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Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

Dorian Muthig — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 21:28:55 GMT

I have no problem with stickers, I even leave them on there. I like them sometimes, if they look shiny. I usually sell my used laptops I don't need anymore and with the stickers on, they look like new and in a very good condition. That means generally I get more money for it, even though it's old. :)

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PaoloM — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:58:16 GMT

Pwetty please :)

Re: Re: Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

dahat — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:15:03 GMT

Say please and I'll tell ya I just dropped some in the bin ;)

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GoddersUK — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:01:40 GMT

I'm surprised nobody mentioned the legendary Ubuntu stickers of which they always send out about a billion when you order a CD from shipit.

Re: Re: Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

Joshua Ross — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 00:34:43 GMT

Hey, I found a picture of his computer. Do you see any stickers?

Re: Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

Bas — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:07:56 GMT

Because they're both tools?

(Disclaimer: I don't actually know that guy and for all I know may be the nicest guy in the world. That won't stop me from making a joke at his expense, though.)

Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

Joshua Ross — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:02:38 GMT

I cannot stand having stickers on my computer. Why would you want your computer look like this guy?

Re: Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

PaoloM — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 23:01:21 GMT

Speaking of WHS stickers... I/O some to my office :)

Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

dahat — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:51:24 GMT

I tend to yank all of the manufacturer provided "Powered by" and "Designed for" stickers from my laptops (where they are more of an eye sore than on a desktop)... then add a few I'm a PC or various Windows Home Server stickers to the mix :)

Re: Re: Re: Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

Bass — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:47:58 GMT

Because they think if they remove their stickers the computer will asplode.

Re: Re: Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

AndyC — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:45:05 GMT

I don't think I've seen a COA label anywhere but under the battery in a laptop for years, though that might stem from a Dell thing. As CannotResolveSymbol says, it's a pain in the butt when you actually need to look at it but thankfully that isn't often.

Re: Re: Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

JonathonW — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 21:49:21 GMT

Until you need to read the product key while the computer's running for whatever reason (which has happened to me before).

Re: Re: Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

Harlequin — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:48:58 GMT

http://www.kk.org/cooltools/archives/003754.php

Stuff on the Cool Tools blog here is supposed to clean up sticky crap like that easily. Maybe someone on C9 has tried it.

Re: Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

W3bbo — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:46:49 GMT

I want to see those Windows COA stickers moved from the underside of laptops to being placed in the battery compartment. There's no use in them being exposed like that and ruin the aesthetics of a laptop (not that they had any to begin with, but the underside of Apple laptops looks better than the topside of most Windows laptops I've seen).

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Bent Rasmussen — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:19:06 GMT

Stick it to 'im!

Re: Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

JohnAskew — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:04:58 GMT

You have an imac in one hand and a PC in the other hand? In India, it is customary to use the imac hand when, nevermind...

Stick 'em where appropriate, I say, and I'm still looking for that Chevy with "Intel Inside" stickers covering it entirely.

Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

WillemM — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 18:24:04 GMT

Nope, don't have stickers on my imac. My PC on the other hand doesn't have them either.

Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

You can't handle my name — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:59:17 GMT

I take off ugly looking stickers, decent looking stickers I leave on so long as they are out of the way and not distracting.. really they are very harmless those stickers jamie

"It bugs me. So do people who leave that bit of transparent packing plastic on there phone screens."

and mp3 players etc.. yeah I don't understand those people who leave them stickers on.. suppesedly to stop scratches.. while they're using a screen with with little air pockets and less clearness to view the actual screen. me I rip that sucker off and just take good care of the screen from scratches.

How is this a GOOD sticker?? it looks like a creased mess..

Re: Re: Re: Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

Ion Todirel — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:41:33 GMT

hey Jamie, you should design a sticker "I'm to cool for stickers" and stick it on your machine :)

Re: Re: Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

AndyC — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 10:41:15 GMT

They probably don't. But they look ugly and usually have one of those dangling pull things to make it obvious that you're intended to remove it. It bugs me. So do people who leave that bit of transparent packing plastic on there phone screens. It shouldn't bother me, it just does. :P

Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

Zian Choy — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:58:48 GMT

I like them if they're perfectly straight and look metal-ly, like the Intel ones. The Windows Vista Basic sticker looks awful.

Re: Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

Bas — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 09:27:25 GMT

Perhaps some people just don't care that there's a sticker there?

Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

AndyC — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:59:17 GMT

I'm definitely not a fan of stickers on PCs. I can just about live with the small Windows/Intel ones (though I'd rather they weren't there to be honest - I already bought the machine, it's too late to advertise it too me).

What I really can't understand is the people who leave the massive and easy to peel off specification stickers on their laptop. Tha's just bizarre.

Re: Stickers on computers: Y / N ?

Ion Todirel — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 08:15:04 GMT

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andokai — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 07:52:41 GMT

Nice pun.