Cleaning tip for Alienware Aurora's

I'm really hoping that clear side panel is not made from acrylic.

I use one of these. I’m sure there are cheaper ones but you get what you pay for. When I use this tool I hold the fans while blowing the dust off. 

https://www.amazon.com/Computer-Powerful-Electronic-Environmentally-Friendly/dp/B01FWSYOME

Most important for any type of cleaning:

- Ensure to unplug the power cord before starting.

- Don't spray anything inside the computer case ever.

- Be careful not to create static energy as that might damage components.

Hello,

Propanol and/ or Isopropyl alcohol does NOT affect or damage the surface from Acrylic.

Only Petroleum derivates like Thinner are damage Acrylic.

So Propanol and Isopropyl alcohol are safe.

More importantly people after 3 months should not have to clean, hoover or remove dust. The R13 is so badly designed though they have to. The cooling system provided is great at sucking air in, but cant get rid of it.

I also do not understand the need for a metal grill behind the front plastic, but thats another issue.

Likely an existing frame. This way they only need to design the outside plastic shell and you have what looks like a newly designed case from the outside.

This however poses a few issues, especially with the radiator fan as that is linked up with a smaller metal fan guard, impeding exit air flow.

....? It's definitely not because the design, but because the situation. I smoke in the room where my extremely well designed Alienware R 13 stands.

Yes i know that and i'm not going to argue a specialist, thatswhy you mix with water.

I can take some picture's next time i'm cleaning again with Propanol and post them so that you can see its save.

I have also wondered what the metal grade is there for on the R11 side panels.

this is false

Acrylic is an amorphous polymer that is principally soluble in isopropyl alcohol. The alcohol diffuses into the surface causing the polymer chains to swell, resulting in a phenomenon called 'crazing'.

Thats because its part from the chassis and durability when you open and close a side panel a tenthousand time:-)

Oke, maybe i was a little premature about the isopropyl alcohol, but its definitily that propanol not affect even without water, i work as a CNC Engineer and we have a Datron M8 Cube, this machine is cooled with pure propanol and the main door at front your working area have a big window made of acrylic, and running now for a couple of years and the window is just like new. However, the guys i talked with say about isopropyl '' think so, gues it does'' , so forgive me for that. 

The crazing of acrylic by isopropryl alcohol is not an immediate event, but a process over time as the polymer chain structure weakens, eventually resulting in surface cracks.

As a note; we have not yet had any confirmation that the clear side panel is made from acrylic.

Yeah, hopefully in the future of Alienware if they design a totally new case with better AIR FLOW thats able to handle the best and most powerful CPU hardware I will continue to purchase another Alienware machine. But yeah the internal case not the external. I must admit the R13 is awesome looking and I was excited until all the beans hit the floor about the 12900KF, that was shocking to hear.