Black Aluminum Macbook Pro Makeover!

[AlphaDogg]

there are already people complaining about the heat of MBP making the outer aluminum shell black would be bad imo since the black will absorb most of the heat of any sort of light source. making the mbp even hotter.

That difference will be nearly unnoticeable, but if you take it out into broad daylight, it will absorb A LOT of the sun's heat.

 

[Oldschoolwax]

Hmmm the heat could be an issue, perhaps covering it in heat sink fins, 18" wheels and a special cooling spoiler! Mmmmmmmmm Tasteless! =) I'll settle for dropping mine in the VersaLASER!

 

[chuckm1020]

The cheap way would be to just get a case haha

 

[blunderboy]

Ack, I was hoping it'd be a case mod!

And no, I don't foresee Apple going for black Macs any time soon—I think that black chassis are associated with PC laptops, and Apple would probably want to differentiate themselves from the Dells, Acers, Lenovos, and HPs of the computer world. Not saying that black MacBook Pros and MacBooks don't look good—they definitely can—but that I just don't see Apple going for that any time soon. It'd dilute the Mac brand, probably.

 

[Wafflausages]

i put a carbon fiber vinyl on the top part

the apple logo cut out looks perfect just because of the light i had bit of trouble cutting that part out lol

 

[Mr. Clean]

Just find a place closest to you that anodizes aluminum. When I made some parts for a company out of aluminum, I had to anodize them for added strength. Black was the chosen color and it came out nice. You just see marks on it a whole lot easier. From basic stuff like having your hands on it to the tiniest of scratches.

I think apple does anodize their aluminum products, just a clear anodize. If people want their unibody macbooks and macbook pros anodized a color of their choice, just take apart the laptop and get the shell done. Depending on how precise the tolerances are for the screws will determine how easy it is to screw back together. Anodizing isn't very thick, so it may just provide a tighter fit for some things when piecing back together.

This is the exact thought that I have. I used to make paintball parts, and had them anodized in many different colors. Keep in mind that there are two different types of black anodizing though, there is STD. black that has a transparent look to it and there is the Black Hard Anodizing that is much thicker and looks solid in color.

Great thought...