laptop within a week of the new macbook air coming out, and it was my first macbook! I had an ipod touch last year but that was finished off by a crazy rainstorm :( I should definitely be more careful around my macbook from now on. Anyway, to everyone else who comes across this thread because of a spill: don't lose hope, and be patient! Good luck! [/QUOTE]

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