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Preserving Laptop Stickers on MacBooks

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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.

Both. I bought the laptop because it has a Ryzen chip.

Figured that would be it. How do you like it? Do you think performance is solid?

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Only for the record, there are already people selling laptop wraps. leather and wood: https://www.rvinyl.com/Laptop-Wraps Various skins, already tailored for specific models: https://mightyskins.com/pages/laptop And you can even create your own design: https://mightyskins.com/collections/custom-laptop Another one (Macbook): https://dassidecal.com/collections/macbook-skins-cases And yet another one: https://www.decalg…

Any transparent ones, or ones that match the color of the laptop exactly?

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Serendipitous! I've been agonizing over this very question for the last few months. I have a few rare and interesting stickers that I'd love to stick on my Macbook, but I haven't been able to find any transparent/color-matching covers that would let me keep them after I switch computers. Really hope this product gets sold! (Or that Graham makes a one-off for me. ;)

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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 pe…

Good to see a fellow stoic in the thread.

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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...

> Taking it apart would have voided the warranty Rrr... We must extinguish this lie! It is illegal in the US for companies to do this.

That was in '08. I think that might have been before the decision came out about that.

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> There are a million reasons why people put stickers on laptops. And also a million why people don't. Well, let's not get carried away. There are a handful of reasons at best: 1) they feel the laptop is drab/empty and want to decorate it 2) they are fans of an artist/band and want to promote it 3) they want to broadcast the world the company they work for and/or their choice of frameworks and tools 4) they want to c…

I use stickers to keep track of my laptop at airports. When you put your machine through the scanners you have to take it out of your bag which makes it look just like everyone else's Space Gray MBP. With some personal stickers on it, it's much easier to make sure I grab the right one when I rush to gather my things and get redressed. :/

Same! Identification. Except at work mostly, as there is an ocean of identical machines.

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I have devoted my life to removing stickers from all my computers. The first thing I do with a new ThinkPad is remove the Intel and Lenovo stickers from the palmrest. (Tip: If you have a Swiss Army knife with the plastic toothpick, the flat point of that toothpick is a perfect tool for lifting a corner of a sticker.) The one exception was when I realized I was using my late 2013 MacBook Pro in Windows more than in OS…

Our old toilet had a "Designed for Windows" sticker from an old ThinkPad, and the current one has "Intel Inside".

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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 pe…

> There are a million reasons why people put stickers on laptops. And also a million why people don't. Well, let's not get carried away. There are a handful of reasons at best: 1) they feel the laptop is drab/empty and want to decorate it 2) they are fans of an artist/band and want to promote it 3) they want to broadcast the world the company they work for and/or their choice of frameworks and tools 4) they want to c…

Barcoded and company-branded stickers for internal inventory tracking.
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