Do you remove the stickers of new laptops? Which stickers? All?

Hi!

Just wondering... do you like removing the stickers when you buy a new computer? And if so, which ones? Because there are different "kinds" (so I may call them) There is, generally,

1) The ones that are big and right under your palms, mostly with the computers characteristics and such

2) The warning and caution labels (generally transparent)

3) The Intel Centrino, Windows Vista, ATI / nVidia, etc.

Which ones, if so, do you remove? I just bought a HDX 9200 and removed 1# and #2... don't think I'll remove #3!

Hope to hear from you guys

 

On my Dells, I've only had OS and CPU stickers, and I keep them. I added a Ubuntu sticker! I would lose #1 and #2 if I had them.

Cheers...

 

I peel off every single sticker before I even boot my new laptop -- I can't stand them.

I paid for the laptop, not the stickers.

A bottle of isopropyl alcohol and some elbow-grease, and they #3 stickers will peel right off. Also, an eraser works really well for getting the sticker residue off.

 

I first remove windows logo's.
Then warning info.
Then energy stickers.
I tend to leave CPU/GPU stickers.

 

#1 definitely, #2 sometimes, unless they're on the bottom of the laptop. Usually don't touch #3.

 

Where do you get an ubuntu sticker?

 

eBay possibly? Seems to me there's loads of different logo stickers out there. Why not just get different OS stickers for a dual-boot system and stick em on? Makes it more interesting. Or at least tell people what you have in your notebook without switching it on/taking it apart~

Then again you can have too many stickers...

 

Go to Ubuntu's website and request a free Ubuntu install CD. A month or so later, they'll send you an Ubuntu CD + 10 or so stickers.

 

http://system76.com/article_info.php?articles_id=9

Took forever to get to me, but hey! They're free.

 

Thanks. i just ordered kubuntu cd's

Hopefully they come with the kubuntu sticker.

Adding stickers might make it an eye catcher and easier to sell

EDIT: Do they ship you 32bit or 64bit?

 

I leave my stickers intact There's only two and they don't bug me.

 

I'd remove #1 if it came with them, #2 it depends on if it was intrusive (on the bottom of the laptop or somewhere inside, fine, on top, probably not). OS and CPU/GPU ones I'll leave on. Evidence? I've still got my Vista one on and I haven't run Vista in more than a year. Though I have thought about replacing it with an XP one.

 

I remove numbers 1 and 2. I keep number 3 (even though they gave me an intel centrino 1 sticker when I have centrino 2)

Also ordered an Ubuntu sticker

 

WHoo i ordered some Ubuntu Stickers!!!!!

EDIT: AHH!! 666! THE DEVIL IS IN THIS POST!

 

I didn't actively remove any stickers on my SZ.
Only after some cleaning the HSDPA advertisment started o come off, at this poin it was removed.
Then, sometime later a dlna (what is it) sticker started to come off - cleaning, so it was removed - else, I've got the indows Vista one on my palmrest, the NVidia and Centrino - and I don't think they'll ever go, even if the actual writing should come off...

Stickers on underside - license key, intact, one for the HSDPA modulke - intact, and ther may be one with the laptops serial too - but I'm not sure.

 

I just leave mine, as they are not a hindrance for me..it's not a big deal.

If they start to peel / fall off..I will deal with it then


Cin

 

I'd remove any caution/warning stickers, but I like to leave the rest, unless they start to peel

 

Peel off and use alcohol to remove residue.

I never take mine off. I took off the Lightscirbe nad enerygy star ones, but leave on the Centrino and Windows stickers. I dont have a GPU sticker. I was thinking of buying one.

 

just the advertising ones so to speak..with specs and what not. I keep tjhe MS and Intel ones

 

I remove any stickers found on the palm rest, because they wear out from sweat and such eventually, and look nasty.

 

I left mine on my palmrest...and after a year ~ they still look pretty decent!

(watch tomorrow they start peeling and looking crappy)


Cin

 

I've noticed that they wear down a lot faster for gamers, because we move around the keyboard a lot.

 

HaHA! That's why mine hasn't then!

Nah, I'm sure mine will start wearing down soon!


Cin

 

i see all these people with those huge palmwrest stickers half fallen off all rolled up with black stuck the sticky part and then theres the big huge plastic films that are half on half off all rolled up and bent...does it really make your laptop look better? i think not. remove them all minus processor and os.

 

Lmao

I leave mine, but as soon as they start to peel-off, I'll remove them

 

I only keep the CPU and GPU stickers, the windows one and the specs one go directly in the trash.

 

I just removed all of mine. Makes it look so much better.

 

it is best to remove all the stickers right away!

any sticker that is left on for a long period of time will stain the surface.

but if you don't care about cosemetics... just leave them on and they will in time do the damage.

 

i leave mine on, i like them, but since my proccessor and os stickers are getting a tad bit dirty i might remove them.

 

Just got myself and ubuntu sticker ordered

 

always remove them as soon as i get it. if they are left for to long them removed you can usuallyy see a shadow of where they used to be. i like the look far better without any stickers. except of course the main brand one on the lid

 

Yeah they get tan lines (plastic wear/aging) on certain notebook surfaces. HP's laser imprint surface doesnt, thats why i kept mine. I only took out the warning stickers.

 

i have all the stickers on mine, OS, CPU, energy and Full HD...but now i think i'll remove them just to give it a cleaner look i guess.

 

I removed all of the stickers that were on the top of my E6400. The only sticker on the bottom of it is the Service tag, so I won't remove that. Windows key and other stuff is all hidden.

Greg

 

I keep the "badges" on, not the advertisements. Ya know, the ones only there to give a quick overview of the features.

I keep the CPU, ram, GPU, OS, and SRS badges if they come with it. and of course all of the stickers on the bottom of the notebook. And usually put larger stickers on the lid if the notebook is matte, (not on glossy, or brushed aluminum). Such as my compaq It is true about the the fade over time though, but by then I'd probebly just repaint it..

 

I still have the Windows 98 SE/NT and Intel Inside Celeron (back when they were made with that metal foil) sticker on ym 10 year old laptop.

 

Seconded, muchly.

Some people wear their tacky spec stickers with pride though... urgh. My new Dell E6500 doesn't have any stickers on the bottom which is great. all the compliance stickers are on the inside of the titanium cover.

 

I do keep the processor & o.s. stickers, but i usually peel off #1 and #2 'cause i like the look of the machine without them

 

I do just #1 My laptop also had an energy start sticker on it i left that too.

 

I usually leave the stickers alone (CPU, OS, GPU). However, when I recently changed my palm rest which had out-dated stickers, I just removed them. It has a nice clean look to it now.

 

i usually leave them on for at least a week(or longer) incase any problems i can return them or resale to someone else and it seems perfectly new!

 

goo gone for the ones i dont want but use to sticker the hell out of my laptops while in highschool.

 

I strip all the stickers off (also the small bits of plastic sheet covering the clear plastic items and CD draw lables... OCD for the win)

If I leave stickers on laptops they usually get all tatty looking very quickly with me so better to remove them when they come off cleanly rather than spend hours trying to remove them after the edges have gone and all the glue likes the laptop more than the sticker.

Saying that however, my desktop PC is a sticker-fest mainly because they will stay the way they are currently as they wont be subject to wear.

 

I peel off every single sticker I can --- Can't stand any type of stickers on notebooks, deskop towers, printers, cellphones, MP3 players, TV sets ... Anything!

I never place any of my own stickers/decals on electronics, either ... For me, sticker free is the way to be.

 

I have 7 stickers on my laptop. I did not remove any of them..
1. The vista flag logo (home premium).
2. The Intel Centrino logo
3. The GPU logo (Nvidia)
4. The Vaio official warranty logo
5. The Energy Star logo
6. The DLNA logo (Digital Living Network Alliance)
7. Lastly, the describe the model name, specifications etc.

 

The Intel Core 2 Duo sticker is moving a ,and starting to peel a tad....

Guess that's gonna be removed sooner than the latter!


Cin

 

personally, i think it looks ugly with those stickers on. i'd remove all of them, it looks much more special and shiny afterwards. done it for mine (a silver notebook), and it made wonders. it suddenly didn't look like a cheap notebook from the shop with all the ads on it

 

Agreed 100%! As it is right now, it looks ... Well, terrible. I mean, c'mon, wouldn't you rather it look like this?!



Go on, peel off those nasty stickers ... You know you want toooooooo!

 

just removed all the stickers, sooo much nicer.