ugly. I've only had one bad one, and that wasn't on the laptop but the
external keyboard. Since it was an ancient Northgate Omnikey, I simply
unplugged it, unscrewed the dozen or so screws and hosed off the board
inside, carefully air drying it. and put it all back together.

As for warranties, some "business" class laptops come with optional
no-fault, all inclusive, support. Primarily bought by IT departments tired
of their sales staff dropping them and breaking the screen. But also useful
when somethng has been spilled on it.

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Charlie.
"Beverly Howard [Ms-MVP/MobileDev]" <BevNoSpamBevHoward.com> wrote in
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> >> warranty <<
>
> ...plus, check your homeowners insurance...
>
> if you spilled the coffee, it's not a warranty item unless the mfg
> specified that the keyboard was liquid safe or resistant.
>
> sorry, but, fwiw, the last few drink spills I have worked on were not
> recoverable for less than what a new laptop cost.
>
> Beverly Howard [MS MVP-Mobile Devices]
>
>