Blues22475

September 07, 2010 at 2:05pm

Of stickers considering now there more than just a few (like a couple years ago). The only stickers I find useful is the OS stricker (the one that ususally says Windows 7, Ubuntu, Designed for Windows XP, etc), and the processor sticker (Core I7, AMD x4, etc). All the other stickers, to me, are like those annoying adds on websites that are there, and you could care less about them.

purplemecha

September 07, 2010 at 11:59am

With no stickers coming, what other use do I have for long fingernails.  They got so much use out of peeling stickers.  ;D

violian

September 06, 2010 at 9:04pm

The badges don't bother me. My car has a V8 badge on it because it has a V8 engine. So why would a tiny Intel Core 2 Duo sticker bother me if my computer is indeed running on a Core 2 Duo? My Sony tv has a Bravia logo imprinted permanently on the bezel - but it doesn't bother me, because it does indeeed have a Bravia Engine inside. It only bothers me when I knowingly know that the badge doesn't reflect what's inside my computer. So when I changed my ATI card that came preconfigured with my PC for an NVidia, I took out the ATI sticker.

Bustout

September 06, 2010 at 8:52pm

My pet peeve is that, not only am I forced to have the stickers, but I'm forced to pay for them. Whenever I configure a laptop using HP's b2b site, it forces me to select the right sticker, a process which should be more automated, but it also tacks on a buck a sticker. Sometimes more.

weaslem32

September 06, 2010 at 8:40pm

I hate all the stickers that companies put on their products, especially the large ones. It would be nice if they packaged the stickers on a sheet like Intel & AMD does for their processors. For those who have trouble removing the sticky residue left behind, just use Goo Gone. It's safe and uses orange extract oils as the main ingredient and works very well.

Sovereign

September 06, 2010 at 4:59pm

If the stickers are relevant (basically, CPU and GPU only), I don't care.  They're not intrusive and in fact can be useful.  More than once, I've asked someone "What does the sticker say?" 

With Windows 7's more easily-accessible system information, this might not be as much of a boon as it was in the past.  And as far as other stickers (operating system, sound card, optical drive type, etc.), GTFO!  Further, there should be some effort to apply stickers neatly.  More than once, I've seen stickers angled strangely and it just looks unprofessional.

nmanguy

September 06, 2010 at 4:38pm

I actually like those stickers since they let me get a good idea of the specs on someone's laptop in a glance.

Signal2Noise

September 06, 2010 at 4:30pm

A hairdryer on low heat easily rids the notebook surface of gaudy stickers.

thesmilies

September 06, 2010 at 4:11pm

Its good AMD is making a push to get rid of stickers (in their current form anyway). They are a waste of space.

Vladislav_Draculva

September 06, 2010 at 2:15pm

personally as a person that can't stand laptops...I prefer desktops...so it makes little difference to me...but I do know this much...I am a sucker for case badges...I love em...I think I like em because of the Modder in me...There is nothing more gratifying than bragging to your collegues about your latest build...And case badges can be awe-inspiring...

So if I just bought a brand new humdinger of a laptop I would love to have case badges included in the paperwork so that I could place them wherever I chose...

but at the same time why would I want to brag about mediocre hardware that I didn't even get the satisfaction of putting together...who knows...

Also let the record show that I HATE big huge gaudy system spec stickers...they could leave them off...

scoop6274

September 06, 2010 at 8:48am

I'm not really a fan of the palm rest stickers either. The tech inside a laptop is not really a status symbol. C'mon its a laptop. If you want real power build a desktop. Those little branding stickers collect dirt, get scratched/worn, and eventually peel leaving goo on the rest.

However, the large palmrest stickers that give you system specs and stuff (like a display model) are designed to be taken off when you purchase it. In all the laptops I have purchased, that sticker comes off easily and right away with no left behind residue. The only reason that sticker is on the laptop is for the display model. I mean, they're not gonna ship a seperate display model to all retailers. So, its easier to just ship all the computers identical and let the retailer pull out one of them as a display.

My suggestion, and I know its hard cause its new equipment and we want to play, is spend a little time after opening it up and making sure it works and remove as many of the stickers that easily come off as you can.

Major Dilly

September 06, 2010 at 8:36am

Easy to get rid of the glue. My Dad told me this and he was a world famous scientist (Michael H Fisher MSD), any glue that is not water based use the cheapest solvent that will not harm the surface of plastics, IE "Charcoal Lighter fluid" , I have used it on CD stickers , Bumper Stickers, Computer stickers  ,ETC. It works absolutely. Just get the smell off after using it, water or airing it out.

The world is full of BS solutions this I Know works.

 

Eoraptor

September 06, 2010 at 7:55am

Yeah, it might not be SO annoying to have these stickers if 1.) They weren't stuck in the worst possible place (right under sweaty oily hands)  and 2.) Weren't so obscenely garish.

 

I mean, the last two laptops I bought (both Acers) came with huge stickers (literally one covered the entire right side) on both sides of the wrist rest that made me feel like I was buying a display model instead of my daily user! I don't mind having a few spots to remind me and others,  what I am using and so on; so I don't thik Pogue's complaint is as severe as he paints it. After all, look around your car, the radio has a badge, the windows have a badge, hell, even the seats may be branded if your car is high market or sports grade. But a little taste and thought would be nice. Stick them on the LCD backplane or bezel or above the keyboard. After all, AC Delco doesn't smear off under my thumb after one year of ownership. And it doesn't make it look like my car was a demo model I bought on the cheap. 

majorsuave

September 06, 2010 at 7:37am

I would rather have the stickers on a sheet so I can stick them wherever I want. They all eventually peel off by themselves sometimes leaving an unpleasant goo behind.

 

dentaku

September 06, 2010 at 6:53am

I have always hated those stickers. It makes the machines look cheap.

I like how Dell decided to put that stuff on a panel on the bottom of the machine when they designed the Adamo.

strykyr

September 06, 2010 at 7:07am

$1000(as of April) Asus G72GX.  4 Stickers.  EAX Advanced HD 4.0, nVIdia GeForce GTX 260M, Intel Core 2 Duo and Windows 7.  My old Gateway MX8523 had Intel and ATI and XP Media Center stickers.  The ATI got soaked with swaet or whatever and never stayed in one spot.  I finally just took em all off.  I'm not planning on taking these off the Asus untill they start shifting or somethiing like that.  I do think the Creative Labs one is kind of stupid cuz there is no Creative Labs hardware in this.  I know that i still get their software "decoder" but it doesn't help.  Even with 4 built in Altec Lansing speakers (2 channel) still doesn't sound that great.

Jesterace

September 06, 2010 at 6:33am

I don't mind the small badge style stickers, but I hate the big huge ones on the palmrest that state the system specs and the included software. As they're usually pretty big.

BAMT

September 06, 2010 at 6:35am

I'd rather not have them if possible, although personally I don't mind the Intel sticker probably because of its notoriety. As for the others? I usually format the Windows partition Ext4 and mount it as /, the video and CPU stickers tell you less than you already know, and... the sound? I haven't seen that, but unless it's the best laptop sound you can get, it's probably like saying, "hey, I have Intel HD audio!"

And it doesn't help that if you leave them on and your computer is, for say, silver, by the time you want to resell your laptop, if you want to take a sticker off because of damage or something else, it shows how dirty your palm resting surface got over the years.