Design me a coloware M15x!!!

If you do it to a phone I would put a clear skin over it.

 

And why is that? I have an invisibleshield so i will, just wondering why.

 

Same reasons you would get one for a phone in the first place.

 

wow black with the green accent looks pretty sweet.

 

haha... Well I assumed it was to prevent scratches. I thought you were implying that the colorware paint was more susceptible to scratches.

 

agreed... I like it a lot

 

Here are 2 more: (difference is with the exhaust outlets)

 

Now I bought Sleey0's M15x as a barebone I can try to colorware it. I want to see how the silver looks first.

 

These are the choices I came up with....Right now I'm leaning to the cranberry/black combo.

ImageShack(TM) slideshow

 

Here is mine (just please don't write on the nameplate that I did this ):

 

or

 

The white Black combo and the Cranberry Black are my 2 favs there.... Powder blue though ?

 

yeah my new lid just arrive, looks pretty good no scratches at all, looks even better than my current one. i have to find someone to paint it now. hopefully by next week or two, i will have the first yellow aw. or maybe paint it brown and black make it looks like aw rootbeer, lol.

 

Thats great there are no scratches.... I know i would not want even one scratch on mine ..

 

Or kill two birds with one stone and get your phone wrapped in a vinyl skin like GMask.

 

I really dig the baby blue color.

 

hey what you guys think about this M15X lid is a little project

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

Uploaded with ImageShack.us

 

wow thats a sexy paint job, looks totally awesome.

 

You like the "bling" huh.

I like the color just not the glossy.

 

Yeah its a beauty...

 

so im guessing these people have to take apart your entire m15x. Would I trust them to do that, I dont know. Does dell sanction these activities and let your warranty stay in tact even after a third party not approved by dell rips the entire thing apart, i dont know. would be nice to know these answers. And how do they color the metal parts. I doubt they anodize it do they just spray paint over the anodized aluminum seems kinda expensive for a lil spray paint 500 dollars damn you can have your car painted for that can you say rip off.

 

They don't do the M17x because of the anodized aluminum. Only the M15x. Also it does void your warranty from Dell so they provide a warranty for you. No idea how good it is.

 

ouch pay 500+ dollars to void your warranty and get some color. I would think about doing it if my dell warranty wasnt messed with but its just not worth losing your warranty. And how come I thought the m15x was aluminum too. Was it always plastic?

 

The only time you would have an issue with the warranty is if you were doing a system exchange since everything Dell does is on site....

 

Yes it's always been plastic but it's not flimsy like some other systems.

 

M15x body is not plastic it magnesium. so far i haven't seen anyone get colorware yet, but seems awesome. i just wanna feel the soft touch paint they use.

 

it cant be made of just magnesium. Magnesium burns bright white when an open flame touches it. It has to be some sort of alloy

 

That explains why my vents glow when I benchmark.

 

that lime green is like the perfect color for an alienware laptop. Lime green and jet black some combo of those 2 not sure if glossy or soft touch would be better but i have to say lime green and jet black is the best combo

 

it is magnesium because when i had my M15X and i took the lid to the chrome shop the guy tested and say sorry we don't chrome magnesium

 

Yeah all Chrome would have been sweet(till you touched it) ..

 

yeah i am glad it wasn't possible

 

I can imagine how the conversation went down ...


You:Excuse me can you chrome this ?

Chrome guy:You mean the outside ?

You:No the whole thing!!

Chrome guy:

 

yes it was some like that but also when i i pull that thing out of the box he was like this

 

geez next you'll see the M15x as a spinner on a big Escalade.

 

Haha yeah i bet considering most people coming to him want Automobile parts chromed and you pull out a laptop lol....

 

Man, how did you know about my top secret project,lol. Just imagine using a chrome laptop outdoors in the sun.

 

Chrome looks great till you touch it ... Sorta like Black lol....

 

ok sent it to get powder coated, will now the result in a week. btw only cost $40 to get it powder coated.

 

I just have one question... How do you powder coat plastic? I thought powder coating required a flow of electricity and seeing as how plastic is a natural insulator, I don't see how it would work. I have, however, heard of liquid powder coating and I was told that that may be able to be used on plastic. I'm just a little confused on the whole matter. (Ok I lied, more than one question) What color are you getting it powder coated? Would you mind posting pics when you get it? And I know people are debating what material the lid is but I was under the assumption that it was plastic and the M17x was anodized aluminum. Is this right?

 

i'm powder coating the lid and the bottom base, those parts are magnesium, all the plastic parts i'm leaving stock for right now. hopefully the finished product will look some thing like this, should be done this week, fingers crossed.

 

Wow. That's sexy. So the lid is definitely magnesium? That's great news! I was under the impression that it was plastic.

 

yeah lid and bottom case is magnesium, the shop tested it for me. if this works out, it will be the best way to go. since powder coating is more durable and yet cheaper to do. but it is harder to powder coat than other metals, i just hope it doesn't out gas, then all should be fine.

 

You hope it doesn't out gas? Haha sorry I don't know the lingo. I just looked up my order and it shipped today and will be here tomorrow it was supposed to come on the 20th so this is a great surprise! - Sorry, a little excited.

 

wow nice congrats man, gonna be hard to sleep once you know its coming next day, hahhahah.

 

Haha tell me about it! I'm already dying as it is.

 

say hello to bumble bee,lol sorry the pic was from phone so color isn't exactly right it more similar to the one i posted earlier.

 

GORGEOUS! I'm so jealous now.

 

Looks awesome!!

 

thanks guys, and only cost $40 to powder coat. but i did tip the guy like $20, cause it was such an awesome job.lol