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I'm definitely getting sick of the dull colours in the higher end laptops. Give me a yellow, give me a red, forest green, whatever, anything but silver and dark

I'm definitely getting sick of the dull colours in the higher end laptops. Give me a yellow, give me a red, forest green, whatever, anything but silver and darker silver

margalabargala 6mo ago
$10 in enamel paints and a free half hour and you can have as cool looking of a laptop as you like!
- ChrisMarshallNY 6mo ago
  You can fairly easily get skins that will customize your laptop. I’ve done that, in the past. Seems the thing most people are into, these says, is “bumper stickers” on their laptop lids. I suspect neutral colors work best for that. I’ve found that I tend to replace my primary development machine every 3 years or so. Since retiring, I don’t travel much, so I got an M4Pro Mini. Works great, and I still have my M1Max MacBook Pro (my previous development machine), for when I want to hit the road.
  - squeedles 6mo ago
    I large part, the sticker trend is so that people can distinguish one gray rounded slab from another. It is the reaction, not the cause.
    - ChrisMarshallNY 6mo ago
      Maybe, but I always assumed that it was for the same reason that people put them on their cars. They are really signals to others.
      - brailsafe 6mo ago
        I think it can be either. Mine are all novelties that help me to distinguish my grey squares from each other and bring a bit of joy.
    - brailsafe 6mo ago
      I agree with you and ChrisMarshallNY, I think both can be true. I have a work laptop and personal laptop that would be identical if not for stickers, but at the same time I enjoy stickers because they lend personality to something that would otherwise look the same as every other one; I'm sure signalling plays a part for some people, but mine are all novelties.
  - brailsafe 6mo ago
    I've had skins, and would probably use one now if I really wanted to go ham decorating with stickers, but I'd just prefer a neat colour that I can do the same thing with if I want.
hypercube33 6mo ago
It's cars too - you'll get muted blue, 5 greys a black, white and better enjoy being boring. Near 2000 everything came in wild colors. I fondly miss bright red motherboards even, or orange ones.

I'm definitely getting sick of the dull colours in the higher end laptops. Give me a yellow, give me a red, forest green, whatever, anything but silver and darker silver

margalabargala 6mo ago

$10 in enamel paints and a free half hour and you can have as cool looking of a laptop as you like!

ChrisMarshallNY 6mo ago
You can fairly easily get skins that will customize your laptop. I’ve done that, in the past. Seems the thing most people are into, these says, is “bumper stickers” on their laptop lids. I suspect neutral colors work best for that. I’ve found that I tend to replace my primary development machine every 3 years or so. Since retiring, I don’t travel much, so I got an M4Pro Mini. Works great, and I still have my M1Max MacBook Pro (my previous development machine), for when I want to hit the road.
- squeedles 6mo ago
  I large part, the sticker trend is so that people can distinguish one gray rounded slab from another. It is the reaction, not the cause.
  - ChrisMarshallNY 6mo ago
    Maybe, but I always assumed that it was for the same reason that people put them on their cars. They are really signals to others.
    - brailsafe 6mo ago
      I think it can be either. Mine are all novelties that help me to distinguish my grey squares from each other and bring a bit of joy.
  - brailsafe 6mo ago
    I agree with you and ChrisMarshallNY, I think both can be true. I have a work laptop and personal laptop that would be identical if not for stickers, but at the same time I enjoy stickers because they lend personality to something that would otherwise look the same as every other one; I'm sure signalling plays a part for some people, but mine are all novelties.
- brailsafe 6mo ago
  I've had skins, and would probably use one now if I really wanted to go ham decorating with stickers, but I'd just prefer a neat colour that I can do the same thing with if I want.

hypercube33 6mo ago

It's cars too - you'll get muted blue, 5 greys a black, white and better enjoy being boring. Near 2000 everything came in wild colors. I fondly miss bright red motherboards even, or orange ones.