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 Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:23 pm Post subject: FastMac Unveils Painted Cases for Mac mini |
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FastMac Unveils Painted Cases for Mac mini
Friday, May 12, 2006
FastMac has unveiled a line of custom-painted cases for the Mac mini. According to the company, "We have come up with a uniquely FastMac solution. That's, well, fast. Instead of you sending in your mini to get painted and going without it for 10-15 days, we'll send you a brand new, high-quality, pre-painted Mac mini case first, then you send us your old one back." The cases are finished with four coats of "aircraft-quality" paint and offered in Chili (red), Onyx (black), Midnight (dark blue), Bubblegum (pink), Wasabi (lime), Tangerine (orange), or Retro (beige with an original multi-colored Apple logo).
The kit also comes with an instructional video, PDF instructions, and modified putty knife for removing your original case. The cases are priced at $69.95 and will begin shipping in two to three weeks.
http://www.123macmini.com/news/story/475.html
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droopy1592
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That's clearly more economical and efficient than Colorware. They want you to wait forever to receive a mini (if you order it from them) or send yours in. I had to beg to get them to just take my case and let me keep the internals/base.
I just hope their process is better than Colorware, as I had issues with them painting the optical drive dust cover. That was a pain in the ass. Every time you put a CD the paint on the dust cover would scratch your CDs. |
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I kinda like the retro case but I'm not willing to give up my original.
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| Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:41 pm Post subject: |
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The website may say "fastmac", but the website is anything but fast. 
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| Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 12:53 pm Post subject: |
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| bsnoel wrote: | | The website may say "fastmac", but the website is anything but fast. |
It just can't load fast with a 113KB JPEG and a 98KB Flash. |
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| Yvan256 wrote: | | bsnoel wrote: | | The website may say "fastmac", but the website is anything but fast. |
It just can't load fast with a 113KB JPEG and a 98KB Flash. |
Their website is under major distress at the moment. I'm seeing mysql errors, etc. I think its more due to the fact that macnn and 123macmini posted their links and they are being unintentionally ddos'ed by all the people trying to browse.
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| Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 1:16 pm Post subject: |
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Retro is super cool! 
I wonder if they will put the classic logo on a black case? |
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I agree, that load balancing sucks
Couldn't find out much information from their website either so I called in and spoke to someone named Roger. He said that the price is $69 with a VERY reasonable deposit of $19.
Does anyone know if changing out the case will void the warranty?
I am not interested in voiding the warranty by walking into the Apple Store with a different colored case so I am just going to keep mine and forget about the $20 bucks. Still cheaper than Colorware and no downtime.
I am thinking the Retro will look nice next to my Sony KDL-V32XBR1. Would look even cooler if it had a matching black background |
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This seems like a much better deal than Colorware. Retro would look cool with my old ViewSonic CRT. It would be like living in the 80's again. 
| Quote: | | I just hope their process is better than Colorware, as I had issues with them painting the optical drive dust cover. That was a pain in the ass. Every time you put a CD the paint on the dust cover would scratch your CDs. |
I've always wondered what Colorware did with the dust cover. Unless they tape over or remove it, the paint would make it stiff. I would definitely want to ask FastMac about this before ordering one.
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| bsnoel wrote: | | Their website is under major distress at the moment. I'm seeing mysql errors, etc. I think its more due to the fact that macnn and 123macmini posted their links and they are being unintentionally ddos'ed by all the people trying to browse. |
Where does MacNN gets its news from? Is there only 123Macmini that's aware of the existence of Cinnamon Peripherals?  |
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| Miniskirt wrote: | | Does anyone know if changing out the case will void the warranty? |
I assume not, but that's a great question. I think your plan about keeping the case is a smart one. Spending that extra 20 dollars may save your ass later. I'm not really worried about mine because it's out of warranty. |
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| Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 5:11 pm Post subject: |
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| Yvan256 wrote: | | bsnoel wrote: | | Their website is under major distress at the moment. I'm seeing mysql errors, etc. I think its more due to the fact that macnn and 123macmini posted their links and they are being unintentionally ddos'ed by all the people trying to browse. |
Where does MacNN gets its news from? Is there only 123Macmini that's aware of the existence of Cinnamon Peripherals? |
I suspect that they both get news of this nature from press releases submitted by the vendors.
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| Texark wrote: | Retro is super cool!
I wonder if they will put the classic logo on a black case? |
Yes, they state that you can e-mail them with custom requests.
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| Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 5:45 pm Post subject: |
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| I wouldn't mind having the top of mine painted black. I really like the mini's silver body. But a silver body with black top would look pretty with my 24" Dell display. |
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| Posted: Fri May 12, 2006 7:56 pm Post subject: |
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| In the scope of things, this seems like a pretty good deal. Even those vinyl skins for the Mac mini are going to set you back around 20 bucks. I might look into this some more after people start reporting back on the quality of their new cases. |
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