Sat, 08 Mar 2008

Pimp my MacBook Pro

Posted by Ben Sat, 08 Mar 2008 20:19:00 GMT

Thanks to the increasing prevalence of Apple laptops – including the MacBook, MacBook Pro and new Air – having a Mac no longer makes you l33t! To combat this, a couple weeks ago I decided to pimp my MacBook Pro by changing the illuminated Apple logo on the case. A Canadian site sells a multitude of inserts that can be used to alter the logo.

Customize your laptop for only $4.99! These high-quality inserts will make your laptop one of a kind! Free Worldwide Shipping! Compatible with: iBooks, Powerbooks, MacBooks and MacBook Pros

The installation guide steps you through the process, the MacBook Pro is rated as “Medium” difficulty. Apart from the tight angle to unscrew the 2 retaining screws at the bottom of the screen, the tricky part to the process is removing the back of the screen using a credit card. You need a steady hand and a slightly cavalier attitude to prise the cover apart!

I went for the ‘Rainbow’ design – one of the original Apple logos – the end result is rather pleasant update to the plain white logo and it still glows in the dark.

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  1. Evan about 6 hours later:

    I was so there in 2006 :)

    http://www.flickr.com/photos/_evan/tags/macbook/

  2. Ben about 18 hours later:

    @Evan – I’m impressed you were brave enough to do it on a MacBook – the instructions look mighty hard (level “Difficult”).

  3. Crystal 3 months later:

    Same, have had this for two years now – it rocks!

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