Would you remove the label?

[ero87]

Question: Would you remove the Apple logo from your Mac if it saved you, say, $300? You KNOW that it's an apple product, and it has all of the Apple qualities - but you don't get to show anyone that pretty label, and you don't get to stare at it! Discuss.

[katie ta achoo]

heck yeah, I'd take it off for $300. I have a whole bunch of stickers I could put on where it should be.

Replace one apple with another. :p

[livingfortoday]

Yes. I would totally do that for $300!

[mkrishnan]

Ummm...none of my Apple products really have stickers on them. Are you sure that's not a Dell you're typing on? :eek: ;) :D

[ITASOR]

Hmm...that's actually a tough decision. It depends what computer it is...if it's a cheap $800 MacBook, yeah probably. If it's a $3000 MBP, then no.

[Demon Hunter]

You're nuts! I'd sooner shave my head. :p

[katie ta achoo]

You're nuts! I'd sooner shave my head. :p


interesting you say that (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=192824&highlight=shave+head)
:D

[calebjohnston]

that kid needs to be punched.

"OMG I'M IN A BAND, YOU AREN'T GOOD IF YOU DON'T LOOK LIKE EVERYONE ELSE!"

Why pass up a basically free computer. rarr

[asherman13]

I think that the OP is basically asking "does flaunting the fact that you have a Mac matter to you?".

Yes, I'd have the logo removed if I saved $300. After all, I can always put one of my Apple stickers (that came with my Mac) on it, just like my envious "I-Use-Windows-But-I-Want-A-Mac" friends. :D

[EricNau]

I would definitely remove it for $300, but I would be very sad for days. :o :(

[Koodauw]

I'd keep mine.

[rendezvouscp]

I'd remove mine as well, but my PowerMac sits in a cabinet so you can't even see the Apple logo. On the Cinema Display, you can see the Apple logo clearly, but I wouldn't mind removing it from that for a good $300!
-Chasen

[yoda13]

Yeah, I'd keep mine too...;)

[powerbook911]

I don't know how you'd remove it. This seems silly. :)

[rendezvouscp]

It is silly. It's like a lifeboat question, only without such detrimental consequences (for most of us ;)).
-Chasen

[Lollypop]

For me the Mac logo on my powerbook is pure bling! Ill keep it thanks, but then ive been called a fanatic! Me being Fanatic (http://forums.macrumors.com/showthread.php?t=115632&page=2)

[ero87]

I think that the OP is basically asking "does flaunting the fact that you have a Mac matter to you?".


exactly! The question is; how much of the lofty price you paid for your mac actually went for the little apple logo?

[sunfast]

For $300? Absolutely.

[iMeowbot]

I think that Apple should offer a $300 discount for including the logo. My desk is not a billboard.

[katie ta achoo]

exactly! The question is; how much of the lofty price you paid for your mac actually went for the little apple logo?
the lofty price I paid is for the quality of the computer and software, not the logo.

If I wanted to pay $$$$ just for a logo, I'd get one of those hideously tacky Yves Saint Lauren or Louis Voitton bags (I killed the spelling didn't I? :p) with the logo printed on it 4 times per square inch. (barf)

edit:
that being said, I'm not going back on my first post. I'm really, really cheap. If I had the choice of it (and actually paid for my Mac) I'd remove it to save $300. That's 3 years of applecare!

[kretzy]

As much as I love it, for $300 I wouldn't object. Heck if they paid me enough I'd put on an Intel Inside sticker.

[wordmunger]

Here's a much more important question: would you allow your foot to be amputated ... and a couple other bad things to happen ... to get a flying car? (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eBRHetKH4MQ&eurl=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Escalzi%2Ecom%2Fwhatever%2F)

My answer: no (to the foot) and yes (to the apple logo), assuming I'd just have a generic smooth case in its place, rather than a gaping hole.

[andiwm2003]

i'd remove it for $50.

[jadekitty24]

Interesting question. Heck yeah I'd go without the Apple label to save $300. I'm not much of a name-brand person. I pay for quality, not bragging rights. I personally don't care what anyone thinks of my computer, it's mine and it has specific jobs to do, none of which depend on someone saying "OMG you have a Mac U R SOOO cool!"

If I wanted to pay $$$$ just for a logo, I'd get one of those hideously tacky Yves Saint Lauren or Louis Voitton bags (I killed the spelling didn't I? :p) with the logo printed on it 4 times per square inch. (barf)

Those things are fugly! (No, that isn't mis-spelled, just a clever combo of 2 words.) It kills me what people pay for ugly crap just because a tacky name is plastered all over it.

[WillMak]

Sure, I'll take off the logo and put an apple sticker in place of it.

[sam10685]

what label are you talking about?

[Palad1]

If it ever had a sticker, I'll get rid of it for $0.

Stickers leads to glue on a palmrest
glue on a palmrest leads to black 'hand sludge' on my laptop
black 'hand sludge' on my laptop leads to anger
anger leads to suffering...

:D

[devilot]

Yup. Katie pretty much summed up how I feel about the label. Besides, money is money it could most definitely be spent elsewhere.

[QCassidy352]

yes, and replace it with a sticker, as others have said.

[macOSX-tastic]

i think i would keep mine. i like it too much.

:D

S

[student_trap]

i think i would keep mine. i like it too much.
:D


i'd keep mine, i just love that glowy apple

[MacBoobsPro]

I would take it off my iBook but its built in and lights up :cool:

Cough... quality... cough! :D

[Applespider]

How about this as an option...

I want my Mac (sleek and beautiful) and I want OS X.

If the logo was an optional extra that cost $300, then I wouldn't have a BTO to do so.

But if the other option is to save $300 and end up with a non-Mac laptop running XP, then I'm not interested.

[Electro Funk]

I'd keep mine.

me too... just seeing that glowing apple makes me smile :)

if i could only get the one on my front license plate to do the same...:p

[Demon Hunter]

I pay for quality, not bragging rights. I personally don't care what anyone thinks of my computer, it's mine and it has specific jobs to do, none of which depend on someone saying "OMG you have a Mac U R SOOO cool!"


Not everyone wants it for bragging rights.

I'm proud of the product, although I had no part in designing it... I only worked in the retail store for a few months. Presuming it didn't cost $300, wouldn't you want to show your "loyalty" or "approval"? The idea is that you become part of the lifestyle. Do I want people to know Macs are the best? Damn straight. Do I identify with the brand? Yes. Am I a corporate tool? No.

If you're a genuine advocate and supporter of a company's products, it doesn't mean you're a "billboard."