I cajoled (aka threatened to sue) my landlord into ponying up half the cost of a replacement.

The water caused irreparable damage to its innards. It lasted about 8 months before my apartment’s roof leaked directly onto it. During medical school, I used student loans to purchase a svelte white Apple laptop with a plastic shell. I’ve had a tumultuous history with laptops.

Today, I want to focus on a tip to help maintain an item that is often one of the most important and expensive products your life: your laptop. In addition to ruminations in the realms of medicine and finance, I want to also deliver concrete tips to help in the home as well. Here I compare the two best ways of preventing this issue:.Over time, the pressure or residue from laptop keyboards can cause permanent marks on your screen.