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Apple Tried And Failed To Make A Black MacBook Air
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Ahh, didn't realize the air had an antiglare screen. Thanks for clearing that up
I actually like the black bezel. The screen blends in nicely when you're watching movies or viewing photos.
For those who want a black macbook air or black anything;
![Plasti-Dip.jpg]()
I can vouch for this product. PlastiDip is a rubber material that sprays wet and dries matte black, leaving your products with a factory matte-black look. The crazy thing is, it's 100% reversible and peels right off if you don't like it BUT it's also incredibly durable and will stay on for years if you want. Home Depot sells it for $6.
I've used it on my car emblems and it looks great.
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ems-plastidip-no-emblem-removal-required.html
Info from their website.
http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip
I can vouch for this product. PlastiDip is a rubber material that sprays wet and dries matte black, leaving your products with a factory matte-black look. The crazy thing is, it's 100% reversible and peels right off if you don't like it BUT it's also incredibly durable and will stay on for years if you want. Home Depot sells it for $6.
I've used it on my car emblems and it looks great.
http://www.clublexus.com/forums/is-...ems-plastidip-no-emblem-removal-required.html
Info from their website.
http://www.plastidip.com/home_solutions/Plasti_Dip
Probably not the wisest choice for heat dissipation, but an interesting product nonetheless.
black or aluminum...
don't care.
Just bring the damn things out!
How much longer do we have to wait?
don't care.
Just bring the damn things out!
How much longer do we have to wait?
Well, Sony and Lenovo use Aluminum. Apple uses an Aluminum Alloy Hybrid.
Think Liquid Metal Purchase.
Not all Molecules get along.
Sure, white iPhones and black MacBooks are gross (don't get me started on the white iPad), but the appetite of tasteless bogans for such products appears to be insatiable! I've read about people holding off on an iPhone 4 for a year just to get the white!
The powder coat is above the aluminum and his requirement is to have no visible oil absorption which would show spots all over the body. Until that is resolved you won't see a black MacBook Air.
That pitting is nasty! I'm surprised that Steve Jobs and Apple could not find a way to manufacture a black aluminum laptop. I mean it's not like most military firearms today aren't made out of aluminum and steel (ex. M4/M16, MP5) - and you know that if a soldier has to carry those things all day in the worst environments possible...Apple should be able to make a black aluminum laptop!
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This is one of the main reasons I love Steve. He does not want to put out crap. I had a Dell that soaked up skin oils and it looked so bad that I was embarrassed to pull it out in front of clients. Nice job, Jobs. Let someone else make crap.
This is one of the main reasons I love Steve. He does not want to put out crap. I had a Dell that soaked up skin oils and it looked so bad that I was embarrassed to pull it out in front of clients. Nice job, Jobs. Let someone else make crap.
You mean, just like there is people who 'clean' silver by just wearing it, and other people 'stain' it? Galvanic Series?
It happens to me. I have a necklace and I never have to clean it. Other silver accessories that I keep in a box do stain over time.
Does brushed aluminum act differently? My black aluminum portable Lacie drive looks amazing. Would be nice to have a MBA to match.
Here's an idea: Forget metal or plastic. Make the entire laptop out of glass! That would be revolutionary. It would be both durable and available in any color that Apple would want to produce.
I do, although I think you missed the "body oils" part. Also, my finger tips are quite dry. Dry enough to cause the touchpad having trouble registering events sometimes. It's not just a matter of smearing. The plastic looses its matte finish.
... true, mine are shiny, too. Thanks for pointing that out, now I can get annoyed with it as well. Argh.
anodising
If you were very brave, you might like to take the covers from the machine to a local anodising company. They could sand blast any powder coating from the aluminum, and apply an anodising of your choice of color- black, purple, orange, green, or any combination of any color of the rainbow. Well known technique for bike components.
If you were very brave, you might like to take the covers from the machine to a local anodising company. They could sand blast any powder coating from the aluminum, and apply an anodising of your choice of color- black, purple, orange, green, or any combination of any color of the rainbow. Well known technique for bike components.
