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Those haphazardly slapped on stickers push the point home how much we don't need these slapped things on computers and pushed in consumer's faces.

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I guess that's ArsTechnica's fault; other NUCs come with non-applied stickers in the box so I guess with 5i7 it's the same as well...

They could at least put them on straight. That is really bugging me.

(That is your comment?!)

It is a very good point. Although they have equally good or better innards than the Mac mini, these stickers add to the cheap knock-off look in the pictures. People like attention to detail, they want to buy stuff a team was proud of building.

They come in the box, the attention to detail is from the person who stuck them on.

Exactly. I have the feeling that the ARS reviewer wanted everybody to really believe there was an i7 inside.

I very much prefer the stickers to a huge glowing logo of a brand. These can be easily peeled off if unwanted.

Not wanting to appear pedantic (well, a little), but the logo on a Mac Mini doesn't glow...

Not to disagree with you but the thing with the glowing logo on Apple laptops (as apposed to Apple desktops which don't have it) is that I, the user, don't have to look at it.

When it's open there's no actual branding on case of a MacBook Pro, even the words MacBook Pro have been removed. At a push you could count the keyboard layout I suppose.

It's been a while since I last pulled the stickers off a laptop but do they still leave a sticky residue behind?

On the other hand, I am more likely to assume that a similar level of deliberation would have gone into thermal design and component choices.

I've never met a person that was bothered by the Apple logo. Quite the contrary, people even put stickers of the apple logo on their stuff. There are even studies that show that the presence of the logo in the work area can increase creativity. I'd argue that this is not the case for the ugly Intel stickers.

I've never met a person that was bothered by the Apple logo.

Hi, nice to meet you. Love my macbook air, best laptop I ever owned. If I had the option to get one without the logo on the lid I'd happily pay $50 extra.

Hi! I wouldn't argue that there aren't people who are bothered by the logo (at the very least, it's also a security concern!). But many wear it proudly. This isn't something you usually see with Intel/Asus/Lenovo or whatever stickers.

To me it just reminds me a bit too much of people who buy clothes and accessories with the brand name printed really really large so that they can be sure that everyone knows they are wearing Prada sunglasses.

I just like things a bit more subtle and understated, both in my laptops and my other accessories. Which I will admit, at the end of the day, is probably just as vain and silly.

I agree wholly with you. My argument (which I unclearly expressed) was that in my opinion, most consumers find the apple logo desirable while they will shun the PC stickers.

If it really bothers you, you can easily find stickers to cover the light in all shapes and forms: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Apple-Label-Aufkleber-Sticker-Badge-...

There are people who put stickers on top of the Apple logo (some care must be taken to prevent it from shining through). I guess they're not too happy with it.

DNA Lounge has a sticker made for the placement over the Apple Logo. http://www.dnalounge.com/store/stickers.html

Our company has a logo which is roughly circular, so one guy who has a plastic cutter has been selling overlays which make our logo glow on the back of apple laptops. Pretty cool, and very popular. :-)

For them apple haters: http://phys.org/news125073871.html

I dislike the glowing Apple logo.

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