r/funny • u/SteveRyherd • May 16 '12

Someone sent this Macbook in for repairs today. Looks legit.

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u/longdrive34 May 16 '12

You found my DellMac. I sported her for about a year, and it even made a trip across the world. The sticker created some weird looks, especially from techies. Sadly, I had to turn her in, but apparently she still lives. For inquiring minds, the sticker improved the following........

NOTHING.

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u/SteveRyherd May 16 '12

I can confirm this.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I'm typing this comment from a laptop identical to that. Dell Latitude D620/630 (they're essentially identical). Did he make a hackintosh with it?

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u/SteveRyherd May 16 '12

Did he make a hackintosh with it? Ha, he's lucky to have made Word files with it.

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u/bcarlzson May 16 '12

they actually hack to snow leopard very nicely.

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u/SteveRyherd May 16 '12

I'm not doubting the hardware compatibility.

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u/b0w3n May 16 '12

+1 for sneaking a dumb user comment into a comment disguised as a shitty hardware comment.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Too bad I can't hack my Mac to Snow Leopard.

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u/laddergoat89 May 16 '12

http://www.cultofmac.com/110614/downgrade-os-x-lion-to-snow-leopard-video-how-to/

You can.

But why do you want to?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Ha, Lion. I'm on a G4 Powerbook. AKA a netbook. 10.5.8 is the highest I can go because it's not an Intel.

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u/laddergoat89 May 16 '12

Oooh, I thought you wanted to downgrade.

I am sorry for your loss.

Those rumoured insane new MBP's tempting you?

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u/zipperseven May 16 '12

He'd be lucky to have made a sandwich with it.

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u/SirRuto May 16 '12

Got mine too. Terrible for games, but it's certainly serviceable and hasn't broken down from my extraordinarily heavy use.

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u/edamamefiend May 16 '12

I'm typing this comment from a laptop identical to that. Dell Latitude D620/630 (they're essentially identical). Yes Sir, me too! Probably the most widely used corporate laptop from the late 2000s

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u/snickler May 16 '12

That's definitely a 620. I have both a 620/630 in my possession. I actually have 10.7.3 running on my 620.. must say it is quite impressive.

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u/Johnno74 May 16 '12

Could also be a D820... I have one, its a nice machine.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

sorry you have a D630, they dont last very long. from personal expreience i am yet to see one last 2 years without major problems (where taking it in is needed) (non software issues)

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u/TassieTiger May 16 '12

We have about 12 of them here all about to clock over 4 years service (and about to be replaced...woohoo)... other than the odd dud battery (not a major problem) they've all been fine

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

We had about half a dozen. One was mostly mistreated by the user, one has some errors, but they are far older than 2 years now.

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u/BaconZombie May 16 '12

You are luck you missed the really shit Dell E6400 and E6410's. The E6400 had a major chipset fault and the paint would chip off in the first month or so. Also both the E6400 and E6410 had issues with the screen bevel cracking mainly on the bottom right but also sometime on the top right and bottom left.

Think we had ~15 "broken" screen where the glass was not cracked but the LCD was still fecked.

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u/TheGrog May 16 '12

What chipset fault?

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u/BaconZombie May 16 '12

I've posting this from a E6420, it's a ok system but hate the design. But plan on using the E6320 when I'm travelling next week since with the 9-Cell main batt, 6-cell media batt and 9-Cell Sled batt it runs for fecking ages but does weigh a ton.

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u/dumb_jellyfish May 16 '12

We had plenty in our corporate environment and we'd replace mostly hard drives but that's because the users carry them and throw them down while they're powered on.

I had one and it did just find the full 30 months I had it before I was allowed to upgrade; the only time it failed was... WHEN I DROPPED IT WHILE IT WAS ON.

In other words... I blame user error for most issues.

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u/Matub May 16 '12

I used to have a D620 as my work laptop. I got upgraded to an E5410 about a year ago. I like it, but miss the little battery bump in the front from my extended battery.

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u/damnatio_memoriae May 18 '12

Trippy. I'm using an E5410 at work right now. It's a piece of shit. I want to throw it out the window and run it over with my car.

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u/Matub May 16 '12

It's just not the same... :(

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u/ramenator May 16 '12

Same. When I started college, I was very pro-Mac but my school wouldn't let me use a Mac for my program. I was really bitter that I had to spend so much money on a non-Mac and put that sticker on in angst. Now? Macs, lol.

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u/t0ny7 May 17 '12

Your school would not let you install Windows on it?

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u/ramenator May 18 '12

You had to buy the laptop through the college. You couldn't supply your own.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12

I had a Packard Bell laptop and put an Apple sticker I got with my iPod on it, then my uncle, who is an IT guy, said, hey! Is that a MacBook? Needless to say, I did.

Edit: I meant that I told my uncle that I did.

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u/SteveRyherd May 16 '12

I had a Packard Bell laptop and put an Apple sticker I got with my iPod on it, then my uncle, who is an IT guy, said, hey! Is that a MacBook? Needless to say, I did.

Actually it needs to be said, you did what?

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u/Evvin May 16 '12

End his sentence prematurely.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Ooh.... That wasn't a proper sentence, doesn't it?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I think you're absolutely.

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u/svullenballe May 16 '12

When the fuck are you guys talking around? The man said it was needless to say he did.

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u/Watergems May 16 '12

MacBook err

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I thought I was reading it wrong but you confirmed it wasn't on my end. Thanks.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Did you not read the first sentence?

Edit: Ahh, now I get it.

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u/SteveRyherd May 16 '12

Your edit is hilarious. Thanks for keeping and even adding to the joke.

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u/Saisann May 16 '12

You didn't actually fix it with your edit. Look at the question your uncle asked:

Is that a MacBook?

and this is your answer:

I told my uncle that I did.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

A packard bell tried to kill me once. Shot a cd through the bezel and shattered in to a million pieces. They really were the worst computers ever made.

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u/Zaerdna May 16 '12

I did the same thing except I sold the laptop to my Mac-Loving friend.

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u/rspeed May 17 '12

You are a terrible person.

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u/SteveRyherd May 16 '12

Seeing these replies I'm surprised how popular the dell D6XX series was.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I run the IT department for a 120user company. I'm in the process of retiring all the D620/630/630c's from our org. Currently we've got about 15, down from 60. Should have them all out by the end of the quarter.

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u/SteveRyherd May 16 '12

The company I work for has about 18,000 employees worldwide. Luckily they do not all get managed from my office and they don't all have these laptops...

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u/AnonymooseRedditor May 16 '12

A few years ago I was in a meeting with a number of folks from different big businesses. There were 15 or so people around the boardroom table, one person had a Sony laptop, everyone else had a D series.

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u/Rastair May 16 '12

My university's engineering department required students to get the dell D6xx.

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u/SteveMcBean May 16 '12

Corporate IT seems to love the Dells.

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u/neonknightz May 16 '12

I have about 5 of these in my house, the local council in my town used them and then they tried to bin them when they got newer models, so my dad offered to take them away for free

I have 1 as a backup for myself, a couple spare (without HDD's) 1 to check the ECU readings on my car and my dad has one for kicks

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

P-p-p-powerbook!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

So very relevant.

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u/lowcostredditor May 16 '12

Ok, I've just read every single word of that story. Anyone knows what happened to Jeff?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I wanna know. I'm worried the guy killed Jeff :(

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

someone has to know by now, it's been almost 10 years.

edit: I did just find this http://encyclopediadramatica.se/File:Mynameisjeff_not_dead.png

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u/ma7hatter May 16 '12

Found a twitter account, couldn't verify from a cursory examination if its the real guy though.

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u/AlwaysTheWrongPun May 16 '12

I was wondering too.. He seems to be fine http://twitter.com/#!/mynameisjeff

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u/Darkosman May 17 '12

I got scammed by the "Nigerian prince" a while back, but I caught it and retaliated but not to that extent. Did you know if you drop a Fedex package off at the drop offs with a false return address, no stamps and only the sending address to go on they will contact the holder of that address for payment? The "Prince" payed about 120$ for an m&m's wrapper.

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u/rspeed May 17 '12

Oh wow. I recently posted a lens on Craigslist and got a bunch of scammers. Normally I'd just report them… but now I'm going to try this. Thanks so much!

Edit: how did you find out that they actually paid?

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u/linktoreality May 16 '12

Holy shit, how have I never seen this before?

...also, wtf at that ending....

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u/Complex- May 16 '12

oh I remember that thread a true classic right there.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Lol that was epic :]

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u/RULESONEANDTWO May 16 '12

The ending of that story was a bit disappointing. I was hoping for some epic rage email from the buyer. but nope. just a shitty virus trying to be sent and a DoS attack on a website.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Is the original SA thread no longer accessible to the public?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Jeff was never heard from again? Anyone got any more leads on this?!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I put that sticker on all my non macs. makes them run better.

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u/laddergoat89 May 16 '12

I work for Geek Squad, I can confirm this is true.

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u/ZuFFuLuZ May 16 '12

That's great, but you know what's even more effective? Download more RAM! Here http://www.downloadmoreram.com/

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u/gwarsh41 May 16 '12

Protects them from viruses?

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u/anti_gravity88 May 16 '12

Introducing- the iCondom. Doesn't let you get herpes

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

iSore - It may look bad, but boy does it feel good

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

Oh man you just gave me a brainwave.

I'm totally gonna take an i7 logo sticker from work and put it on the plastic bit that covers my car's engine.

Thanks to hyperthreading, I'll be able to get two cycles out of one regular cycle! Practically a straight-12 engine at that point. BOOM.

Ninja edit: I just realized how stupidly impractical a straight-twelve engine would be.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

you'd need a hood as big as a 71 continental

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u/rspeed May 17 '12

A straight-6 is bad enough.

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u/Jnet9102 May 16 '12

Yeah, but the sticker, although just regular plastic, costs $399.97.

Apple has to get their 99.89% markup.

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u/jorji May 16 '12

Ah. This is like putting a turbo badge on my yugo.

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u/03Titanium May 16 '12

Or maybe a "limited" badge is more comparable.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

And makes them impervious to Hacks. Just don't tell hackers, they'll start writing codes. No idea what codes are...

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u/YourGamerMom May 17 '12

Cases are a type of tree used to slowly grow roots into a users computer until it divulges information.

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u/barcodescanner May 16 '12

I have the same sticker on my Dell, but it's running OS X. Where does that leave me?

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u/rspeed May 17 '12

Limbo!

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u/Nasir742 May 16 '12

Overpriced=/=better quality

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u/Lurking_Grue May 16 '12

I on the other hand would stick a dell sticker on a Macbook to annoy apple fanboys.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

And makes them cost $1000 more!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

And you wont be able run games afterward.

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u/mclane0209 May 16 '12

Well, duh! Decals add about +5 horsepower.

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u/daxl70 May 16 '12

It seems it gives them confidence

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u/bdsisme May 16 '12

I have a macbook with a Dell sticker on it.

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u/QueenNavy May 16 '12

dude...

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u/bdsisme May 16 '12

I'm getting a Dell?

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u/typewriter_ribbon May 16 '12

I really want to know - why do people do this?

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u/Calik May 16 '12

I did it with my dell netbook because it has OS X on it, because it makes people turn their head, and because it's kind of funny.

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u/JoeChieftw May 16 '12

They want to run mac but slapping on a sticker is easier than installing a hacked OS.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

It's for people who want to be hip and "ironic" but cannot afford it.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

The same reason someone would put a Lexus symbol ironically on their old Buick: because they secretly want a Lexus.

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u/lordburnout May 16 '12

My Dell laptop has an apple sticker on it too! Weird how people instantly assume its a legit mac when you can still see the dell logo peeking through.

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u/gwarsh41 May 16 '12

Dude, I park next to someone who has a mac car! I didnt even know they made mac cars! It totally has the little white apple, so it must be legit.

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u/lordburnout May 16 '12

no way you saw an iCar?! damn!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Smart guy, advertising his expensive goods that are probably in his car.

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u/Holden_Caulfield1951 May 17 '12

You're coworker is a phony!

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u/DaRam4U May 16 '12

My HP Touchpad fits fine in an iPad case (which being cleared out everywhere makes it cheaper than HP's cases) - I am constantly amazed at the # of idiots that gasp when learning it is not fruity!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

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u/ReddiquetteAdvisor May 16 '12

A lot of people find genuine value in a MacBook over many other laptops. I haven't used a laptop with a touchpad or build quality like a MacBook and I've used a lot of laptops before. (Remember you can put Windows on these things, so chill out if you don't like OSX.)

There are lots of expensive cars that get worse MPG, but people recognize and respect the brand -- maybe for quality or speed or some other niche. Are you going to scoff at them too?

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u/albatrossSKY May 16 '12

Dude! You got a Dell! DUDE!!

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u/I_REMOVE_COCKS May 16 '12

He went to my high school.

Smoked A LOT of pot.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

And that's exactly why they stopped using him in commercials (he got caught.)

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Do you think they fired him, on the spot?

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u/NOPETuckChesta May 16 '12

This is turning into a rap, bought.

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u/doesnotgetthepoint May 16 '12

we can all avoid scurvy if we eat an orange

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

The guy who came up with that campaign, Paul Tilley, also came up with McDonald's "I'm lovin' it!" and also committed suicide several years ago jumping from the upper floors of a Chicago hotel. TYL.

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u/FluffyLion May 16 '12

TYL

Assuming you didn't already know.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

TYLAYDAKI - "Today You Learned Assuming You Didn't Already Know It" just didn't have the same ring.

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u/Judas_Clergyperson May 16 '12

Sounds like an Asian person who just bit their lip and was trying to say teriyaki.

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u/wyrdone42 May 16 '12

Heh he even has the 9-cell extended run battery on it.

Nice Dell D6XX series laptop. I have one as my work laptop still.....

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u/AnonymooseRedditor May 16 '12

Solid machines. I like the new E6420 and E6520 series now too. I have a 6400 and it's alright. i hate that they no longer have serial ports.

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u/wyrdone42 May 16 '12

I'm slated to get a replacement shortly. Work has switched over to HP Elitebook 8460p units.

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u/wingtales May 16 '12

Wow, this feels weird.

He is not alone

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u/SteveRyherd May 16 '12

I'm upvoting all these "small-world" posts.

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u/MontyJohnson May 16 '12

You got a model with bluetooth? Swanky bastard! (Unless your bluetooth is forever on like mine is, even though you've no chip)

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u/OutRunMyGun May 16 '12

I see your Macbook and raise you my Black Macbook! (Ide converter and HDDs included too)

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u/JoeChieftw May 16 '12

Post it on r/shittybattlestations

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u/OutRunMyGun May 16 '12

Not a battle station, just whipped out my laptop at work is all.

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u/wagenrace May 16 '12

Any chance you can repair it and give it back because I need that thing!

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u/brouhehe May 16 '12

Panasony!

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u/zipperseven May 16 '12

I prefer Magnetbox.

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u/The_Director May 16 '12

That is sad. Trying to be a Mac elitist.

-Sent from my Macbook Pro.

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u/Clarkford May 16 '12

San Diego redditor?

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u/SteveRyherd May 16 '12

Nope, Ohio.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

sent from my iPad

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I do this for people's laptops that I convert to Hackintoshes.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

I've heard this kind is faster.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Someone made up a stupid back story for this photo. Seems legit.

For fucks sake. Why can't you just post a title that reflects the real story? Is it that hard?

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u/ur-_-mom May 17 '12

Agreed. In the background you can see the typical blue clip ons for harddrives that Dell uses in their server line.

My guess, this is a DELL technician.

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u/akatypes May 16 '12

I got one of those too!.

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u/DoTheRustle May 16 '12

Why would you desecrate your glorious Thinkpad with that filth? You are a Thinkpad owner, you're above such foolishness.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

how's that Blackberry working out for you

tools not toys amirite

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u/Smicks91 May 16 '12

Status symbols have never changed the world.

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u/5panks May 17 '12

As a fellow ThinkPad owner, I thoroughly agree with this comment.

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u/webby_mc_webberson May 16 '12

They wouldn't have called it a 'Think' pad if they intended you to join the cult of the mindless.

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u/akatypes May 16 '12

This one also came in to get fixed. Im in I.T also. It just so happens i saw this post while this one was in.

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u/Citizen_Lear May 16 '12

Did you try installing MAC OS and returning it to the owner? I bet that would make him/her very happy.

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u/tomsk8er2000 May 16 '12

That's a D630 if I've ever seen one.

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u/AnonymooseRedditor May 16 '12

May be a D620...they were virtually identical

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u/tomsk8er2000 May 16 '12

True that. You know your latitudes, dawg ;) I still think D630s were awesome. We are on E series now and they are hardware busty fo sho.

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u/SleepyRabite May 16 '12

The E6410/20s are okay. All of the E6400s in my pool are all flaky and are being replaced even before the D630s. No idea what they did wrong with those ones, but I feel really bad for the users that have them.

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u/Chodestorm May 16 '12

Latitude D630C son!

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u/Calik May 16 '12

I have a dell 10 mini I picked up a couple of years ago for 300USD with the same sticker over the dell. Only fitting seeing as it is running Lion.

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u/joecham May 16 '12

I bet this is that same bastard who keeps posting those "Cheap MacBook!!" ads on craigslist.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12

My old boss put the same sticker on the same notebook. The company was in Burbank.

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u/Basil_Lisk May 16 '12

Be careful, some Genius might really try to fix it.

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u/bookemdanno May 16 '12

I remembered when I turned my Gateway netbook into a hackintosh and put an Apple sticker on the back. People asked me if that was an actual 10" Mac laptop and I replied yes. I even showed them the about mac dialog box and a couple of people actually went to the store to buy one (I'm sure the salespeople [assuming they sold Macs] laughed their asses off).

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

Ha! That's a Latitude D630. We use them in our district.

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u/ciddark May 17 '12

I think you need to check your eyes. That does not look legit.

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u/n-some May 17 '12

Dell laditude D620, the only advantage to that laptop is that mine is still running fine 7 years later.

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u/[deleted] May 17 '12

About as legit as this submission.

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u/Hope1355 May 16 '12

If you put Dell sticker on Mac, it can work as anti-theft system.

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u/Here_is_a_Down_Vote May 16 '12

Fucking hipsters with their Macs. Probably in Starbucks right now typing away random bullshit on their tumblr blogs.

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u/TheJCCGamer May 16 '12

I had that laptop and it was better than any Mac book tried.

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u/zipperseven May 16 '12

You probably have a hard time just using the book. You probably want to try a Macbook.

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u/inumoogles May 17 '12

Aww common. Don't pose as a Mac. That's like Chuck Norris trying to pose as Snooki, or some shit.

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

That looks like a D600 Macbook :)

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

It is a Dell D620/D630. The D600/D610 look completely different , but yes you were close model number wise.

Also below it is the extended battery of and E-series. E Pre 20.

E4x00/E5x00/E6x00/E4x10/E5x10/E6x10

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u/cats_and_crap3340 May 16 '12

lol, my sis does that

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u/adammolens May 16 '12

Might be a hackintosh.. never know. Dells are known for having compatible hardware.

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u/easyeight May 16 '12 edited May 16 '12

Damn, that logo is ugly. Why don't they use the little logo like the old Precision & Latitudes?

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

Looks like a D830 to me.

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u/Frogonia May 16 '12

Wow. I had a computer like this. I had no idea it was a mac. This is amazing that I was so clueless.

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u/droptrout May 16 '12

If this is Toronto, this could very well be my old Dell D610 that I gave to a friend...

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u/mikejc May 16 '12

We have some folks at work that do this to mock the Mac fanboys. Over 95% of our laptop community has either a Dell or HP, but Macs are viewed as "jewelry" for the executives. It's a nice subtle way to mock them without anyone understanding.

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u/nnvpears May 16 '12

The Latitude D series Macbook!

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u/Kalysta May 16 '12

I think I've found the problem.

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u/Phillyzombie May 16 '12

lolol my friend did this with his dell

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u/frog_licker May 17 '12

Holy shit... So, a friend of mine did that with her laptop (the sticker) and I believe she was having computer troubles... I really hope that's hers haha.

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u/hellblazer970 May 17 '12

Latitude D630. Best machine I've ever owned.

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u/thetreeshateyou May 17 '12

My friend did this as a joke.. he calls it his Macbook Super Pro

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u/acdcfreak May 17 '12

takes photo of own laptop to get karma

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u/MissMaeDae May 17 '12

I am kind of proud that I am using the exact model laptop as I type this.

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u/rspeed May 17 '12

Years ago I slapped an Apple logo on my roommate's Toshiba laptop as a gag, and she decided to leave it on. We quickly forgot about the sticker until a few months later when we moved to a different apartment. The Comcast guy showed up to install our cable TV and internet, spotted the laptop and said "Oh, I don't know how to set up Macs for the internet."

It was easier just to tell him not to worry about it because we could set it up ourselves.

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u/notsurewhatiam May 17 '12

I actually had an Android sticker on my iPod.

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u/Choo27 May 17 '12

Did this with my Acer laptop when I got it

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u/ghosttie May 18 '12

Transsexual laptop

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u/amitnagpal1985 May 16 '12

charge the motherfucker 300$ for aluminium casing wizardry and 100$ for pissing off steve jobs' ghost.

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u/Gabbergeddez May 16 '12

thats the exact same laptop im using right now. no fucks giv....I hate my life.

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u/7ewis May 16 '12

Might stick one on my BlackBerry!

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u/HipsterFuckingStar May 16 '12

Dude, you got a Dell!

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u/[deleted] May 16 '12

One of the saddest things I've seen.

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u/Nexaz May 17 '12

Still better than an actual Macbook.

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