Liquid spill, over a year later computer works... how long will it last?

My boyfriend spilled Mt. Dew on my first gen Macbook a little over a year ago.
We took it to PeachMac and they said it would be around $500 to repair the logic board.
Since the computer would still come on I decided to look around for any other possible fixes.
My hard drive was corrupt so I erased it and reinstalled OS X Snow Leopard.
It's working just like new (and I cleaned the gunk from under the keys).
It kinda stinks though, this computer was in a closet for over a year and a simple erase/install was all it needed.
I just wanted to know if this fix will last, or will the spill catch up to the computer relatively soon?

Hi,
That's a tough call. But if you're doing the basics, and you aren't frustrated by its current performance, you can expect to keep the PowerBook working for the life of a new battery (maybe 1-2 years), so in my opinion it's worth it. This is in comparison to the cost of buying a new Mac, and they're far from cheap.
If you specifically want to know about the life of the hardware, your system will likely be problem-free with the hard drive being the most likely part to fail (replacement cost ~$100 plus installation). If you leave the laptop on a desk, it's less likely to have hardware problems than if you tote it around. If you carry it, it will probably develop cosmetic case dings.
Your display should be fine; I replaced the display in my PowerBook with an even older one, and it's still fine. RAM rarely fails.

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