thanks for sharing. in this fantasy world of yours, which really belongs more in another type of forum, my murse / messenger bag would've blown your woman's shallow and closed mind long before i took out the laptop. like i said before, get what you want and don't worry about how it impacts the fragile construct of your "masculinity."
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thanks for sharing. in this fantasy world of yours, which really belongs more in another type of forum, my murse / messenger bag would've blown your woman's shallow and closed mind long before i took out the laptop. like i said before, get what you want and don't worry about how it impacts the fragile construct of your "masculinity."
I'm still finding it funny that people just assume "feminine" = bad. But you know, it's OK if you can find a way to see a thing as not feminine, in that case it's _fine_. Lol.
there is nothing good or bad about "feminine," in my opinion. it's the assumption that a gold color is "feminine" and a gray one is "masculine" that i think is unfortunate. rather than assigning these labels to the colors, i am saying: why not just pick the one you want, and don't let your "femininity" or "masculinity" (however you define it) hinge on the color of your computer?
I completely agree, people should absolutely pick what they like and stand by their own taste. It just makes me laugh to see how much people still go on about feminine things as if they're talking about girl's germs in grade school! What's so bad about liking something that some other people may see as feminine? If you like it - great.
I agree with Bolt James gold looks unmanly. Unless, I don't know, you're a gold armored Spartan warrior. You probably wouldn't wear (unless for some party or whatever occasion) gold shoes etc for the same reason. You all say "Oh. I don't care what others think about how I look" well that should apply to everything then. Subconsciously everyone thinks about how they look so don't lie! And when it's an item you'll carry everywhere with you, you really don't want to regret the colour choice.
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I did get in touch with my feminine side and get the gold rMB as I liked the contrast of the KB, however I put the Speck Grey case on the outside so it did not clash with my pink polo shirt amongst other considerations 
I did get in touch with my feminine side and get the gold rMB as I liked the contrast of the KB, however I put the Speck Grey case on the outside so it did not clash with my pink polo shirt amongst other considerations
Silver for me, I also like the Gold very nice contrast with the black keys. I also like pink, especially polo shirts, so far the wife and girlfriend have not complained, nor are they unhappy with the colour of my MacBook
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I had the Galaxy S6 edge in white and swapped it for a Galaxy Gold S6 Duo for the same contrast reasons and the graphics/logos look better. The Space grey IMO on the IPhone 6 only looks better due to those plastic strips around the top and bottom.Silver for me, I also like the Gold very nice contrast with the black keys. I also like pink, especially polo shirts, so far the wife and girlfriend have not complained, nor are they unhappy with the colour of my MacBook
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The Mrs bought the Polo for me and several pink work shirts and ties alas no GF to comment on
maybe the pink will help
I had the Galaxy S6 edge in white and swapped it for a Galaxy Gold S6 Duo for the same contrast reasons and the graphics/logos look better. The Space grey IMO on the IPhone 6 only looks better due to those plastic strips around the top and bottom.
The Mrs bought the Polo for me and several pink work shirts and ties alas no GF to comment on
Cant recommend the S6, but a good girlfriend will do you the power of good unless.....
MacBook is pretty good too Q-6
Cant recommend the S6, but a good girlfriend will do you the power of good unless.....
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GF not really feasible in Middle East, Far East now your talking, maybe where I'm going wrong is with that Galaxy S6 only if there was a pink Iphone 6 a bit like the Guys with Harley's overseas they always seem to have a nice seat cover
As someone who was dead set on a Gold MacBook and purchased one, only to sell it and buy a Space Grey used for profit, let me tell you this: Gold is gorgeous, IN CERTAIN LIGHT CONDITIONS. If not met, it will make it look brownish/orangeish that will burn your eyes distracting you from the screen and make you regret shelling out so much money and not going with the Space Grey, overall looking classy as **** and much more masculine, ALWAYS. The Space Grey changes in color too of course, but what is not to like about shades of light or dark grey/black in comparison to orange/brown/name a color that just sucks on a notebook. In certain lights i could not tell apart the gold one from the silver version, other times it looked like i just painted it with my own poop.
The initial impression of the beautiful contrast between the Champagne Gold and the black keyboard rapidly fades, as most of the time the Gold just doesn't look like it does in the Store with light coming in at the perfect angle. On top of that, it's just too much gold and the golden Apple on the back of the opened MacBook you're typing on just doesn't look as good as the darker shade grey. Again, under certain conditions that Apple on the golden one is black, reflecting something dark, but that isn't the case nearly enough. There is something off about it, seriously. Gold just can't keep up with Space Grey on this MacBook, and believe me I've tried to love the Gold one for several months.
Tldr: Don't do it man.
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Unless your the goose out of jack and the bean stalk or OD on chicken curry I think you may need a quick trip to the Doc's
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Considering the "Gold" is less than 25% of the visible area on an opened rMB I think its a bit of a toss up on contrast between the Grey or Gold , maybe if your wearing your rMB like Mr T then it maybe more bling but most are stuffing it into a sleeve or bag.
Personally I have had too many silver or black laptops, gold was a nice change and I always though it was a plus it shifted hue's depending on the light
Unless your the goose out of jack and the bean stalk or OD on chicken curry I think you may need a quick trip to the Doc's
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Considering the "Gold" is less than 25% of the visible area on an opened rMB I think its a bit of a toss up on contrast between the Grey or Gold , maybe if your wearing your rMB like Mr T then it maybe more bling but most are stuffing it into a sleeve or bag.
Personally I have had too many silver or black laptops, gold was a nice change and I always though it was a plus it shifted hue's depending on the light
Now that you say it, it does really look like chicken curry.
I agree its great on the front end, but the all gold chassis what all the other ppl will be seeing, was just too much gold / chicken curry to my liking.
I bought a gold rMB and was very disappointed with the colour. It looked nothing like the pictures. In a lot of lights it looked pink to me. Despite being gay (or perhaps because I'm gay) I wasn't all that comfortable having a pink laptop.
But silver is just so dull and the space grey didn't look that great in the shop. I could change it, I suppose: I'm still within the time limit.