AMD Hates Laptop Stickers As Much As You Do 597
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pickens writes "David Pogue writes in the NY Times that when you buy a new Windows PC, it comes festooned with stickers on the palm rests: one for Windows, one for Skype, one for Intel, one for the laptop company, maybe an Energy Star sticker and so on. 'It's like buying a new, luxury car — and discovering that it comes with non-removable bumper stickers that promote the motor oil, the floor mat maker, the windshield-fluid company and the pine tree air freshener you have no intention of ever using,' writes Pogue. But the worst thing is that when you peel them off, they shred, leaving adhesive crud behind. 'When you've just spent big bucks on a laptop, should you really be obligated to spend the first 20 minutes trying to dissolve away the sticker goop with WD40?' But AMD has a solution. Starting next year, AMD will switch to new stickers that peel off easily, leaving no residue; after that, it's considering eliminating the sticker program altogether."
WD40 (Score:5, Informative)
Baby oil works better.
Re:WD40 (Score:5, Informative)
Goo Gone... works for everything I throw it on. (sometimes even paint...)
buy a mac (Score:4, Informative)
us mac users have never had this problem.
Re:WD40 (Score:2, Informative)
simple nail polish remover will do the job extremely well.
Goo Gone (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Stickers (Score:3, Informative)
Re:WD40 (Score:1, Informative)
Re:WD40 (Score:2, Informative)
removing your noses despite your faces?
I believe you mean "removing your nose TO SPITE your face..."
Re:Goo Gone or limonene (Score:5, Informative)
For those of you who prefer completely natural cleaners, d-limonene (orange oil) works wonders. Goo Gone is limonene diluted with a (cheaper) petroleum solvent.
The only downside for pure citrus orange oil is that your laptop may smell like oranges for days.
Re:This is one place Apple has it right (Score:2, Informative)
Re:WD40 (Score:5, Informative)
Re:lol, of course this is coming from AMD (Score:3, Informative)
Apparently you missed the second set of "Radeon Graphics" and "FirePro Graphics" where there is no mention of AMD. Specifically for machines that will be bearing the Intel Inside stickers.
So.. pay up on your failed guarantee.
Re:WD40 (Score:5, Informative)
Re:Not on Mac? Really? (Score:4, Informative)
"1) Buy Laptop.
2) Install Linux."
3) Pray that all the features of the laptop are supported under Linux (not a troll - I have a Toshiba NB 205 Netbook that I'd love to run Linux on but there isn't a single distribution out there that supports all the features, at least not reliably or without heroic efforts)
Re:WD40 (Score:3, Informative)
Re:WD40 (Score:4, Informative)
Nooo! It contains acetone or ethyl acetate, both of which are good solvents for most kinds of plastic, like your laptop handrest. It can seriously f%$# up the surface, making it look worse than with stickers.
On metal or glass it works great though.
Re:WD40 (Score:3, Informative)
Not on laptop stickers. In fact, using the term "sticker" is misleading. They're superglued on badges that are usually impossible to remove without damaging your finish. I've seen intel badges that were practically structural elements.
Re:Goo Gone or limonene (Score:3, Informative)
No no, that's napalm [youtube.com]!
Re:Goo Gone or limonene (Score:3, Informative)
Re:Goo Gone or limonene (Score:3, Informative)
I was a combat engineer in the army.. your right C4 has little to no odor.
Re:WD40 (Score:4, Informative)
I hate stickers with an OCD fervor, so I have become an expert at removing them. I have found that one of the most effective methods is to use the adhesive itself--most of the time when you peel a sticker off, some of the adhesive stays on the sticker. If you put that patch on the adhesive that stayed on the surface and make a small twisting motion, you can remove the residue quickly and without solvents or much heat build up.
Re:Goo Gone or limonene (Score:3, Informative)
Protip: You can get ~20% alcohol with the correct yeast. This may or may not be legal in your jurisdiction.
Re:Goo Gone or limonene (Score:2, Informative)
If you get your baby oil at a farmer's market, you could watch them squeeze the oil, and also be assured that you are supporting your local baby oil farmers.