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MacBook Pro Water Sensor?

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Derrick Velasco

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Does the MacBook Pro have a water sensor in it? I know this is a little silly to ask, but the iPhone does. SO why not it's more expensive brother?
Thanks!:D
 
Derrick Velasco said:
Does the MacBook Pro have a water sensor in it? I know this is a little silly to ask, but the iPhone does. SO why not it's more expensive brother?
Thanks!:D
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Yes it does. If you pour water on it, it will automatically shut down and stop working. Forever.
 
No it doesn't.

Your iPhone break, they REPLACE it. If it's water damaged--they DON'T replace it.

If your computer breaks, they diagnose it and take it apart and fix it if needed. If they see water damage--they DON'T fix it.

lupin..the..3rd said:
Yes it does. If you pour water on it, it will automatically shut down and stop working. Forever.
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Not necessarily.
 
There's a good youtube video of someone pouring a bottle of water in his MBP keyboard while it is on... no visible effect in the movie (don't know what happened after that though).
 
It's common for phones, not just the iPhone, to have water sensitive stickers. I had it on my cheap LG phone.

Laptops at the moment, aren't small and portable enough to be commonly dropped into the toilet, sink, or pool.
 
e12a said:
It's common for phones, not just the iPhone, to have water sensitive stickers. I had it on my cheap LG phone.

Laptops at the moment, aren't small and portable enough to be commonly dropped into the toilet, sink, or pool.
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:p Yeah that's true. Thanks for the information!
 
Unless you dropped it in a toilet this big:
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alphaod said:
No it doesn't.

Your iPhone break, they REPLACE it. If it's water damaged--they DON'T replace it.

If your computer breaks, they diagnose it and take it apart and fix it if needed. If they see water damage--they DON'T fix it.
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You're talking about a water damage INDICATOR, not a water SENSOR. Since he said sensor, I'm pretty sure the op is talking about a device that senses the presence of excessive moisture, and kills the power to protect the sensitive electronics.

Such a device is found in most phones, as I can remember using that feature in an old LG phone I had years ago. It went through a pool AND a hot-tub... never broke, just disabled itself until it was dry.

I would be shocked to learn that Apple does not employ this technology in pretty much all of their products, though I cannot say for sure.
 
mrblack927 said:
You're talking about a water damage INDICATOR, not a water SENSOR. Since he said sensor, I'm pretty sure the op is talking about a device that senses the presence of excessive moisture, and kills the power to protect the sensitive electronics.

Such a device is found in most phones, as I can remember using that feature in an old LG phone I had years ago. It went through a pool AND a hot-tub... never broke, just disabled itself until it was dry.

I would be shocked to learn that Apple does not employ this technology in pretty much all of their products, though I cannot say for sure.
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you will be shocked.

you're giving LG too much credit in implementing a water "sensor".

its not disabling itself per say, its just shorting out until the moisture evaporates.

I've left my LG phone through a full cycle in the washing machine. I tried turning it on shortly after and all it did was sputter and make random noises. Flooded the thing with WD-40 (water repellent) and waited a few days and it was back to normal.

Edit: seems like "sensor" and "indicator" are interchangeable. I think we're all talking about the sticker that turns pink when wet. That is it. No fancy dancy technology implemented.
 
their is a thin sheet of plastic over the lower casing of that mbp. you can see the light reflecting off it
 
mrblack927 said:
You're talking about a water damage INDICATOR, not a water SENSOR. Since he said sensor, I'm pretty sure the op is talking about a device that senses the presence of excessive moisture, and kills the power to protect the sensitive electronics.
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No I'm pretty sure the OP means the indicator, sensor, thing that turns red, whatever.
 
Derrick Velasco said:
Does the MacBook Pro have a water sensor in it? I know this is a little silly to ask, but the iPhone does. SO why not it's more expensive brother?
Thanks!:D
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It seems that more people have little accidents with their cellphones and often it involves water or liquids that contain water and some of those people will return their cellphones to the store for warranty repair. The water sensor (as you call) it is there to provide instant proof the device came into direct contact with a body of water allowing the store to give you a quick answer, whether or not they'd repair the device under warranty. In the case of a MacBook/Pro however, there isn't any such sticker, yet... Often it's not required as liquids will leave some form of residue on the PCB, cause an electrical short or cause countless other types of damage.

Why you ask?
 
I think I get the idea, no I'm not going to drench water all over mine,
I love it heart & soul.
Because I want to know more about it! :D
 
just a FYI for all you guys that think that macs don't have water indicator stickers. they sure do! on my 13" unibody MBP, there is one directly between the trackpad and the frame, two on the edges of the keyboard's backlight panel, and one directly in the centre of the same panel.
 
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