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    What color do you roll?

    Discussion in 'Alienware M11x' started by madchild, Aug 15, 2010.

  1. madchild

    madchild Notebook Geek

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    I change my colors about once a week.. One week green, one week blue, one week red, etc

    What colors do you roll?
     
    madchild, Aug 15, 2010
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  2. CapnBoost

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    I have a bunch of colors, I change when I feel the need. I have a couple of "slideshows" that I choose from based on the surroundings.
     
    CapnBoost, Aug 15, 2010
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  3. UnivHQ

    UnivHQ Notebook Guru

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    Mostly light blue.
     
    UnivHQ, Aug 15, 2010
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  4. Noah14

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    Blue here, though I typically leave the wireless indicator red.
     
    Noah14, Aug 15, 2010
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  5. kiwidaniel

    kiwidaniel Notebook Consultant

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    press FN + PAUSE. Thats my color :D (besides the wifi and head which are white :3)
     
    kiwidaniel, Aug 15, 2010
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  6. Rypac

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    My keyboard backlights cycle from red to blue to green over about a minute. The Alienware logo morphs from white to purple.
     
    Rypac, Aug 16, 2010
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  7. faiz23

    faiz23 Macbook FTW

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    green this week not sure what shade of green lol.... and blue alien head
     
    faiz23, Aug 16, 2010
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  8. slickie88

    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    Yoda green 24/7.
     
    slickie88, Aug 16, 2010
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  9. pizzahutmaster

    pizzahutmaster Notebook Guru

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    I have mine to morph the full color spectrum slowly.
     
    pizzahutmaster, Aug 16, 2010
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  10. corwinicre

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    I've only used two color schemes so far (the first being my current one):

    [​IMG]

    [​IMG]
     
    corwinicre, Aug 16, 2010
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  11. NeoSurge

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    Run a green keyboard with blue grills and alienware logo. White for the wifi indicator.
     
    NeoSurge, Aug 16, 2010
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  12. eivved

    eivved Notebook Geek

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    All red with grills and alien head morphing from red to black.

    Can the m11x do multi-colored keys simultaneously?
    [​IMG]
     
    eivved, Aug 16, 2010
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  13. MikeeDinh

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    been sticking with blue
     
    MikeeDinh, Aug 16, 2010
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  14. outspaced

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    Purple at the minute but set to change to match a few games I play, such as white with red bits for Just Cause 2 and blue with yellow bits for Starcraft 2.
     
    outspaced, Aug 16, 2010
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  15. GadgetBoi

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    This week it's the NVIDIA theme for me:
     
    GadgetBoi, Aug 16, 2010
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  16. slickie88

    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    No, it can't.
     
    slickie88, Aug 16, 2010
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  17. unreal25

    unreal25 Capt. Obvious

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    I found Red nice if you keep the laptop on when you go to sleep :p . Feels less bright than most of the others (except for the black one of course :D ).
     
    unreal25, Aug 16, 2010
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  18. eivved

    eivved Notebook Geek

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    awww...i was really hoping for a yes.

    LEDs of keyboard are now purple c/o my wife. :eek:
     
    eivved, Aug 16, 2010
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  19. Arak-Nafein

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    Indeed. Of the visible spectrum, the reds & violets are the hardest for the human eye to see. So, if given equal power, they will appear dimmer than the rest of the spectrum.


    Green is right smack-dab in the middle & is also the most visible to the human eye, and such, will appear the brightest(Given equal power)
     
    Arak-Nafein, Aug 16, 2010
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  20. Bendak

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    Red, a colour scheme I NEVER deviate from.
     
    Bendak, Aug 16, 2010
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  21. tldoney

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    I have dark blue with yellow logo and speaker lights.
     
    tldoney, Aug 16, 2010
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  22. GiSS

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    Alienware logo is ALWAYS off. I don't like it, distracts from the screen IMO. For a while I was keeping the keyboard/wifi logo blue, with orange for the grills. Looked nice, but recently switched it to white keyboard with red grills/wifi.
     
    GiSS, Aug 16, 2010
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  23. slickie88

    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    Same here. It's /very/ distracting and IMO a little tacky. I generally go dark unless I need the backlighting.
     
    slickie88, Aug 16, 2010
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  24. corwinicre

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    I hated that logo at first also, but I chose a dark color in fx lite (darker really just means it lowers the brightness), and like that I don't find it distracting.
     
    corwinicre, Aug 16, 2010
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  25. seb1990

    seb1990 Notebook Enthusiast

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    All blue all the time (To match my razer Naga mouse) [​IMG]

    (Not the clearest of images I know.)
     
    seb1990, Aug 16, 2010
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  26. ebondefender

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    This is my "Mountain Dew" theme!
    [​IMG]
     
    ebondefender, Aug 16, 2010
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    I have two users set up, one for general computing [DARK] and the other for gaming [RED] (where I set things for performance).
     
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    I have the Alienware logo off always. My color theme changes depending on what wallpaper i use to kinda match it. I use alot of game wallpapers & stuff from CGwallpaper or deviantart.
     
    PSYCHOTRON, Aug 16, 2010
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  29. zackdh9

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    thats sick
     
    zackdh9, Aug 20, 2010
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  30. mbrinton91

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    I originally went for a combo of white and teal, but then I realized that backlights use battery life so since then I've just been going for a simple dimmed white keyboard backlight (along with white wifi) and the default blue power button / orange on battery. Alienware logo and grills are always off (except for when i'm using the winamp plugin, then it's rave time ;) ) I gotta say I'm glad with my current color choice, it actually makes my baby alien look pretty professional, and most people don't even realize that it's an alienware :D
     
    mbrinton91, Aug 21, 2010
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  31. Tedster59

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    My current theme

    [​IMG]
     
    Tedster59, Aug 21, 2010
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  32. streather

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    what program are you using there?



    also atm everything is purple on my m11x apart from the wifi and caps indicator and the power button which are white and red respectively
     
    streather, Aug 21, 2010
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  33. slickie88

    slickie88 Master of Puppets

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    AlienFX Lite. It's an alternative to AlienFX. You can find the thread for it in the Alienware forum here.
     
    slickie88, Aug 21, 2010
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  34. Bily42

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    Where can I download the NVidia theme?
    Thanks in advance. :D
    Nevermind - dumb question - I found it. :)
     
    Bily42, Aug 21, 2010
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    I rock the teal :)
     
    EvilTchnlgy, Aug 21, 2010
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  36. Peter Bazooka

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    White keyboard since I bought it, the alien head (power button) is blue. Never really changed it except the day I bought it because I have all the alienware software turned off, kept my cpu use at or above 10% constantly. Cut the lights off the front and Alienware logo.
     
    Peter Bazooka, Aug 21, 2010
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    Rocking the Blue :D
     
    1Coopgt, Aug 21, 2010
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  38. mrexcuse

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    Orange Alienware
    Purple to greenish blue on keyboard
    white to yellow on speaker vents
     
    mrexcuse, Aug 21, 2010
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    I've been rocking red since I bought it.

    How can I change the background for the login screen?
     
    Whiplash, Aug 22, 2010
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    madchild Notebook Geek

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    madchild, Aug 22, 2010
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