What's the V6 lid made of really.

So, I recently I purchased a Lid for my V6, on the 16th, and I received it today, which was awesome

I am in the process of sending it somewhere, to get it modified, of what, and how? I don't know yet.

But I was wondering, what is the lid made of really, I was looking at it, its not plastic, its not metal, not magnesium(as advertised?), but its 'cool to the touch' and very very sturdy, as if it was metal. I'm mainly wondering so I can limit my options to modifying, it to make sure it stays on and doesn't break the lid.

Oh, and Caleb, sorry for ordering ahead of time, It was an impulse order, I was surprised it went through, thought my CC was maxed out

That and does anyone know how to disassemble the LCD part? I know it voids warranty, but meh, I'm pretty sure it'll last a while

 

isn't magnesium a metal?

 

Hmmm, I haven't gotten a chance to touch 'real pure' magnesium, so I can't say, but that completely slipped my mind.

Thanks

 

It's magnesium.... I've said it many times.... didn't you believe me?

Remove the rubber plugs on the screen and behind those are screws... take those out.. then slowly and carefully start to pry the bezel off starting at the bottom or the sides and start from the side towards the screen... just make sure not to break the screen in the process. From there, remove screws one at a time and remember where they go. First time, it should take you about an hour to complete and if done right, the bezel won't look touched when you put it back together.

If you run into a problem drop me an im...

 

Sweet, I'll do that when I get my lid done


Wow, didn't know those plugs were screws! Thought they were mainly there for keeping the contact between bezel and palmrest firm but not too close!

Not sure where to start prying, but I'll see, this won't be done for a while as I mentioned!

Thanks

 

Right... they're dual purpose for sure.

What are you doing to the lid if you don't mind me asking?

 

Laser etching probrably, something simple and not that noticable

 

If you really want to see if it's magnesium, just burn it. If it emits a blinding white lite, tnan it's magnesium =]

 

Dang! And I thought the batteries were lethal...

Jordan is being quite serious though. Magnesium alloys were very common on race cars, due to their exceptional strength with light weight. You did NOT want your brakes to overheat though...

 

wouldnt laser etching be kinda dangerous if it is pure magnesium ? Would be very cool tho!

 

I presume it's an alloy. Magnesium ignites at just below 500 degrees (Celsius), and I don't think safety engineers would allow your notebook to catch fire from a match and then burn at above 2000 deg C

 

no, that won't be very good, would it.

a bit off topic- does anybody know if we can expect to see a new V6 released anytime next year?
danny? anyone?
at only $1595, the v6va is extremely tempting, despite the older processor.

 

It won't be on the October-November refresh release, so I'd say January-February?

 

if you can actually get it for that price i'd take it..they're rare enough now that core 2 duo is out..in real world performance there's not much difference compared to the V6J

 

Of course it's an alloy... but that burn level is still sorta possible... I laser etched an M3 which is made from the same metal and that laser gets well above that point... it didn't burst into flames, although it certainly sparked more than the carbon fiber or even a sheet of aluminum..... but that's a high level for ambient temps to get to anyway...

 

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16834220076

yeahh... tempting.
other small turnoffs, the 4200 hd, and 533 ram, and the cpu.

 

edit... wow.. its just went down another $25.
.... i waaant..
will the 4200 rpm hard drive significantly affect the bootup of the computer and the bootup time for software such as adobe photoshop?
is the rpm inversely proportional to the bootup time?
and how significant is the 533mhz vs the 667?

I'm used to using a slow computer with only 256 ram... so I think I can deal with less than top notch specs. but still, faster the better.

 

You don't want a 4200rpm drive for photoshop..... however the difference betwen 533 and 667 is hard to see even in benchmarks. If you buy a V6va, an upgrade to a 7200rpm drive for photoshop would be a good idea...

 

If I had the manhood to pry it off, I would swap it with the VX1 lid.

 

I was thinking of getting that, but that was WAY too eye catching, which is not what I'm aiming for.


Something unnoticable until you get close and say, wow, that's nice.


I'm aiming for a laser etched silhouette.

 

As Justin mentioned, if you are plannig to use photoshop, a fast drive is better, if you are just playing with 1-2mb digital photos, you will be fine, if you are dealing with files 50mb+ you will notice a difference and 300mb+ a huge difference, I am currently testing a system with an:

Intel E6600 4MB L2 2.40GHz, 1066Mhz
XP Extreme 64 Bit
Seagate, Cheetah Ultra320 SCSI 15000rpm
NVIDIA Quadro FX 3450/4000 SDI

I have been working with Photoshop for 8 years now and we work daily with files between 400-800mb (saved layered tiff, master planning work) and we have developed a testing suite to test out work computers in using photoshop, having a fast or second HDD greatly improves performance, the scratch files can be massive, just opening a 400mb file writes a 2-3gb scratch file, all that disc activity, a fast drive wil see your greatest improvement.

 

So, is it safe to do the laser etching? I will be sending it somewhere, but I don't want them to risk burning down their store hah.

 

You should send them an email and explain your concern. That place should know what they can and can not safely etch.

 

"Hello, I was wondering if you could laser-etch my dynamite..."

 

"umm...let me check our chart...yeah, we can do that, we just require a $5 security down payment per stick."