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    Asus C90s visual mods

    Discussion in 'Notebook Cosmetic Modifications and Custom Builds' started by themanwithsauce, Dec 4, 2007.

  1. themanwithsauce

    themanwithsauce Notebook Evangelist

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    I <3 my C90s.

    That being said, I find the exterior to be a good starting point of a simple black top with a very boring design on it. It's a good idea to keep its performance power under wraps but it is also the perfect way to allow the user to customize it however they so choose. There is no badging on the exterior save for "turbo engine" on the fan case.

    I have a few ideas for external mods and I wanted opinions on each one and I was wondering the cost/complexity/permanentness of a few of them

    1) Porsche badge in center of case. I'm a huge porsche fan and I want to laugh at the people who buy asus lamborghini laptops or acer ferrari people with my porsche asus. I was thinking of just buying a porsche emblem and placing the "Turbo" badge from the turbo models underneath it. This mod is probably the simplest and possibly the cheapest if I can find the badges. I was just wondering what would be recommended to affix them.

    2) Vinyl - I was thinking of just doing a giant vinyl on the case to give a very complex design while allowing me to do it fairly cheaply (compared to paint) and also I could remove it if I get tired of it or want to sell it. I was wondering whre I could go to get this done, how much it costs to do a 15.4" laptop on average, and how permanent it is.

    3) Paint - I was thinking of doing a new paint job for a simple design like a solid color with maybe some stripes or something. But I think this might take a long time and be very expensive, not to mention could come out very ugly. I've seen it done right but I don't know much about it and would like to know more.

    4) Diamond Plate accents - Stupid? Yes. *****in? Oh dear god yes! Suggestions as to how much and where?
     
  2. BHD

    BHD Notebook Deity

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    i think you should just enjoy the aesthetic of your c90 until paint starts to fade away or you get sick of it :)

    badge sounds like a good idea but it wouldn't look good without custom paint like yellow or red.
     
  3. Umberto V.

    Umberto V. Notebook Consultant

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    oh dont worry you can find porsche badges cheap, just like the cars lol
     
  4. themanwithsauce

    themanwithsauce Notebook Evangelist

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    Hmm....how much is average quality paint of a solid color for a lapop or plastic? I'd probably do it in dark blue with a decent clearcoat and then do the badging with the plastic emblems used for inerior trim (I have no intention of drilling holes in the case and I think the interior ones are more designed to be affixed to plastic anyways)