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by nodata 12y ago

jeswin 12y ago
It is a very good point. Although they have equally good or better innards than the Mac mini, these stickers add to the cheap knock-off look in the pictures. People like attention to detail, they want to buy stuff a team was proud of building.
- lqdc13 12y ago
  I very much prefer the stickers to a huge glowing logo of a brand. These can be easily peeled off if unwanted.
  - jeswin 12y ago
    On the other hand, I am more likely to assume that a similar level of deliberation would have gone into thermal design and component choices.
  - mattkevan 12y ago
    Not wanting to appear pedantic (well, a little), but the logo on a Mac Mini doesn't glow...
  - emsy 12y ago
    I've never met a person that was bothered by the Apple logo. Quite the contrary, people even put stickers of the apple logo on their stuff. There are even studies that show that the presence of the logo in the work area can increase creativity. I'd argue that this is not the case for the ugly Intel stickers.
    - pgeorgi 12y ago
      There are people who put stickers on top of the Apple logo (some care must be taken to prevent it from shining through). I guess they're not too happy with it.
      - deckiedan 12y ago
        Our company has a logo which is roughly circular, so one guy who has a plastic cutter has been selling overlays which make our logo glow on the back of apple laptops. Pretty cool, and very popular. :-)
      - protomyth 12y ago
        DNA Lounge has a sticker made for the placement over the Apple Logo. http://www.dnalounge.com/store/stickers.html http://www.dnalounge.com/store/stickers.html
    - DanBC 12y ago
      I dislike the glowing Apple logo.
    - dagw 12y ago
      I've never met a person that was bothered by the Apple logo. Hi, nice to meet you. Love my macbook air, best laptop I ever owned. If I had the option to get one without the logo on the lid I'd happily pay $50 extra.
      - emsy 12y ago
        Hi! I wouldn't argue that there aren't people who are bothered by the logo (at the very least, it's also a security concern!). But many wear it proudly. This isn't something you usually see with Intel/Asus/Lenovo or whatever stickers.
        dagw 12y ago
        To me it just reminds me a bit too much of people who buy clothes and accessories with the brand name printed really really large so that they can be sure that everyone knows they are wearing Prada sunglasses. I just like things a bit more subtle and understated, both in my laptops and my other accessories. Which I will admit, at the end of the day, is probably just as vain and silly.
        moe 12y ago
        If it really bothers you, you can easily find stickers to cover the light in all shapes and forms: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Label-Aufkleber-Sticker-Badge-Logo-13mm-x-15mm-007b/111529217853 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Label-Aufkleber-Sticker-Badge-...
        emsy 12y ago
        I agree wholly with you. My argument (which I unclearly expressed) was that in my opinion, most consumers find the apple logo desirable while they will shun the PC stickers.
    - emsy 12y ago
      For them apple haters: http://phys.org/news125073871.html http://phys.org/news125073871.html
  - Lio 12y ago
    Not to disagree with you but the thing with the glowing logo on Apple laptops (as apposed to Apple desktops which don't have it) is that I, the user, don't have to look at it. When it's open there's no actual branding on case of a MacBook Pro, even the words MacBook Pro have been removed. At a push you could count the keyboard layout I suppose. It's been a while since I last pulled the stickers off a laptop but do they still leave a sticky residue behind?
- nodata 12y ago
  They come in the box, the attention to detail is from the person who stuck them on.
  - RexRollman 12y ago
    Exactly. I have the feeling that the ARS reviewer wanted everybody to really believe there was an i7 inside.

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by nodata 12y ago

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It is a very good point. Although they have equally good or better innards than the Mac mini, these stickers add to the cheap knock-off look in the pictures. People like attention to detail, they want to buy stuff a team was proud of building.

lqdc13 12y ago
I very much prefer the stickers to a huge glowing logo of a brand. These can be easily peeled off if unwanted.
- jeswin 12y ago
  On the other hand, I am more likely to assume that a similar level of deliberation would have gone into thermal design and component choices.
- mattkevan 12y ago
  Not wanting to appear pedantic (well, a little), but the logo on a Mac Mini doesn't glow...
- emsy 12y ago
  I've never met a person that was bothered by the Apple logo. Quite the contrary, people even put stickers of the apple logo on their stuff. There are even studies that show that the presence of the logo in the work area can increase creativity. I'd argue that this is not the case for the ugly Intel stickers.
  - pgeorgi 12y ago
    There are people who put stickers on top of the Apple logo (some care must be taken to prevent it from shining through). I guess they're not too happy with it.
    - deckiedan 12y ago
      Our company has a logo which is roughly circular, so one guy who has a plastic cutter has been selling overlays which make our logo glow on the back of apple laptops. Pretty cool, and very popular. :-)
    - protomyth 12y ago
      DNA Lounge has a sticker made for the placement over the Apple Logo. http://www.dnalounge.com/store/stickers.html http://www.dnalounge.com/store/stickers.html
  - DanBC 12y ago
    I dislike the glowing Apple logo.
  - dagw 12y ago
    I've never met a person that was bothered by the Apple logo. Hi, nice to meet you. Love my macbook air, best laptop I ever owned. If I had the option to get one without the logo on the lid I'd happily pay $50 extra.
    - emsy 12y ago
      Hi! I wouldn't argue that there aren't people who are bothered by the logo (at the very least, it's also a security concern!). But many wear it proudly. This isn't something you usually see with Intel/Asus/Lenovo or whatever stickers.
      - dagw 12y ago
        To me it just reminds me a bit too much of people who buy clothes and accessories with the brand name printed really really large so that they can be sure that everyone knows they are wearing Prada sunglasses. I just like things a bit more subtle and understated, both in my laptops and my other accessories. Which I will admit, at the end of the day, is probably just as vain and silly.
        moe 12y ago
        If it really bothers you, you can easily find stickers to cover the light in all shapes and forms: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Label-Aufkleber-Sticker-Badge-Logo-13mm-x-15mm-007b/111529217853 http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Label-Aufkleber-Sticker-Badge-...
        emsy 12y ago
        I agree wholly with you. My argument (which I unclearly expressed) was that in my opinion, most consumers find the apple logo desirable while they will shun the PC stickers.
  - emsy 12y ago
    For them apple haters: http://phys.org/news125073871.html http://phys.org/news125073871.html
- Lio 12y ago
  Not to disagree with you but the thing with the glowing logo on Apple laptops (as apposed to Apple desktops which don't have it) is that I, the user, don't have to look at it. When it's open there's no actual branding on case of a MacBook Pro, even the words MacBook Pro have been removed. At a push you could count the keyboard layout I suppose. It's been a while since I last pulled the stickers off a laptop but do they still leave a sticky residue behind?
nodata 12y ago
They come in the box, the attention to detail is from the person who stuck them on.
- RexRollman 12y ago
  Exactly. I have the feeling that the ARS reviewer wanted everybody to really believe there was an i7 inside.