[Fyi?]

I have a Dell XPS M1330. Is there any way (perhaps some sort of custom skin) to make it so the Dell logos don't show and to cover up any sign of the Dell? I like it, but I'm trying to introduce this laptop to someone down my street that really hates dells.

 

[Chilly]

You can get skins for your laptop to "cover" up the logo, but why would you want to do that?

 

[razor950]

so you wanna conceal it so that your friend says omg nice laptop and then you tell him look its a dell?

if its not that, im not sure why you would want too, some skins look nice but I don't like "stickers" on a laptop or any device for that matter, that's just me tho

 

[FatalityxZ]

sand it out?

 

[UndertheGun]

Bondo and automotive paint. Or you could poke your friends eyes out. What are your really trying to accomplish? I mean if your friend wants to be thick headed can you really change that.

 

[The Mad Mule]

lol what a "friend" you have.

 

[amd4200]

Even if you did sand it out the start up screen would still show dell. Right?

 

[r31ncarnat3d]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Chilly You can get skins for your laptop to "cover" up the logo, but why would you want to do that?

Because I'd be embarrassed of carrying around a Dell instead of my Asus myself!

 

[UndertheGun]

Quote:

Originally Posted by amd4200 Even if you did sand it out the start up screen would still show dell. Right?

It is just an image file. In 98 was bmp have not changed since then so not sure about newer Windows use. But yea it can be changed to any file you name correctly.

 

[mattliston]

why the hell should you have to conceal the dell stuff? tell your friend to screw off if he cant handle the fact that dell actually has okay hardware now

 

[lozanoa11]

You can even change the oem logo on the computer properties page with tweak 7

 

[RotaryKnight]

how can your friend hate dell.....its a pretty sturdy laptop.

 

[error10]

Some people will have one bad experience and then hate a company forever, even if they don't deserve it. Not much you can do in that case. I wouldn't cover up the Dell logo.

And in fact I have owned several Dell laptops and they have been quite solid. In my last Dell laptop, which I carried up the Appalachian Trail, the hard drive decided it was time to go. (Shocker! All that bouncing around...) Dell cross-shipped me a replacement.

A few years ago when I had another Dell laptop which developed a keyboard problem, they actually sent someone out next-day to replace the keyboard right at my house. For free.

 

[cccccc]

Find a notebook with a similar screen size, buy the screen off ebay and swap it with yours.

Then you would have to do a BIOS mod (which is hard) to change the bios splash screen.

 

[Demented]

Quote:

Originally Posted by cccccc Find a notebook with a similar screen size, buy the screen off ebay and swap it with yours. Then you would have to do a BIOS mod (which is hard) to change the bios splash screen.

Why would he have to change the LCD panel itself?

 

[realm790]

Quote:

Originally Posted by Demented Why would he have to change the LCD panel itself?

makes a person wonder

 

[cccccc]

Sorry, I meant just swap the plastics.

If you swap the whole LCD screen it wont work

 

[mattliston]

the case? it would not swap over at all