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AMD Hates Laptop Stickers As Much As You Do

Posted by timothy on from the boil-the-marketing-folks-in-goo dept.

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."

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  1. WD40 by mcgrew · · Score: 5, Informative

    Baby oil works better.

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    1. Re:WD40 by nschubach · · Score: 5, Informative

      Goo Gone... works for everything I throw it on. (sometimes even paint...)

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    2. Re:WD40 by Ark42 · · Score: 5, Informative

      Watch out for glossy "piano finish" surfaces like found around many newer TVs, monitors, and laptops. Goo Gone will actually smear the glossy surface as well as remove any gunk, leaving you with basically melted plastic that hardens into dull rough matte plastic after a short while. My 46" LCD looks great after I removed some stupid sticker from the side of it ::rolls eyes::

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    3. Re:WD40 by alphax45 · · Score: 5, Informative

      Blow dryer is the best. Melts the glue and no residue. My dad is a truck driver and this is what he use to use to remove the decals when he switched companies. Works for every sticker I have ever tried so far.

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    4. Re:WD40 by Ozan · · Score: 3, 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.

    5. Re:WD40 by Carnivore · · Score: 3, 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.

  2. buy a mac by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Informative

    us mac users have never had this problem.

  3. Re:Goo Gone or limonene by NReitzel · · 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.

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  4. Re:Not on Mac? Really? by NiceGeek · · Score: 3, 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)