Blocking the glowing apple on a macbook
Jul 6, 2009 | 5:26 am
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Jul 6, 2009 | 5:29 am
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I'm just on the verge of getting a Macbook Pro 13". The aluminium billet body is what is winning me over and with bootcamp I can still have a windows machine for those things that must be on windows.
The one thing holding me back is the stupid glowing apple on the back of the screen. I hate being a mobile billboard for company logos! I certainly don't want to be an iDork.
Is there anyway to block it that looks neat and tidy?
Does any company sell aluminium cut outs that one could glue into place on the silly glowing apple?
The one thing holding me back is the stupid glowing apple on the back of the screen. I hate being a mobile billboard for company logos! I certainly don't want to be an iDork.
Is there anyway to block it that looks neat and tidy?
Does any company sell aluminium cut outs that one could glue into place on the silly glowing apple?
Jul 6, 2009 | 6:22 am
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It could be far worse... the sad people who make their white Apple logo the old rainbow one.
Jul 6, 2009 | 6:46 am
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Excellent point. Alternatively, I would imagine it wouldn't be hard to google 'hide glowing apple' or 'painted backlit apple logo' and some variants, to find any laptop 'mods' like spraypainting the logo, so it's both opaque (-ish?) and the same colour as the unibody metal.
More bad news on that front. If you buy a PC you will still have the company logo on it.
Jul 6, 2009 | 12:24 pm
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Jul 6, 2009 | 4:49 pm
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Jul 7, 2009 | 12:23 am
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I really want a Porche but I don't want anyone to know I have one. Maybe I could take the engine out of a Porche and put it in a Ford Tempo. That might solve my problems.
Jul 7, 2009 | 12:55 am
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I wonder if anyone has done it properly and had their fruity bit filled with hot metal.
Could an alloy wheel specialist arrange a mould to do a custom fill of this hole?
A replacement lid in Alumin(i)um might be an elegant solution.
Could an alloy wheel specialist arrange a mould to do a custom fill of this hole?
A replacement lid in Alumin(i)um might be an elegant solution.
Jul 7, 2009 | 1:25 am
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Meh...I covered the Toshiba logo on my laptop with a sticker...
...one of several I have currently on there and will continue to collect & add to.
In addition to the I Love Love sticker, I have a GoGo Inflight Wireless sticker, a Skullcandy Headphones sticker, two music artist/band stickers, and an art gallery sticker. Is there a FT sticker?
...one of several I have currently on there and will continue to collect & add to.
In addition to the I Love Love sticker, I have a GoGo Inflight Wireless sticker, a Skullcandy Headphones sticker, two music artist/band stickers, and an art gallery sticker. Is there a FT sticker?
Jul 7, 2009 | 1:26 am
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The nice thing about this thread is that it balances out all of the "why don't you just buy a Mac" comments that have angered people on this forum for so long. I'd be willing to commit to an "alternate hardware suggestion" moratorium. Those "why don't you just buy..." comments are glib and unhelpful.