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Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by gordon_freeman »

MiscIdeaMaker99 wrote: post #127
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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

Stickers are purely an extension of one's ego.

A few years ago I even saw an Ad[1] from Apple itself showing a lot of Macbooks with different stickers their owners have pasted on it, depicting something on the line of : " the Macbooks are so much loved that people just can't resist to personalize them."

And I still miss the previous work Macbook that I put Portal video game sticker on. :)

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZT4ZbwgIK3w

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by b123400 »

Wonderful idea! My friends drew some brilliant illustrations on my Macbook Pros ( https://i.imgur.com/O4mGZqZ.jpg ) using marker, directly on the case. Not soon afterward, the anti-reflective coating went bad and I tried to took it to Apple Store and was predictably told it's not possible to repair the screen without swapping out the entire screen. So 4 years later I am still using a never paired machine. I wish I knew about this kind of wrapping earlier.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by mrexroad »

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 keep an EFF bumper sticker on my laptop for that very reason — advertising for non-profits or causes. I’ve had a surprising (or not?) number of people ask “what’s this EFF thing?”, and in turn had many good conversations with folks about privacy, encryption, Etc. I know of at least one person who dug deeper after our chat and ended up donating to the EFF.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by sq_ »

throw03172019 wrote: post #106
ahartmetz wrote: post #95

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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!

To be entirely honest, I miss the glow. I thought it was a cool little feature, even if it didn't do anything much other than look pretty.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by sq_ »

Shorel wrote: post #156
seanmcdirmid wrote: post #124

Earlier quoted context omitted.

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.

Does it have a Ryzen chip? Or just a big AMD fan? :)

I'm excited to see more Ryzen laptops on the market, especially since Zen 2 is looking pretty nice on performance per watt.

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by rzzzt »

elif wrote: post #70
snek wrote: post #26

does anyone know of vinyl skins for the thinkpad x1 extreme?

Any vinyl skin will do. Use a razorblade around the edges like it's a skateboard. If you try to size it perfectly, you'll get lifting eventually.

And then a little sandpaper to smooth it down...

Re: Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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Post by want2know »

It's sad to see that in this thread most people jump in conclusions because they only assume there is only one reason why people put stickers on laptops.

Without giving it much thought you place people in a 'category' that only exists in your mind.

There are a million reasons why people put stickers on laptops. And also a million why people don't.

I guess it's best to keep an open mind and don't think you know why people sticker.

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