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    Do you guys remove those stickers?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by JacobiB, Aug 13, 2009.

  1. JacobiB

    JacobiB Notebook Enthusiast

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    Do people usually remove the stickers that come on the lower-right-hand corner of your keyboard saying "Windows Vista" and "Intel Centrino" and such?
     
    JacobiB, Aug 13, 2009
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  2. KimoT

    KimoT Are we not men?

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    Yeap. I hate those.
     
    KimoT, Aug 13, 2009
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  3. Cin'

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    I did after they started *lifting & peeling* after year of owning my 1530... :eek: It was a very easy remove! ;)

    And, now that I have a brand new Palmrest..all remnants are gone, gone going! :p :D

    Cin...
     
    Cin', Aug 13, 2009
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  4. EviL Ras

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    i like mine... its like "i have centrino bish!"

    yeah... should really get rid of them..
     
    EviL Ras, Aug 13, 2009
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  5. fred2028

    fred2028 Sexy member

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    I have Centrino 2 bish!!

    jk lol
     
    fred2028, Aug 13, 2009
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  6. DFI Fan

    DFI Fan Notebook Evangelist

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    I did remove them off my XPS M1530 after about 6 months of owning it. Eventually just got tired of those ugly stickers covering up the M1530's sleek brushed aluminum.
     
    DFI Fan, Aug 13, 2009
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  7. jo346820

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    What do you use to remove the residue? I'd use goo b gone, but it's not the best product to apply to sensitive surfaces (it's fine on painted surfaces though).

    Joe
     
    jo346820, Aug 13, 2009
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  8. DFI Fan

    DFI Fan Notebook Evangelist

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    On my M1530 I simply kept rubbing my thumb on the residue till it was all off. Of course I did not have to worry as much about the surface as the brushed aluminum on the M1530 is pretty much scratch resistant. On a Studio XPS 16 I'd be a bit more worried.
     
    DFI Fan, Aug 13, 2009
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  9. Zswickliffe

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    No need to worry about the Studio XPS 1640! Haha... Started a thread over here: http://forum.notebookreview.com/showthread.php?t=407736
     
    Zswickliffe, Aug 13, 2009
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  10. Sephoroth

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    Nah. I don't really mind their presence.
     
    Sephoroth, Aug 13, 2009
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  11. Zaraphrax

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    Ditto. I don't even really noticed them.
     
    Zaraphrax, Aug 13, 2009
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  12. terrapirata

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    I removed them in the first hour of owning it.
     
    terrapirata, Aug 13, 2009
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  13. ViperGTS

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    If that's your biggest issue than you're doing ok.
     
    ViperGTS, Aug 14, 2009
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  14. jamespbu402

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    I did it for my XPS 1340 and never looked back. It looks much better. Now I just wish I could keep my fingerprints off of the laptop...

    Thanks for the guide!
     
    jamespbu402, Aug 14, 2009
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  15. jb1007

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    Sometimes I do - sometimes I don't. I found the xps 1530 looked better without the stickers because of the brush aluminum, but the sxps 1340 looks better with the white stickers to break up all the black. It's all about styling!
     
    jb1007, Aug 14, 2009
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  16. okmoose

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    i scratched my palm rest and dell sent a tech out to replace mine, the new one does not have stickers! yahh!
     
    okmoose, Aug 15, 2009
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  17. Cin'

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    1530's are very smooth and sweet w/out the sticker's... :D :D


    Cin ;) :)
     
    Cin', Aug 15, 2009
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  18. sherpa

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    I removed mine after the 14-day exchange period was over! :)
     
    sherpa, Aug 15, 2009
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    Use a hair dryer to heat it up and then take it off and it will not leave any residue, but be careful you don't want to melt the plastic
     
    elitehomegifts, Aug 15, 2009
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  20. NOS

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    Removed mine off my 1330 about a month after buying it. Like it much better without them.

    I just peel them off and use Isopropyl alcohol to clean the gunk right off.
     
    NOS, Aug 15, 2009
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    on my sxps 13's I got rid of all the stickers on the front and back.

    aswell I relocated the sevice tag sticker to inside the battery bays.

    the minimalistic clean look is so much nicer
     
    cooljerk_dv, Aug 15, 2009
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  22. Mastershroom

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    On my Studio 15, I removed the Windows Vista and Intel Core 2 Duo stickers that came with the system, and replaced them with an Intel Centrino 2 and Graphics by ATi sticker, as well as an "Evil Inside" sticker, a parody of the "Intel Inside" logo. :p
     
    Mastershroom, Aug 15, 2009
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  23. Shakey_Jake33

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    I don't mind the Centrino sticker, but I do dislike having the Windows Vista sticker on there - I removed it and installed XP 64-bit, and now I run Windows 7. I don't really fancy having to deal with the gunk left on afterwards though, I've always had bad luck removing that stuff.
     
    Shakey_Jake33, Aug 16, 2009
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  24. Sephoroth

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    Your stickers lie XD.
     
    Sephoroth, Aug 17, 2009
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