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    who's the geek?

    Discussion in 'Asus' started by sma, Aug 23, 2005.

  1. sma

    sma Notebook Geek

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    Okay, how long was it before you pulled off all the stickers - ATI, Intel Inside, Designed for Win XP, etc. off the top of your Asus?

    Did you have a tiny twinge of doubt as you did it?
    Admit it... did you?

    I've been picking away at the various stickers since I got m V6V, and today - the last one - the "Intel Inside" finally ceased to fight and came off.

    Man, the computer looks soooo much more bad ass without the stickers. Just like the flash demo at Asus.com :p

    Geek out.

    I swear the right palm area seems to be running cooler too... could those stickers have absorbed all the heat?
    :eek:
    Just a joke.

    :asus:
     
    sma, Aug 23, 2005
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  2. AuroraS

    AuroraS Notebook Virtuoso

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    LOL...it took me about 6 months to rip the stickers off.
    And yes, I did have a "twinge of doubt" as I did.

    Now my M6Ne looks nice and sleek... :asus:
     
    AuroraS, Aug 23, 2005
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  3. ricky

    ricky Notebook Guru NBR Reviewer

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    lol.... heck yeah! those stickers are never coming off!! it's my notebook geekhood equivalent of walking around with starbucks coffee in my hand everyday (coz i'm just too broke to do that....) :p
     
    ricky, Aug 23, 2005
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  4. PROPortable

    PROPortable Company Representative

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    I have to admit, since I have extra stickers if I needed them.... they always come off... but I'm a minimalist at heart anyway..... I HATE it when people leave stickers on anything.... people leave them on because to them they think people who see them will always think it's new and they'll see all the "features"...... I know no one in here would leave the "features" stickers on the computers.... but I know people who do and they get gross after a while and ... ewww... that's just one of those things that creeps me out....

    Sorry for the rant... I thought it was called for though :)
     
    PROPortable, Aug 23, 2005
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  5. coriolis

    coriolis Notebook Nobel Laureate

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    The metal stickers are ok in my book, but the large plastic ones aren't. They are so yesterday :p


    My friend's old Toshiba Satellite is covered with stickers(random stickers, from Hello Kitty to Mickey Mouse to I <3 NY) from the lid, the front, the kayboard layout, and even the bezel. I need to get a picture of it...

    And he's sane enough to use it outdoors too.
     
    coriolis, Aug 23, 2005
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  6. Loaf

    Loaf Notebook Evangelist

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    u mean insane enough :p
     
    Loaf, Aug 24, 2005
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  7. Brian

    Brian Working at 486 Speed NBR Reviewer

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    I hate those stickers, mine of off first thing when I get a new machine.
     
    Brian, Aug 24, 2005
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  8. makken

    makken Notebook Consultant

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    I still have mine on... hell I have them on on my dell inspiron from 3 years ago
     
    makken, Aug 24, 2005
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  9. ZaZ

    ZaZ Super Model Super Moderator

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    Rubbing alcohol and cotton swabs work well to get off the excess glue that always gets left behind. Second thing I did was removing stickers on my T42. First being booting it up and checking for dead pixels.
     
    ZaZ, Aug 24, 2005
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  10. Underpantman

    Underpantman Notebook Virtuoso

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    being the fence siter that I am, half have come off half are still on....lol ie think I still have intel and ati ones, but the large asus one had to go.
    a
    :)
     
    Underpantman, Aug 24, 2005
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