I figured it was relevant to the subject of this forum =p. Recently finished a new paint job on the back of my laptop.
http://imgdump.org/fVTspgPAs7/13TOHPWCab.jpg
It sadly didn't come out as well as I had intended, but it looks good from any distance than about a foot =p.
Going to be adding orange lighting to the bottom of the computer too, with the intent of making it look like the computer is falling through a portal ^^;
jrlauer wrote:
Nice, if I could do mine I'd put the Apertre Labs logo on it.
And name it "GLaDOS".
pestchamber wrote:
And name it "GLaDOS".
That's right.
When I get my netbook for school, I'll see how safe laser etching on it is. If I don't want to risk the damage, I'll opt for getting vinyl cut from dr. sticker. 
You can always peel a vinyl sticker off.
jrlauer wrote:
pestchamber wrote:And name it "GLaDOS".
That's right.
I actually named my laptop GLaDOS when I got it. I considered naming it Deep Thought, but in retrospect, a name without a space was probably better.
jrlauer wrote:
Nice, if I could do mine I'd put the Apertre Labs logo on it.
I'd like to see someone mod a laptop and add a glowing Aperture logo, Apple-style. Any hackers up to the challenge?
Omnicoder wrote:
Would require an external power source unless you could tap in to the laptop's battery (very hard) or you cut through and let the back of the LCD light it like the logo on Macbooks. (very hard)
Good point. Does the back of the LCD really light up the Macbook logo? I read an article (Wired Gadget Lab, possibly) about someone who carved up the back of his laptop, lit it up, and sealed it all up again; the extra electronics made the back of the case bulge a bit, but it did look pretty cool.
WinstonSmith wrote:
Good point. Does the back of the LCD really light up the Macbook logo? I read an article (Wired Gadget Lab, possibly) about someone who carved up the back of his laptop, lit it up, and sealed it all up again; the extra electronics made the back of the case bulge a bit, but it did look pretty cool.
Yeah, it does use the LCD, doesn't waste any power on another light source to light it. You'd probably need to really know what you're doing to mod a light like that into a laptop.
Omnicoder wrote:
Yeah, it does use the LCD, doesn't waste any power on another light source to light it. You'd probably need to really know what you're doing to mod a light like that into a laptop.
I see. Another idea would be to form the lit-up logo out of phosphorescent materials, so that, in addition to being illuminated while the computer is on, it slowly fades to dark after it's shut off. Bonus points when moving laptop from bright room to dark room. Only problem is you're stuck with a greenish color.
Or there is flat lights that you could use, lemme see if I can find them...
Easily fit under the case, and run with pretty low battery power. It's a bit expensive though.
