[lugesm]

[quote=
A red indelible pen?

I say that half sarcastically, but the logo is lighter than the red I think, so it might shade it in enough that it's not noticeable under the sticker.[/quote]

No. Reds would never match, and it would just look amateurish. Easy to match deep blacks, but almost impossible to match reds.

[MikeMulligan]

Has anyone disassembled their mini9?

I want to see what the inside back of the LCD plastic looks like. I want to know if I can cut an apple-shaped hole in it, if there's any room for putting a piece of plastic behind it like in real MacBooks. Also would like to know if the LCD light will glow out of it if I do.

The dell service manual all but shows it.

[crucialklint]

Would absolutely love a good quality apple sticker for mine.

[halu2047]

Originally Posted by phoenix.stu

Spoke to Greg yesterday and he will be back from his job around the 20th at which time he should have the new stickers. So before the end of the month hopefully.

Thanks again for your patience.

Thanks phoenix for talking to Greg and make all the arrangments!

I am definitely in for a silver and a white sticker!

[Prime]

Originally Posted by MikeMulligan

Has anyone disassembled their mini9?

I want to see what the inside back of the LCD plastic looks like. I want to know if I can cut an apple-shaped hole in it, if there's any room for putting a piece of plastic behind it like in real MacBooks. Also would like to know if the LCD light will glow out of it if I do.

The dell service manual all but shows it.

THIS!

That would be epic. I would cut a hole in my LCD cover in a heartbeat if I could.

I was thinking, what if you bought an LCD cover from a MacBook and tried to transplant the plastic apple to the lid of a Mini.

[frank]

Originally Posted by Prime

THIS!

That would be epic. I would cut a hole in my LCD cover in a heartbeat if I could.

I was thinking, what if you bought an LCD cover from a MacBook and tried to transplant the plastic apple to the lid of a Mini.

Has anyone seen this glowing Apple logo MSI Wind mod that got noticed by Wired?

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/0...tosh-with.html
http://forums.msiwind.net/osx-guides...ing-t9266.html

Looks great, but methinks a nice sticker would be fine.

Look! There's an iBook top cover on eBay! $26.50 shipped!

eBay: iBook G4 14-inch LCD Top Cover/Lid - clean, xlnt!

[Prime]

Maybe if I get some spare money I'll buy an iBook lid and an extra lid for the mini and see what I can do.

[JoshAnker]

I've got several ibook lids/screens/shells lying around, but I didn't read this whole thread to know exactly what your plans were...


But I'm very familiar with disassembling them, and I know pretty well what pieces are inside 'em. It's the backlight itself, on the screen, that generates the light that is shone through a white square for coloring to come out the clear apple piece.

[MikeMulligan]

Originally Posted by frank

Has anyone seen this glowing Apple logo MSI Wind mod that got noticed by Wired?

http://blog.wired.com/gadgets/2009/0...tosh-with.html
http://forums.msiwind.net/osx-guides...ing-t9266.html

Looks great, but methinks a nice sticker would be fine.

Look! There's an iBook top cover on eBay! $26.50 shipped!

eBay: iBook G4 14-inch LCD Top Cover/Lid - clean, xlnt!

Yeah that's exactly what I want to do. I just don't want to start buying stuff before I know if it's possible. As for cutting the logo out, I found a laser etching place in Toronto that says they can do it. I have to take my mini apart a bit tonight to install my bluetooth module so maybe I'll get adventurous and take a look.

[MikeMulligan]

Ok. I have sacrificed for you all.

I got my bluetooth module in yesterday, and decided to install it this evening. While I was at it, I figured what the hell, let's take apart the display and see what's in there.

The mission was a success, however, in my idiocy and enthusiasm, instead of the display connector, I disconnected the power jack connector, and broke it in the process. Sh*t. I'll probably have to order a whole base unit to get a new one - I doubt the DC jack is a discretely orderable part. Or convince them to give me one under complete care. Or find a new connector head (shown below) on digikey tomorrow.



As for the screen, it was fairly easy to remove according to the service manual. Just gotta be gently brave taking the bezel off (they really do mean pry from the inside, as it twists the catches downwards). Attached are pictures I took of the back of the LCD, and the inside of the plastic.

Back of the LCD
Seems to just be covered with a paper-thin layer of white plastic. There may be more foil underneath, like in the MSI wind guide posted earlier in the thread. Probably cut-awayable for glow effect.



Inside of the plastic cover
Seems to be covered in foil, and then has some black padding - I guess to compensate for the slight curvature. The only issue for me is whether that official apple plastic bit will actually fit between the screen and the case plastic, but I'm guessing yes for now.





There you go. Hope that helps. Think I'm going to order one of those mac lids and try it. Worst case I guess I order a new plastic back. But I'm very, very wary of cutting away from the back of the LCD panel. I really should just get a sticker.

EDIT ------> From what he seems to be saying in that wind guide, I think it's possible that the glow will show through that white material, and should not be cut.