Had to vote "No sticker at all anywhere". But if the sticker is removable I don't really care... 
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Poll: "intel inside" sticker or not?
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efoto said:
No, I'm not
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Oh yes, I'm. Even if they paste the sticker inside the box, I'll peel it off.
as long as they don't replace the apple stickers, everything is OK.
i could care less about having a sticker on the packaging
it wont be there on the computer to remind me anyways.
the box goes in the garbage
it wont be there on the computer to remind me anyways.
the box goes in the garbage
I think the hardware manufacturers can be quite pushy - for example, you never find a recent PC notebook with an ATI graphics chip that doesn't have a "Graphics By ATI Radeon" sticker on it, yet iBooks and PowerBooks don't have them. I strongly doubt that the word Intel will appear anywhere beside in the spec listings for the machine and 'About This Mac'
Azurael said:I think the hardware manufacturers can be quite pushy - for example, you never find a recent PC notebook with an ATI graphics chip that doesn't have a "Graphics By ATI Radeon" sticker on it, yet iBooks and PowerBooks don't have them. I strongly doubt that the word Intel will appear anywhere beside in the spec listings for the machine and 'About This Mac'
I sure hope ideas like this are right, I really don't want to see any of that crap covering the thoughtfully designed casing for my Mac.
Azurael said:I think the hardware manufacturers can be quite pushy - for example, you never find a recent PC notebook with an ATI graphics chip that doesn't have a "Graphics By ATI Radeon" sticker on it, yet iBooks and PowerBooks don't have them. I strongly doubt that the word Intel will appear anywhere beside in the spec listings for the machine and 'About This Mac'
They can be pushier with the commodity computer makers. Apple's different, though, and I suspect there won't be a sticker for the reasons everyone suggests. Probably on the box there will be a logo or something.
Also, Intel can advertise specfically about Apple itself. That's a bit harder when there are dozens of PC makers out there.
Maybe, though, Apple will include an intel sticker with the Apple stickers that come in the welcome package. Then I can stick the the intel inside on my car, and thereby add a few horsepower.
On the box -- the pretty one with a picture and specs.
I doubt Apple will allow the sticker on the machine, the way Toshiba does. My tosh2430-s256 (I use it for games and... AppleWorks 5) has several stickers -- Intel, WinXP, and Harmon-Kardon, and one other I peeled off that I don't remember.
Unless Apple embosses the Intel logo on.
I doubt Apple will allow the sticker on the machine, the way Toshiba does. My tosh2430-s256 (I use it for games and... AppleWorks 5) has several stickers -- Intel, WinXP, and Harmon-Kardon, and one other I peeled off that I don't remember.
Unless Apple embosses the Intel logo on.
Le Big Mac said:
I think that the best marketing idea for both Apple and Intel would be if Intel has some new chip that would be used solely in the Apple. It allows much easier differentiation between Macs and PCs, a great platform for Intel to debute a chip on, and then it makes the marketing for Apple much easier and more *special* since they have their own chip....that happens to be made by Intel
no where, i don't want to see it, but if it had to be, i would put it on the box, not the actual computer, or else that thing is coming off!!
I have news for you - the Intel Inside stickers on PCs, just like the AMD stickers and Designed for Windows XP stickers, do NOT like being touched. If you touch them, they stick harder to the machine.
Meaning that peeling off a sticker will damage the machine's exterior.
Meaning that peeling off a sticker will damage the machine's exterior.
Good God no.
Given how much time and effort Apple puts into getting the industrial design of their products right, I seriously doubt they will compromise their standards by adding Intel stickers.
Given how much time and effort Apple puts into getting the industrial design of their products right, I seriously doubt they will compromise their standards by adding Intel stickers.
i put "on the box" because i think it'd be nice to differentiate between PPC and intel macs. i just hope they don't put intel stickers in with the apple stickers of course, are they going to put "powerbook intel" or similar where they put powerook g4 (or ibook g4) right now? and what about if MacSkinz makes a new clear side panel like for the G5? is it going to say "Pentium D" on it?
of course, are they going to put "powerbook intel" or similar where they put powerook g4 (or ibook g4) right now? and what about if MacSkinz makes a new clear side panel like for the G5? is it going to say "Pentium D" on it?homerjward said:i put "on the box" because i think it'd be nice to differentiate between PPC and intel macs. i just hope they don't put intel stickers in with the apple stickers
Intel will undoubtedly want to have their name/sticker in as many places as Apple allows them. Surely there will be a debate about this to some extent. I would much prefer that Steve ''let'' them have the box and, if they want, include some stickers inside (like the Apple ones we receive now) for customer use as they see fit. I would rather he 'compromise' those locations than give the actual useful computer skin a silly sticker. If they come in the box, you can always just throw them away
sacear said:
That is a horrid thing...ewwy. I don't want those on PBs of the future...no good at all. Those look like the kind that can at least come off somewhat easily. The one I am worried about is the Intel stickers that are metallic in nature and quite well adhered. As long as those stay away, I won't be too upset.
sacear, get a bottle of Goo-Gone, a washcloth, and FIX THAT POOR POWERMAC. It always makes me so sad to see even a beige Mac covered in stickers, I used to remove them at my school (both the old, peeled-off ones, and the bar codes they really used for identification) with goo gone, it's great
as for the intel logo... i would imagine if it went on an actual Mac, Apple would print the logo the same way they do the Apple logo, or the machine's name, so it would not be removable. This is why I doubt it'll be visible. Probably, it will be on the serial # identification sticker, which is always well hidden anyway. And on the box. I voted "box only" because I really don't like the idea of it tarnishing the Mac... but i'm not going to flip out if it's on the ID label.
as for the intel logo... i would imagine if it went on an actual Mac, Apple would print the logo the same way they do the Apple logo, or the machine's name, so it would not be removable. This is why I doubt it'll be visible. Probably, it will be on the serial # identification sticker, which is always well hidden anyway. And on the box. I voted "box only" because I really don't like the idea of it tarnishing the Mac... but i'm not going to flip out if it's on the ID label.
Processor logo, but not Intel logo
I can't believe someone put a sticker over the speaker grill of that Power Mac 7300. That one was in a University lab and pretty much got abused. It is now cleaned up and living a much more proper Macintosh life.
I don't recall ever seeing that "PowerPC" logo on any PowerBooks, just the desktop Macs. I had a 68k PowerBook 180 before this G3 Pismo, yet there were many PowerBook models in-between. Does anyone recall ever seeing the "PowerPC" logo on a PowerBook?
Yeah, actually, I am very particular about keeping all my computers and peripherals clean and dust free. I'm borderline obsessive compulsive about that. Right now, I'm actually using a PowerBook Pismo from 2000 that looks absolutely brand new and runs perfectly. Been running Panther for over a year on it and never a single problem.rainman::|:| said:sacear, get a bottle of Goo-Gone, a washcloth, and FIX THAT POOR POWERMAC. It always makes me so sad to see even a beige Mac covered in stickers, I used to remove them at my school (both the old, peeled-off ones, and the bar codes they really used for identification) with goo gone, it's great
I can't believe someone put a sticker over the speaker grill of that Power Mac 7300. That one was in a University lab and pretty much got abused. It is now cleaned up and living a much more proper Macintosh life.
Along the lines that you're thinking..., IF Apple does use an identifier logo for the new Intel processors, then I think Apple will use the name of the processor itself (maybe making up an entirely new "Apple use only" logo) and not the "Intel" name and logo. And IF Apple does use a "processor identifying logo," then that will likely be embossed or screen-printed on to the computer as the "PowerPC" logo once was. That is my guess. I just can't see Apple using stickers on their computers and I certainly hope they don't. I hope they don't use any "processor logo" at all and just let the new Mac model speak for itself.rainman::|:| said:
I don't recall ever seeing that "PowerPC" logo on any PowerBooks, just the desktop Macs. I had a 68k PowerBook 180 before this G3 Pismo, yet there were many PowerBook models in-between. Does anyone recall ever seeing the "PowerPC" logo on a PowerBook?
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