Compressed air

corblimey

The inside of my machine is fairly dusty and I think it's causing my fan to have a harder time than normal. I thought I could pick up a compressed air can at PC World but the chimp behind the desk had never heard of such a thing and I couldn't find any on the shelves. I tried Argos, Currys, even B&Q all to no avail. Where on earth would I get a can of compressed air; failing that any other safe way to dust the inside of a PC?

snappieT

I've seen cans of compressed air in Tesco, next to the blank CDs etc.

Nothing wrong with taking a hoover to the inside of the case either, so long as you don't touch anything important.

corblimey

snappieT wrote: »

so long as you don't touch anything important.

Yeah, that's the problem.

francosp

corblimey wrote: »

The inside of my machine is fairly dusty and I think it's causing my fan to have a harder time than normal. I thought I could pick up a compressed air can at PC World but the chimp behind the desk had never heard of such a thing and I couldn't find any on the shelves. I tried Argos, Currys, even B&Q all to no avail. Where on earth would I get a can of compressed air; failing that any other safe way to dust the inside of a PC?

IT Direct on Parliament St. sell compressed air. I bought a can for my PS3 a few weeks back.

oisin

Also available in Maplins, Blanchardstown or Jervis Street. Also called an "Air Duster".

tommytee

corblimey wrote: »

I thought I could pick up a compressed air can at PC World but the chimp behind the desk had never heard of such a thing

doesnt surprise me in the slightest, they are pretty useless (from my experience), pc world is there to cater for the complete technophobe,

you ask them soemthing like , do you sell controller cards and they look at you like you have 2 freakin heads, then they mutter somehting like 'ah yes remote control, no sorry try Dixons' :mad::mad::mad:

RoadKillTs

If your in town you can use mine. Have an office in D2.

snappieT

Guys, this thread is nearly a year old... I'd say he's sorted it by now!

Overheal

snappieT wrote: »

Guys, this thread is nearly a year old... I'd say he's sorted it by now!

Nuh Uh! Its been a year that means its that time again to get dusting

ScumLord

It's a good job the chimp in PC World didn't know about it because it's damned expensive in there. I went in to buy some and they wanted over €20 for a can of it. Went over to Maplin and they wanted something like €16. Bought 4 cans on ebuyer for £6 a pop.

Overheal

You could always find sompleace that sells it wholesale.