I've noticed some generic gunk on my iBook's screen, as well as that the casing seems to attract dust and other gray/black stuff I thought about just using a damp cloth like in the user guide, but then I saw the cleaners avaliable in the Apple webstore, iclean and something else. They say they're LCD/notebook screen safe, and I assume that since Apple has them in their store that they indeed are, but I'm curious to hear from some one who bought some. Is it so much better than water and a dishrag that it warrants the $24+ to buy it? Is there something I could find locally that would do the job safely and cheaply?

You got iDUST on your iBOOK!


You Need iCLEAN lol..

Crazy.. Damp cloth will do fine

yeah I thought the same thing when I noticed iClean but cloth worked perfectly and no affects so your good to clean

You can get LCD clearning cloth and solution from anywhere...

I just use a damp cloth for the whole thing. It works fine, no need to spend extra money.

hahaha post of the day

Just picked something up from a local store. It says its safe for laptops and non-glare coated monitors, but it contains alcohol and glycol ethers. They reek of alcohol and ammonia like substances, so I'm wary of using them. :-/

alcohol and ethers? hrm, i wouldn't use that.

I bought iClean for my PowerBook and Cinema Display.

It works.

Damp cloth followed by dry cloth is just fine.
For the rare, more stubborn stains, a 50/50 water-isopropanol solution works well.


For $24+, it damn well better "work."

damp lint free cloth works fine, followed by a dry lint-free cloth. however if you fancy going and spending £24 on more apple branded material then go ahead

if my screen is dusty i just grab a swiffer works fine

Hahaha.... that's so Apple like...


Same here! Swiffers rule!

iClean/iKlear isnt made by apple, they just sell it

dont use anything with acohol, i use a anti-static cloth and it does a good job