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Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by delinka » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 12:46 AM UTC

meerita wrote: post #89

Call me weirdo but I never jumped on the sticker wagon. I don't see the point of advertising companies for free. My support would be more in terms of using their services (paying, yes) than paying and also putting stickers on my laptop. Is just because fanatism or feeling proud of using something? I'm not trying to be jerk, but I never understood that movement.

I use stick figures, shadow shapes, etc. This differentiates my laptop from all the others in a crowd of them, and does it with my taste.

I’m with you on advertising - not interested.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by fencepost » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 12:53 AM UTC

torgian wrote: post #87

vcavallo wrote: post #50

TIL people really care about dumb stickers

Each sticker adds 5MHz to your speed!

Hmmm....

Stickers in the style of video game powerup pops, but with MHz, GB, etc units....

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by abootstrapper » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 1:01 AM UTC

Putting stickers on my laptop is the closest I’ve come to getting a tattoo.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by Causality1 » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 1:05 AM UTC

rootusrootus wrote: post #46

Causality1 wrote: post #29

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Does it have the same plastic-eating properties as Goo Gone?

Goo Gone isn't all that strong, are you sure you're not thinking of Goof Off? Goo Gone is a fairly average citrus-based cleaner, where as Goof Off is based on acetone. It'll melt many paint and plastics on contact. Certainly has it's moments, though, and it's far stronger than Goo Gone.

Indeed I was, or rather I assumed they were both maker-specific names for the same thing. Thank you for the explanation.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by js2 » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 1:10 AM UTC

darkpuma wrote: post #67

js2 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A case makes the laptop thicker and heavier. My wife and kids have cases on their MBAs and I don’t care for them at all.

I think the case he's talking about adds about 150g or so. If you're an ultralight hiker who's counting the grams, there are probably better options on the market. Otherwise I don't think many would notice during their daily routines.

Something like this right?

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01N1M1WRU/

That's what's on the 11" MBAs my kids have. It's 8.3 ounces (235 grams) and quite noticeable. I guess you could use just the top shell.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by throw03172019 » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 1:13 AM UTC

ahartmetz wrote: post #95

meerita wrote: post #89

Call me weirdo but I never jumped on the sticker wagon. I don't see the point of advertising companies for free. My support would be more in terms of using their services (paying, yes) than paying and also putting stickers on my laptop. Is just because fanatism or feeling proud of using something? I'm not trying to be jerk, but I never understood that movement.

Many to most typical laptop stickers don't advertise companies. Also, if you stick one over the glowing apple, you disable some rather obnoxious advertising.

New MacBook Pros no longer glow!

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by xivzgrev » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 1:19 AM UTC

IT departments at larger tech companies may be interested in this. Every time an employee leaves or they recall equipment they need to remove stickers, a manual and time consuming process. The key question is whether the amount of time to apply this coating is significantly less than removing individual stickers later?

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by ayeung » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 1:26 AM UTC

Fun fact: a razor blade from a box cutter, and some rubbing alcohol will remove any sticker off a MacBook’s aluminum case without scratching the MacBook.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by mrep » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 1:28 AM UTC

filt wrote: post #71

js2 wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

A case makes the laptop thicker and heavier. My wife and kids have cases on their MBAs and I don’t care for them at all.

Damn that's harsh. They're still your family!

Why do you need a case for your laptop? I've never dropped a laptop in my life (I have tripped over cords before but the magsafe has saved me every time). Shit, I bought the very first iphone the day it came out and I haven't used a cased on any of my phones either and still have never broken anything despite dropping my phones every once in a while.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by khendron » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 1:31 AM UTC

meerita wrote: post #89

Call me weirdo but I never jumped on the sticker wagon. I don't see the point of advertising companies for free. My support would be more in terms of using their services (paying, yes) than paying and also putting stickers on my laptop. Is just because fanatism or feeling proud of using something? I'm not trying to be jerk, but I never understood that movement.

The only reason I put a sticker on my laptop is to identify it out of all the other identical laptops at work.

I generally don't get a tech related sticker either. Instead I buy a sticker of an animal or something. Of my current laptops, one has an owl, one has a cat, and one has a flying fish.