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    Painting MBP's Question: Colorware PC

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by dbam987, Jun 13, 2011.

  1. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    Has anyone gone and gotten the Colorware treatment for their Mac's? It's expensive on their site, coming in at some $500+ to just send it in. Are there any other companies that can do customized paint jobs for laptops?
     
    dbam987, Jun 13, 2011
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  2. fr0styable

    fr0styable Notebook Enthusiast

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    Haven't actually purchased but I do know of people that have. Their quality is excellent and I don't know if I'd trust any other companies.

    HOWEVER, keep in mind that in 2 years, maybe even in 1 year, that computer will be no where near as good as a newer computer. So do you want to drop $600+ into a comp that is bound to be obsolete?
     
    fr0styable, Jun 14, 2011
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  3. dbam987

    dbam987 wicked-poster

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    That is an excellent point. I do see myself changing out my MBP13 in two years time or so. If only Apple breaks their ways and gives a couple more color choices with the MBP's, that would be awesome (like the black MacBook from something like 3 or 4 years back).
     
    dbam987, Jun 14, 2011
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    Vaio TZ Notebook Guru

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    I have gotten 2 macbook pro notebooks painted all black by colorwarepc . They both came out perfect .
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    Vaio TZ, Jun 15, 2011
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    X3NIA Notebook Evangelist

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    Not to my tastes but as a (desktop) case modder this came out very well.
     
    X3NIA, Jun 15, 2011
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    QueenOfSpades Notebook Consultant

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    I'd love to use Colorware, but it's too expensive for the way I upgrade. I customized one on their site and the price was $900. I couldn't justify that even if I planned to keep the computer for 4 years. If it were a couple hundred, okay, but $900 is a little ridic.

    I saw a Colorware'd MacBook Pro going on ebay recently for about $1050. It was a late 2008 unibody. I didn't like the color scheme, but it was interesting to see one up for sale.
     
    QueenOfSpades, Jun 17, 2011
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  7. Akari

    Akari Notebook Evangelist

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    You could always go the DIY method, take apart the computer entirely so that just the shell remains, then send it off to be anodized or painted at a professional paint shop... It might only run you $150-$300 or less if you 'know the guy'.
     
    Akari, Jun 17, 2011
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