Peel & Clean Laptop Pads Review

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Check out these Peel &amp; Clean Pads from Bart 1 Products, a manufacturer of products designed to customize your personal devices and keep them clean. The pads are a little bigger than a piece of paper at 9&quot;x12&quot;, so if you have a newer 17&quot; laptop you may have to use two pads. I tested them out on my Asus R1F notebook convertible, a 13.3&quot; system notebook, and the pads fit with no problems.

Front of the package. (view large image)

The Peel &amp; Clean Pads are easy to use and they can be used more than once. The package contains the following:

• Four cleaning pads
• A daily liner insert
• A faux suede cloth that is used to clean smudges

The daily liner insert is a foam-like pad that is made to use during idle time and when transporting your laptop. It will help protect your screen from key imprints over time.

The Peel &amp; Clean Kit safely removes dirt, dust, food particles and more from your keyboard and screen. Even if you are a very clean person, you can't stop dust from sneaking in. The pads cleaned the dust off my R1F in seconds, leaving nothing behind. It is kind of difficult to keep the pad down around the keys, so make sure to press hard and get in those little spaces.

The Peel &amp; Clean Pad stuck to my R1F keyboard. (view large image)

The directions are easy to follow and the cleaning process only takes a few minutes, which is great for traveling because that is when your notebook gets shoved in and out of your bag, collecting lots of airborne dirt and dust. Make sure you turn off your laptop before cleaning and then peel and stick the pad onto the keyboard sandwiching it between the screen and keys. Once you have done that close the laptop and turn it over gently, so that anything under the keys will fall out and stick to the pad. Remove the pad and repeat as needed.

The Peel &amp; Clean Pad on my R1F keyboard with the suede cloth. (view large image)

If you are using a Tablet instead of a notebook, you have to be careful when sandwiching the pad because it can be tricky to close depending on the placement of your hinge. However I had no problem closing the lid when I used my Compaq notebook. The &quot;Smudgy Cloth&quot;, as they call it, works great at removing finger grime and dust, but after a few uses it leaves tiny suede pieces behind on your notebook.

Conclusion

I enjoyed using the Peel &amp; Clean Pads. They were easy to use and cleaned my R1F in seconds. The pads were difficult to keep stuck down sometimes and if your computer isn't that dirty it is hard to notice what they clean off, but trust me they do clean off the minuscule dust particles. These foam-like pads don't take up any room and will fit nicely in your notebook bag, so you can take them where ever you need to go.

Pros

• Safe and easy to use
• Doesn't take much time to clean laptop
• Low cost

Cons

• Hard to keep pad stuck all the way down on keyboard
• The suede cloth comes a part after a few uses

The Peel &amp; Clean Laptop Pads cost $15.99 plus shipping and are available now, for more information click here.

 

 

 

Huh? I don't get the point of this product. It won't get stuff out from inside the keyboard, and... you can remove dust from the surface with anything you have lying around, from something as crude as a sock to something as refined as a microfiber cloth from glasses, phone, etc. You can use the same to clean the screen. I know I wouldn't want some mysterious adhesive touching mine, who knows what it might do! Microfiber cloth, on the other hand, is reusable a gazillion times, free, and doesn't crumble on contact, thereby causing the very mess that it's meant to prevent.

I'm sure if you don't have glasses, don't know anyone who does, and never need to get your eyes checked, you can go up to a glasses shop and try to buy one for a dollar or something. They give them away free to customers, so I doubt they'd want a lot of money. Which reminds me, I lost one of mine, I should go say hi to my the glasses people and bum a cloth off of them. I bet they'll still remember me, too, half a year later.

Back on track: the only possible + of this product is the thing to put between screen and keys. However, my laptop came with a thing like that originally, as I would guess most laptops do. And, laptops are (or at least should be) designed in such a way that that wouldn't happen. I, for example, have little rubber feet on the sides of my screen so it doesn't ram into the keys. But, there may be exceptions who'd want to pay almost $20 (after shipping), I don't know...

Malia

 

I wonder what those manufacturers will invent next to make $$$

My $1 Dust Brush keeps my lappy dust free

Anyway, nice review tiffany. But this product is too expensive *cough*ripoff*cougn*

 

Well, it is designed to do that actually:

But, be gentle when shaking your laptop! Of course, the alternative to this is a good can of air spray and a cloth.

 

you know they invented this thing called the vacuum cleaner, it works pretty well for cleaning underneath the keys of a keyboard... i dont have to go out and spend $15 for some tape...

 

exas:

I am with you...I use my vaccum cleaner once a month. It has a nice horsehair brush attachment and sucks pretty much everything from under the keys. And I clean the laptop daily with a soft cloth (fancy microfiber kind from the 99-cent store) and some windex. I clean the display as needed.

If I am really bored I use a product from Maguires for cleaning auto finishes to really removes the oils and junk out of the surface. You can even "clay-bar" the case then wax/seal the surface of the case if you are really bored. BTW, the clay bar thing can work WONDERS to help restore the finish on your lappy. It does not remove scratches but does remove the really fine gook that can slip past the regular cleaners.

Something that has always concerned me about these cloths that are claimed to help prevent key imprints on the display are actually two fold.

First, I have never had a laptop where the keys came contact with a screen. And I suspect if they did I would be on the phone to the mfg immediately. I guess if the hinges are not the best fit or has screws loose it could be a nice level of protection but...

Second, what happens when a teeny tiny gran of sand gets imbeded in this "protective" cloth? By adding on of these cloths it would seem to me that a person is actually increasing the chance of damage by filling the empty space that is supposed to be there between the keys and the display.

Oh, I also carry one of those swiffer dusters (just the fluffy end part) in a ziplock in my bag in the case I need to do some dusting while out and about.

It just seems to me that there are better uses for nearly $20...interesting product though and a nice review!

 

Appreciate the review, and perhaps this product has limited utility for those of us who travel weeks or months at a time.

But I'd rather invest that $20 in an interest-bearing account and use a good vacuum to clean a laptop. We have one of those Dyson vacuum cleaners -- now that thing kicks ass.

 

The name of the product was a little misleading--at least to me. I had something different in mind until I read your review. It is an interesting approach to cleaning the keyboard and screen though.

I know some members here were looking for ways to clean the keys of their keyboard--so if this product does that it in addition to trapping loose particles from under the keyboard and screen it could be helpful that way.

 

How does the sticky thing help? If you're just gonna turn the laptop upside-down and shake, then you can just turn upside-down and shake, no sticky thing applied! And then, wipe off the table with a sponge. Easier to do than get the thing out from where you're storing it, apply it, remove it, and throw it away. I'm sure the screen won't break off if you don't close it before shaking!

Malia

 

The little foam lining for the keyboard/LCD thing is actually quite nice. I carry around my notebook a lot and sometimes have to clean the screen after the rubber stops/touchpad buttons decide to leave a little mush on the screen.

 

Thats a bit spooky that your screen is coming into contact with anything on the keyboard... Thats one of my biggest gripes about the "touch stick" thing on Lenovo's (and some dells). I've repaired way to many of those that had damage caused by the pressure of that stupid thing because it wasn't quite screwed in enough.

 

Well, it only happens when I have a backpack filled with books. I'd rather not have it happen at all...I just usually keep it it a small carry on case and not in the backpack any more.

If I had to be disappointed with one thing on the notebook, it would be the simple fact that putting the nc8430 under just a little pressure could do that.

 

Maybe the idea is not to turn the notebook over and shake with this pad inside; maybe it is meant to automatically clean the notebook while it is on the move.
When you carry a notebook it will be turned and shaken unintentionally; if this sticky pad thing is already inside, then it can collect whatever dust or small particles it comes in contact, right ? Maybe it is meant to be used like that....

However I don’t think paying $20 is worth for something like this.

 

It's an interesting alternative to doing it yourself for much less $. I had ordered a mini-USB vacuum a few days back from eBay (under $5, shipped!)...if it's good enough, I will write a review for it.

eBay Link to Portable USB Vacuum

 

I do agree with some things said like they are a little expensive and yes I know you can use Endust and a cloth to clean your notebook for a lot less. The pads actually worked better than my first impression of them though. I like that they can be reused and that they can travel with you. I don't think you can take a can of Endust in your carry-on bag and these fit right in with your notebook, leaving plenty of space for other stuff. Although the vacuum sounds nice, Gautam please let me know when you do the review.

 

my sympathies tiffany