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I used to want to personalize my laptops. Due to same vague notion it'd reduce confusion in the office. (Which proved to not be a problem.) Not big on product

I used to want to personalize my laptops. Due to same vague notion it'd reduce confusion in the office. (Which proved to not be a problem.) Not big on product stickers. Because "No Logo". I haven't liked any of the cases I've tried. Among other problems, accumulation of grit and scuz. I once tried that spray rubber stuff (on an old sacrificial laptop). PlastiDip? Didn't work well. I'm dumb about this stuff. Someone with more experience could probably make it "nice". I plugged stuff into the ports I cared about. Then tried to tidy all the edges with an exacto knife. Looked terrible. You know those fancy vinyl car wraps? I keep expecting someone to do that for laptops.

lvncelot 5y ago
>You know those fancy vinyl car wraps? I keep expecting someone to do that for laptops. Sounds like something dbrand[1] does. [1]https://dbrand.com/shop/dell-xps-13-skins-9380 https://dbrand.com/shop/dell-xps-13-skins-9380
awestroke 5y ago
dbrand sells vinyl "skins" for laptops and phones
mabbo 5y ago
> You know those fancy vinyl car wraps? I keep expecting someone to do that for laptops. I had one of those in like 2006. There was a website where I gave my laptop model, uploaded the image I wanted, and they mailed me a perfectly sized sticker that covered my entire laptop back. I made one real one, and a "Three Wolf Moon" one for fun.
detaro 5y ago
> Not big on product stickers. Because "No Logo". I personally use generic stickers from random sticker packs, since I also don't like the product or political stuff (well, work laptop can have employers product if there's nice stickers for that). E.g. the laptop I'm typing this on has a small bird sticker in one corner. > You know those fancy vinyl car wraps? I keep expecting someone to do that for laptops. "Laptop skins" is the keyword for that.
rexreed 5y ago
No need for plastidip, and no need to apply directly to the laptop. I got these transparent covers for my Mac: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0009/5354/8852/products/cmi_Macbook_Pro_13-inch_2020_SnapOn_Clear_CM044558_3_5000x.png?v=1605091204 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0009/5354/8852/products/cm... Then I made a custom vinyl skin from DecalGirl that was applied to the top transparent cover : https://www.decalgirl.com/skins/laptops/apple https://www.decalgirl.com/skins/laptops/apple Problem solved. Now I have a laptop "wrap" that isn't permanently or semi-permanently attached to the machine. DecalGirl has a bunch of other laptop skins as well for Dell, HP, Acer etc: https://www.decalgirl.com/skins/laptops https://www.decalgirl.com/skins/laptops
marcosdumay 5y ago
Ever though about printing your initials in a sticker?

lvncelot 5y ago

>You know those fancy vinyl car wraps? I keep expecting someone to do that for laptops. Sounds like something dbrand[1] does. [1]https://dbrand.com/shop/dell-xps-13-skins-9380 https://dbrand.com/shop/dell-xps-13-skins-9380

awestroke 5y ago

dbrand sells vinyl "skins" for laptops and phones

mabbo 5y ago

> You know those fancy vinyl car wraps? I keep expecting someone to do that for laptops. I had one of those in like 2006. There was a website where I gave my laptop model, uploaded the image I wanted, and they mailed me a perfectly sized sticker that covered my entire laptop back. I made one real one, and a "Three Wolf Moon" one for fun.

detaro 5y ago

> Not big on product stickers. Because "No Logo". I personally use generic stickers from random sticker packs, since I also don't like the product or political stuff (well, work laptop can have employers product if there's nice stickers for that). E.g. the laptop I'm typing this on has a small bird sticker in one corner. > You know those fancy vinyl car wraps? I keep expecting someone to do that for laptops. "Laptop skins" is the keyword for that.

rexreed 5y ago

No need for plastidip, and no need to apply directly to the laptop. I got these transparent covers for my Mac: https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0009/5354/8852/products/cmi_Macbook_Pro_13-inch_2020_SnapOn_Clear_CM044558_3_5000x.png?v=1605091204 https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0009/5354/8852/products/cm... Then I made a custom vinyl skin from DecalGirl that was applied to the top transparent cover : https://www.decalgirl.com/skins/laptops/apple https://www.decalgirl.com/skins/laptops/apple Problem solved. Now I have a laptop "wrap" that isn't permanently or semi-permanently attached to the machine. DecalGirl has a bunch of other laptop skins as well for Dell, HP, Acer etc: https://www.decalgirl.com/skins/laptops https://www.decalgirl.com/skins/laptops

marcosdumay 5y ago

Ever though about printing your initials in a sticker?