Need blanking plates! Any help?

claypigeon101 · 29 Apr 2011 at 17:14

Hey guys, just a quickie,

I'm buying a Macbook Pro 13" and desperately don't want the bits filling up with dust,

I'd really like a blanking plate/dust cap/insert for the mini displayport and firewire and ethernet, does anyone know if these things exist? Just a little rubber/plastic insert that will cover the contacts and fill the slot so no dust gets in. Just wanna keep it nice!

Any ideas?
Thanks guys!

EniGmA1981 · 30 Apr 2011 at 07:01

Insulation tape? Should do the job of covering the holes

Easier to find too!

freddie64 · 30 Apr 2011 at 07:34

Here's some dust caps.

Only does USB, Firewire and E-sata, but it's a start.

You could try e-mailing motherboard/graphics card manufacturers (Asus/Gigabyte etc) to see if they have any.

PhillyDee · 30 Apr 2011 at 10:34

I only know of RJ45 and HDMI caps. You would need to trust me a message though!

SRCMAN · 30 Apr 2011 at 20:08

U being serious?

My god how anal do you wanna get?

Just give it a clean every now and then.

Surveyor · 30 Apr 2011 at 20:35

SRCMAN said:
U being serious?

My god how anal do you wanna get?

Just give it a clean every now and then.

A thoughtful, considered and constructive post.

We thank you for sharing your wisdom.

You may only make 1 post a month but when you do it's worth waiting for.

claypigeon101 · 1 May 2011 at 19:49

SRCMAN said:
U being serious?

My god how anal do you wanna get?

Just give it a clean every now and then.

It's a huge investment for me and I want to keep it in the best shape possible. I am relying on it to perform perfectly in whatever circumstance I need when creating or distributing my music, in situations that could potentially make me a lot of money.

So in response, I'm getting as anal as it takes.

sk82jack · 1 May 2011 at 19:53

claypigeon101 said:
I'm getting as anal as it takes.

Careful how you phrase that, could turn bad.... :eek:

lol

DJ_Hughesy · 1 May 2011 at 21:07

sk82jack said:
Careful how you phrase that, could turn bad.... lol

haha this didnt stray off topic :eek:

panyan · 1 May 2011 at 23:18

anyway guys

i had a macbook for years and the ports were not protected - no problems whatsoever - i doubt it is an issue really

claypigeon101 · 2 May 2011 at 22:44

panyan said:
anyway guys

i had a macbook for years and the ports were not protected - no problems whatsoever - i doubt it is an issue really

Tru dat. I might be worrying too much

and guys, I'm not getting THAT anal, sorry to disappoint

panyan · 2 May 2011 at 22:50

claypigeon101 said:
Tru dat. I might be worrying too much

and guys, I'm not getting THAT anal, sorry to disappoint

as an engineer, i would say that the ports have been designed to take some dust and a few knocks without impeding their function and remember, these ports have not changed design in years - if there was an issue with dust they would ship with covers and ultimately be redesigned, i;d say - nothing to worry about

claypigeon101 · 2 May 2011 at 23:07

panyan said:
as an engineer, i would say that the ports have been designed to take some dust and a few knocks without impeding their function and remember, these ports have not changed design in years - if there was an issue with dust they would ship with covers and ultimately be redesigned, i;d say - nothing to worry about

Superb. Thanks for your help

Smithy0115 · 2 May 2011 at 23:08

My MacBook Pro's been used for well over a year with no cleaning of the ports and its been 'well' used. Everything still works fine!

claypigeon101 · 3 May 2011 at 23:47

Sweet. Thankschh!

wilko49 · 4 May 2011 at 01:03

As a long term Macbook user, I would say that easily the biggest risk of dust build up is in the CPU fan - had to replace mine when it burned out (probably from sucking in bits of tobacco off my desk

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