A friend spilled apple juice on my laptop...

A friend spilled apple juice on my laptop a while ago. I took it into the Apple Store and they said it would be about $600 to replace the key board. There havent been any problems but the keys are still sticking occasionally. Is there any cheaper solution?

The problem is that not only the keyboard might be affected, but also the logic board. That's the reason of such an expensive repair.
When you spill liquid onto a MacBook, the first affected part will be the keyboard, but then, it might damage the logic board. When liquid goes into the logic board, you don't know when your computer will stop working. My advice is to make a backup of your data and repair the MacBook to an Apple Store or reseller (or get a new one), because Apple won't make you pay $600 for only the keyboard. Also, ask to the Genius if the logic board will be replaced

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