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Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by craigmcnamara » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 1:33 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 have googly eyes on mine. Not only can I definitely find my computer in a sea of identical MacBooks, people across from me at meetings seem to enjoy them.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by rangibaby » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 1:37 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.

I used one years ago (2011 MBP 13), it made the top case top heavy for the screen hinge to support which made the screen a bit floppy.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by zrail » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 1:41 AM UTC

So maybe a silly question, but is there some reason clear contact paper wouldn't work? Is the sheen not quite right?

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by gumby » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 1:42 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.

random stickers (that don't have to be corporate) make it easier to tell whose machine you're about to grab.

That could mean yours, or your rival's; I leave that part of the decision to you.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by derrikcurran » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 1:44 AM UTC

AdmiralAsshat wrote: post #23

tragic wrote: post #12

> * Resale - By putting stickers on my laptop, I am either going to have to try to remove them again once I come to selling it, lowering my resale price because the laptop isn’t in near pristine condition. > * Damage - There is a worry that some stickers may leave a horrible hard-to-remove residue, or maybe leave a discolouration to the aluminium. To which may be added a third - your Mac gets sent off for repair, but…

Or the repair person might helpfully "clean" the case. Like what happened to this poor guy and his autographed XBOX 360 case: https://web.archive.org/web/20080302171919/http://hawtymcblo...

I'm still trying to figure out how it happened. Did they have some kind of automated case cleaning system or something?

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by veritas3241 » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 2:02 AM UTC

I have 12 small whiteboards (14x14 in) mounted on my wall that I add stickers to now. The only stickers on my laptop are ones I have duplicates of. It's a nice collection and it's scaled more than the back of my laptop has.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by tsumnia » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 2:09 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.

Funny enough, for me, it depends on the "thing". Laptop or car? No dice; but water bottle and home PC, stickers on them. I don't go out of my way to sticker them up, its mostly a collection of stickers I think look "cool" or hold sentimental value. For example, I have the skydiving bumper sticker on my water bottle cause, while it is rather bland looking, marks the skydiving trip I took two years ago. The Hot Ones sticker on my tower is because I really like hot sauces.

Overall, I like to do it because I've done it since my high school folders. I used to tape magazine clippings all over it and even made a small amount of money doing it for others at my school.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by futureastronaut » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 2:10 AM UTC

dudul wrote: post #4

Maybe I read a little fast, but why only mention "MacBooks"? Wouldn't this system work for any laptop?

I think there's a large overlap between image-conscious Mac users and image-conscious developers, for whom laptops are an expression of self or something like that.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by killjoywashere » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 2:11 AM UTC

License this to Sticker Mule. Sell it with framing options.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by Brajeshwar » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 2:13 AM UTC

mrep wrote: post #109

filt wrote: post #71

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

I'm also a no case person. I don't remember ever dropping my iPhones. But it is not for everyone. Once a friend took my phone to look at something and he dropped it, shattering the glass. I was more amazed that in its entirety of 3+ years, I never dropped the phone once but it slipped my friend's hand in just that few minutes. :-)