M17x Show Off! - Pics, Vids, etc.

Push for roomservice

 

somehow I don't think so. LOL

 

Starts AlienFX app

 

Well then whats the function on the F11 button for? They both start AlienFX?

 

One starts command center where you can control multiple things, the F11 key starts the LED controls.

There are multiple sections within command center.

 

Thank you. That makes more sense now.

 

I took a few, but nothing extra special.









Media Buttons

Speaker Grill

Speaker Grill Up Close

 

BTW thank you all for a truly great thread. I don't have "my" M17/18x yet but will soon. However, I really love the pics, the discussions, even the preferences on various features. Love seeing there are more pages to read on this thread each time I come here.

 

Why does it look like in this picture, the keyboard is curved? Or is it your camera doing that?

 

Is that the radtech cloth?

 

Looks like it. You can sorta see the TECH on the bottom of the cloth

 

That's "perspective". it's how we naturally perceive visual information.
They keyboard is flat (and square....well, rectangular), but the camera was not placed in the exact middle of the laptop - nor was it 100% perpendicular to the surface of the laptop. This means that, although by a small amount, the front and middle of the keyboard are slightly closer to the lens than the extremities of the laptop, skewing the visual information.

You just don't notice it without conscious effort when you experience the effect in person. A skilled technical drawer/draftsperson/artist (I'm an Architect for example) will subtly incorporate perspective into renderings in order to emulate a 3D feel to an image constructed on a 2D medium (like paper, screens, or a photograph in this case) while lessening the visual discomfort associated with visually accurate - but awkward - depth perception.

Horizontal lines with 2 nearly equidistant vanishing points combined with a non-perpendicular view is a good example of visually accurate information that does not seem natural - but is (to human eyes).

 

So do you see that the kb is curved too? Or are my eyes just playing trix on me?

 

download it and throw it into paint or something. You will see that it is indeed curved in that image - but NOT in reality.

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/taruku/dscf4719h-1.jpg
Note the bottom of keyboard is much less distorted - it's closer to the camera!
Wow, I can't believe I am taking this so srsly lol

edit: kinda drew that rectangle misleadingly. Should have aligned all edges with what should be straight@top, but didn't.
Closest to true width is bottom

 

Hahaha kunekaden... U did take it so seriously, lol... last page became a physics discussion lol
But u r right my friend.

Without a tripod its hard to take photos from perfect angles.. We are gamers/enthusiast, not photographers w/ studios, lol

Nice pics pmss... Congrats w/ ur new lap.

I expect a lot more pics from other members later this week

 

LOOK AT THAT SILVER R2...TOTALLY LIKE A MENACING MEGATRON.....LOVE IT.

 

No it ain't curved! I'll take a better one tonight if y'all like.

Yes. Radtech. Almost a perfect fit. Needs to be about an extra half inch on each side.

Trick photography.

^^^What he said.

 

What dimensions did you get? I've read somewhere here that you can customize the print on that cloth.

 

Not sure about the print. And I got the biggest they had for the 17-17.5inch. Ebay for $16. Here

 

Would a regular microfiber cloth from the 99cent store work the same? Or do those scratch? Please advise, thx!

 

here is my r3.

 

Very nice inap and i guess you wont have to worry about the peeling ..

When are you going to paint the bottom to match ? .

 

Dang inap. That is a sweet r3. All your custom paintjobs kick but.

 

that makes forget the beautiful r2 chassis. amazing job inap!!!!

 

Wanna elaborate a little as to what all you did? Sand, strip, etc.?

When is he gonna paint mine is the question?

Almost! Almost! If it were on mine, yes.

 

Thanks guys. It's actually a wrap and not a paint job. Just testing to see if it would strip the paint if I take it off.

 

Can you share how to do it? I'm already worried about the stuff peeling off, or dirt/oil on it causing scratches and peeling.

 

nice inap , u using rat 9 too?

Here is some of my r2 pics.









Sorry for bad 3Gs Camera.

 

I wanna fully test it first, since I never worked with soft touch paint before. Don't want to show everyone yet since I don't want anyone damaging their laptop with this mod so be patient.

 

Ohhhh it's paint! Icicic. I thought it was something you can stick and peel off.

 

It's not paint, its a vinyl material but I'm not sure how the soft touch would hold up to the adhesive, not sure if taking off would result in damaging the original paint.

 

Test a small piece of it in the corner of the lid near the hinge or something. Also, my scratch on the lid, it's barely noticeable now, after slight wiping. It's still there, but I think the pictures magnify it LOLZ. Still pretty disappointed about the scratch being there though. Imma call on Monday to see wassup.

 

Id like to know how you did it Inap? Did you buy it online? This is something I'd like to do.

 

quick question and nice photo's guys

I know from some of those pics that feature the R2 and R3 together that the R3 is not as big both in depth and front to back but is it actually wider ?

 

Nah! Width is about the same.

R2

Height
Front 51.31 mm (2.02 inches)
Back 53.59 mm (2.11 inches)
Width 405.89 mm (15.98 inches)
Depth 321.31 mm (12.65 inches)

R3

Height
Front 44.5 mm (1.75 inches)
Back 45.0 mm (1.77 inches)
Width 410.0 mm (16.14 inches)
Depth 304.0 mm (11.97 inches)

OK. Like .16 inches wider.

 

i made this myself, i will explain everything once i fully test it.

 

ok i strip off the vinyl wrap and it looks like the soft touch paint was not damage at all. so thats good new for anyone thinking about skinning their r3.

 

How long did you have the skin on? (I know for a few days at least) And approx what was the highest ambient temp the computer was in?

 

had it on for like 5 day. i put it in my office around 70 degrees f . i used a 3m medium tack vinyl. vinyl came off clean with no residue and didn't take any of the soft touch off. so its a good test run gonna test it out with some new materials sometime this week.

you sound like you worked with these material before.

 

I might try the CONTACT faux leather stuff for the palmrest when my new one comes. Cuz for some reason my dry/ashy hands leave fingerprints on the palmrest... (embarrassing, I know )

 

Not exactly. I'm kind of a Jack of all trades; master of few and NOT a master at most. I try to excel in everything I get my hands on. I do pretty well at anything I'm doing, it's just I try to get involved in way to many things all the time and I don't have enough time to stay focused on everything I get myself into. LOL

 

yeh I know what you mean, my time is shared between my 2 toys, my computer and my CBRXX1100 Super Blackbird, just as well I'm retired or id have no time for either

 

I have a Jeep and like to take offroad and build up, and a v-rod muscle that I like to rip around on. Hard to find time to do any of that though with everything else I try to keep up on. Not to mention, I live in NY (upstate) so can't do any of that in the winter. So summers are even busier.

 

This from page 27 of this thread. If your looking for a new mouse talk to kunekaden. I think he's a qualified expert on mice now. LOL

 

Sorry they are from my iphone not the best quality but thats my rig!

 

Anyone get the 3D bundle? How is the LCD in general? 3D and non 3d? High end specs...

 

Last Pick, thats awesome. Your sexy beast has plenty of space, LOL. I love that desk

 

lol yea thanks bro! actually the desk was only $170 at office max metal with glass top and 2 draws.

 

I got a very professional wooden desk too, but the room is too small.

Btw, could you resize the pictures to maximum 500x500 so it can be displayed ? You can upload them on imageshack or flickr, then choose the appropriate size.

I am using this AlienFx theme, looks pretty nice:

http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5267/5576048126_a776538be0_z.jpg

 

yea ill do that, i will play with the fx but im so in-love with the red atm haha.