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1.0 out of 5 starsNot the same, don't do it, you might regret it
Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2022
I had a couple of bottles of Zeiss Lens Cleaner from several years ago. It was really good. As one ran out, I wanted to buy more. Ordered this without much thinking.
The item arrived crushed and damaged due to being shipped in an envelope. Amazon did not allow me to return it. I had to contact support.
While at it read some reviews here. Decided to compare with the old bottle I had.
Caution: this seems to be a different product being sold under the same brand.
The old stuff smells like a good quality lens cleaner should. I used it on expensive items. The new stuff smells like cheap perfume. The old stuff was deionized water, 2-butoxyethanol, proprietary detergents and preservatives. The new stuff only lists water, proprietary detergents and preservatives. Like I said, smells somewhere between cheap perfume and cheap shampoo, completely different, different product.
If you're buying based on previous experience, this is not the same product, use at your own risk, especially seeing some other reviews here.
Update: tried it on my older MacBook screen.
With the previous version of the product I was able to clean the screen using a few sprays and one or a couple fresh microfiber cloths.
With the new version of the product, I went through 4 microfiber cloths and the screen is still looking bad. There are streaks that I can't seem to work away. I'm not of the type who touches the screen, so it was basically clean to begin with.
I don't recall this being the problem with the old version of the product, which is why I bought this without looking for something else in the first place.
Confirming the new version of the product is different and not good. Leaving the one star rating.
