broken hinges, dodgy battery and a drink spilled on the keyboard, original air.

Spilling a drink on a laptop keyboard usually does irreparable damage. Lucky the thing still works.

 

Only for someone who doesn't want to replace the logic board/ keyboard, or anything else that may have been damaged.

At this point it will probably cost more than the computer is worth honestly. But if you really want to you could start replacing the internals until it starts working again!

 

Yes, really. It usually shorts the logic board, which necessitates replacement. At this point, it is 4.5 years old. The best best it is to replace it, since it will cost a lot more than it is worth to fix it. Even a 2010 refurbished model (which is available in the Apple online store for $769) will run circles around it.

 

Agreed - likely not worth spending any time on.

 

But even if you spent all that time and money and managed to get Apple to fix the hinges for free, its STILL a Rev A Air - old and slow.

 

Not impossible, but highly unlikely. Best of luck - I truly hope if works out...

 

I would guess no, but it's not impossible. It's much more likely that the liquid would have gummed up the keyboard and / or shorted the logic board (or other electronics).

 

Try picking up a new keyboard from eBay, if it doesn't work, return it (providing the seller would agree to that)

 

Don't use soap. Use 1/3 rubbing alcohol mixed with 2/3 distilled water

 

Isopropyl alcohol is always good too.

 

It can be too abrasive, so you should mix it up with water.

LeeM, just don't use disk soap. It leaves a residue and doesnt work out well. Trust me. It must be distilled water at least, add alcohol as you see fit. Distilled water doesn't have any minerals so it evaporates completely, and alcohol evaporates without a residue.

 

Why don't you just try taking it in to get the hinge repaired as it is? The worst they can do is just say no. The broken hinge isn't really related to the keyboard and battery.

I'm also going to try to take my Rev. A MacBook Air in soon for hinge repair. It's got dents on the back corners of the upper lid, but hopefully they'll still repair the hinges for free. I've read of them replacing the entire top half of the computer, screen included, but I've never heard of them giving out a newer model refurb.

 

For sure. I didn't mean to imply using it at full strength.

 

Not just that, but also the grey plastic part that's cracked.