In the "Gilding the Lily" department: Painting the Apple

[dianeduane]

I've been thinking about the possibility of an Apple laptop for a while. Now, with the whole BootCamp thing going on, the possibility is more like a probability. And now this:

It seems like the rumors of multi-colored MacBook Pros were true, though Apple wasn't the one who dipped them in paint. ColorWare, purveyors of colorized high-end electronics, has added the 15-inch MacBook Pro (sorry, no 17-inch - yet) to their array of products you can purchase new and colorized. They also offer their colorizing service for those who need to add some colorful zing to that old 'n busted product you bought mere weeks ago.

A nice blue one...hmm.  There's a thought. But there's one other change I'd want made that I doubt these folks are equipped to handle:  I want the Apple without the Bite.

Tags: Apple, MacBook, color, colorizing, Colorware, ooh, shiny

Comments

[ffutures.livejournal.com]

That'd be a bit of a sod because you'd have to go in behind the screen to modify the cutout and replace the plastic, and would need a bit of specially made plastic. Might weaken it too.

I presume that you're aware that if you use Mac laptops and there's strong light behind the screen the cutout area is brighter than the rest of the screen? One thing I found a bit offputting the first time I tried using my ibook outdoors.

[liadan-m.livejournal.com]

I keep debating one too, but it'll have to wait. and without the bite wouuld be cool, esp. for you. ;)

[beamjockey.livejournal.com]

I had missed this little detail in the book where the Apple IIc appeared.

Why? You don't believe in original sin?

Wizardry is older than original sin?

[dduane.livejournal.com]

Wizardry is older than original sin?

That's one of several possible readings. :)

[posicat.livejournal.com]

I've seen how the old MAC screens are made. Someone with some dremel-tool skill (much better than my dremel skills) should be able to pop the apple-logo out, remove the bite, and then shape some plexiglass to replace the original. It'd be some work, but there are plenty of people who have done much harder work to modify their case.

I might try it myself on an OLD Mac that nobody would miss if I messed up, but I wouldn't want to take the risk for something that's new and still under warranty.

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

Now, with the whole BootCamp thing going on,

Don't forget that you could also run Windows in a window, with this product.

Re: On the Mac

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

Parallel is slooowwww, and well, not for the faint of heart.

Really? The places where I've seen it discussed claimed that it ran at 95% of the speed of Windows under Boot Camp.

Re: On the Mac

[particle-person.livejournal.com]

It depends on what you're doing, as with everything else.
True 'nuff. That's really disappointing about the scrolling problems. Maybe it will be fixed in v. 1.0.

I've used Bootcamp, VirtualPC, and Parallel.
Are you sure you aren't comparing Apples and oranges? VirtualPC doesn't have an Intel-native version out yet on the Mac.

[bynkii.livejournal.com]

If you talk to them, they should be able to do it. They have to remove the lid anyway, and once it's off, it's just a bit of grinding and smoothing work. I know a few people who have done more radical work.

Especially if you let them show the results on the site, they might get a kick out of helping to design a "WizBook Pro"

Once you've sorted the case...

[murphys-lawyer.livejournal.com]

This program (http://chezjd.free.fr/Creation/logiciel.php?sign=ImBX&lang=1) will change the grey logo in the firmware, and this one (http://keakaj.com/visage.htm) will change the OS x boot screen.

Other programs are (undoubtedly) available, use at your own risk, blah blah yakkity smakkity...