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Electric Blue TP 600E... Whadya think?
Electric Blue TP 600E... Whadya think?
Well... I got creative with the old 600E. About 5 coats of Krylon Plastic Fusion later, this is what happened...
>P3 500Mhz CPU w/600x Fan & heatsink
>256MB PC-100 SODIMM
>Hitachi 8x DVD-ROM
Future plans:
>40GB Hard drive
>Another 256MB Ram
>DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
Dreams:
>A Blue trackpoint cover
>Blue LED rubber feet
>P3 500Mhz CPU w/600x Fan & heatsink
>256MB PC-100 SODIMM
>Hitachi 8x DVD-ROM
Future plans:
>40GB Hard drive
>Another 256MB Ram
>DVD/CD-RW Combo Drive
Dreams:
>A Blue trackpoint cover
>Blue LED rubber feet
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This Krylon Plastic Fusion is incredibly durable! The handrest coating was peeling anyway (that's what prompted this), so I used liquid "Aircraft Remover" paint stripper to remove the rubberized coating (pretty much fell right off). Used some fine grit snapaper on the rough spots, washed it thoroughly, then gave it around 5 coats with dry time between each coat. I didn't use a clear coat. It has a semi-gloss finish just with the Krylon. The paint really does bond to plastic well. We'll see how long it holds up.
Matches my cell phone
Cool, matches the aftermarket covers on my Nokia 3585i cell phone.
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Pink laptop?
http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=1967
Dell solved that already, they made a "purple" laptop.
http://www.anandtech.com/mobile/showdoc.aspx?i=1967
Dell solved that already, they made a "purple" laptop.
I think that, that was just so wrong painting a ThinkPad. The pictures look good but I didn't like that a ThinkPad was painted a different color. ThinkPad's look better in black.
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I personally like it. I've always been a fan of blue though.
I've been flirting with the idea of doing similar to my 770 with peeling paint. I wanted to put a black piano finish on it, but i'm clueless how to go about it. I work at a car dealership, and I have a paintbooth and paints at my disposal. Anyone know how to do something like that?
I've been flirting with the idea of doing similar to my 770 with peeling paint. I wanted to put a black piano finish on it, but i'm clueless how to go about it. I work at a car dealership, and I have a paintbooth and paints at my disposal. Anyone know how to do something like that?
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IBM Thinkpad 600E - PIII-750SS (currently at 600mhz/100mhz bus), 512 meg ram, 80 gig, Cisco 340 series PCCard, 13.3 display
IBM Thinkpad 600E - PIII-750SS (currently at 600mhz/100mhz bus), 512 meg ram, 80 gig, Cisco 340 series PCCard, 13.3 display
Good ol' rubberized black here - not even piano black.
That said, if you had painted the black things (speakers?) too, it wouldn't have looked HORRIBLE - just bad. Just like your average Dell, IMO.
That said, if you had painted the black things (speakers?) too, it wouldn't have looked HORRIBLE - just bad. Just like your average Dell, IMO.
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Past: T61p 15.0" QXGA, T60p 15.0" QXGA, X61 Tablet SXGA+, R51e 14.1" XGA, X21
Past: T61p 15.0" QXGA, T60p 15.0" QXGA, X61 Tablet SXGA+, R51e 14.1" XGA, X21
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