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Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by fyfy18 » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 3:46 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 have a ThinkPad, so I need to protect whatever else is in my bag...

Seriously though, I often carry my laptop in a sachle bag. It doesn't have a dedicated laptop pocket, and often I like to ram it full of stuff. If I didn't my devices would end up scratched easily, and probably full of dust from whatever is lurking at the bottom of my bag.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by analog31 » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 4:03 AM UTC

lttlrck wrote: post #17

3M adhesive remover is amazing stuff. It beats Goo Gone by a wide margin, I recently used it to remove PETG residue from my 3D printer bed and that stuff is gnarly. 3M 38983 General Purpose Adhesive Remover - 12 oz. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B004EBNTYK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_cU...

For dealing with milder adhesives, try peanut butter or vegetable oil. Let it sit overnight, then wipe off. The only reason for considering peanut butter is that it doesn't drip off while the oil does its work.

I'm not averse to "chemicals" per se, but I like to minimize the number of different specialty liquids I have to find a place for in my house.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by disordinary » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 4:05 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've put stickers on laptops before but it's always been OpenSource projects which I use and only to cover scuff marks as the laptops age.

Commercial products to me seem similar to wearing brand names.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by Shorel » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 4:13 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 don't use stickers either but with this technique, I could give it a try for a few months.

Totally unrelated: I feel the same about tattoos.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by Shorel » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 4:13 AM UTC

craigmcnamara wrote: post #111

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.

Damn this seems fun.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by Shorel » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 4:15 AM UTC

seanmcdirmid wrote: post #124

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.

Stickers are purely a way to identify your laptop in a sea of otherwise identical MacBook pros.

At work, my laptop is the only one with a Ryzen sticker.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by jaakl » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 4:22 AM UTC

I used screen cleaner gel to clean up some old macbooks with pile of years old stickers and it worked without any trace left I can notice. And I guess it is already safe for electronics. No special formulas needed.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by Marsymars » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 4:24 AM UTC

flukus wrote: post #143

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 don't see the point of advertising companies for free What if I'm covering up the free advertising built into the machine? I like how my triforce sticker looks a lot more than the dell logo it replaced.

> What if I'm covering up the free advertising built into the machine?

This is what I do. My current MacBook has a single unbranded sticker of a hop (from Double Mountain Brewery) to cover up the Apple Logo.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by cgriswald » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 4:26 AM UTC

Brajeshwar wrote: post #120

mrep wrote: post #109

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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. :-)

I’ve broken several iPhones including one the same day I got it. The breaks always seemed to happen randomly. Relatively low impact. But once I dropped one, tried to grab it, and ended up flinging it up and across the room where it hit the wall about ten feet up then fell anyway... it was fine. Another time I was hiking and stupidly had my phone out. I fell, landed with the screen side down beneath my hand onto pebbles... not a scratch.

Anyway... I always buy a case now.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by pvarangot » Thu, Jul 11, 2019, 4:27 AM UTC

mattschmulen wrote: post #92

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.

How else do you identify your mbp going through TSA. Call me laptop roulette paranoid.

Mine is the one with no stickers