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This reminds me of people who I dealt with in retail. People would buy beautiful laptops, with glossy finishes, interesting detail. Yet, people would never pul
by mulletbum 10y ago
This reminds me of people who I dealt with in retail.
People would buy beautiful laptops, with glossy finishes, interesting detail. Yet, people would never pull the original plastic off the surrounding covers or back cover.
They would bring in their computers to be worked on and have this hideous, dirt crusted, half pulled up, sheet of plastic flapping in the breeze on their computer. I would ask them why they did this and they always said the same thing: "Because I don't want to scratch the laptop."
I would then go through my speal about how, if their entire purpose for keeping the plastic on was to keep it looking pristine, why did they put up with it looking like shit for years. By the time they get sick of dealing with said plastic, they will pull it off only to realize that the dirt and grime that has accumulated under that plastic causes tiny scratches in the surface of their laptop.
In summary: Laptops with plastic on them looked like shit to begin with, once removed the laptop still looked like shit from leaving the original plastic on. Take the plastic off, enjoy how beautiful your laptop is and try to take care of it to the best of your ability. Nothing lasts forever.
- gumby 10y agoLaptops are still in the "big investment" category. (I put that in quotes because many, even the majority, of non-apple laptops cost less than a phone). When my wife replaced her 1st gen macbook air she brought it to the shop to have the data transferred. She's a painter and it was covered with drips and smears of paint and had various nicks and other blemishes -- it was plainly a working tool. All the staff at the Palo Alto Apple store came to take a look at it because they were not used to seeing a machine not treated with kid gloves.
- mulletbum 10y agoYour story is funny, but true. Which is crazy as Apple makes some of the best laptop cases in the industry not just for aesthetic but they can take a beating.
- redial 10y agoDo you happen by any chance to have a photo of said laptop?
- gumby 10y agoI doubt it -- it was a long time ago, and why would she take a picture of her laptop? (I am sure it is in the corner or background of various photos though -- these things are ubiquitous).
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- mulletbum 10y agoIf I could downvote you I would.