Break out the canned air, anti-static wipes, and mini-vacuum–these computers are dust-covered nightmares. It’s hard to tell whether some of the machines in this photo gallery are computers or lint traps. See what happens when the dust bunnies take over.
Compiled by Bill Detwiler
?Cheryl’s computer being attacked by the dust monster
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Keep in mind these are how air gets into my computer to keep it cool.
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The grey part is a massive layer of dust covering a fan attached to the case.
This is a lot of dust covering the computer case’s front vent.
The ventilation holes are filled with dust, which is not good.
The dust that was collected from the inside of my computer.
Dusty Case (1 of 9)
Inside a very dusty computer case.
Dusty Case (2 of 9)
Dusty motherboard and cards.
Dusty Case (3 of 9)
A dust pile inside the case.
Dusty Case (4 of 9)
That’s a lot of dust.
Dusty Case (5 of 9)
The processor and fan
Dusty Case (6 of 9)
Processor fan
Dusty Case (7 of 9)
Processor heatsink
Dusty Case (8 of 9)
Misc. cards
Dusty Case (9 of 9)
video card
Dirty keyboard
Bill Detwiler is the Editor for Technical Content and Ecosystem at Celonis. He is the former Editor in Chief of TechRepublic and previous host of TechRepublic's Dynamic Developer podcast and Cracking Open, CNET and TechRepublic's popular online show. Previously, Bill was an IT manager in the social research and energy industries. He has bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Louisville, where he has also lectured on computer crime and crime prevention.
