Aluminum books - fit and finish

[Wilson Ng]

Oops, forgot to include the URL where I found the TiArmor. Here it is:

http://www.vixinc.com/


I have no relations to this company. I just found it interesting. The web
site has a quote from Bob "Dr. Mac" LeVitus so it appears that it is being
endorsed.


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> I do wish Apple would offer the option of AlBooks with the iBook casing.
> Although I like the iBooks, I couldn't bear to part from dual-monitor
> spanning. It's the biggest feature in the iBook that I miss. But I certainly
> don't want to potentially destroy my iBook by fiddling with those unofficial
> patches to get it to work.
> 
> After looking at the wear and tear on my original 1st generation TiBook, I
> went exploring for paint touchups and then I found this little web site
> advertising TiArmor. It looks like they've got skins for all 3 different
> sizes.
> 
> It looks interesting. I'm thinking of getting a set for my 1st generation
> TiBook and my 1st generation 12".
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> On 5/30/04 6:10 AM, the Defendant "PowerBook G4 Titanium List"
> <Titanium at lists.themacintoshguy.com> said:
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>> Date: Fri, 28 May 2004 11:56:31 -0400
>> Subject: Re: [Ti] Aluminum books - fit and finish
>> From: JFL <jfl1970 at mac.com>
>> Message-Id: <1085759795.3D66BE4 at w5.dngr.org>
>> 
>> Al-Books shells have to be anodized aluminum (powdered aluminum bonded
>> to itself an another material, which can even be plastic). It's why, if
>> you really take a close look or even a magnifying glass to it, the
>> aluminum has a beach sand-like appearance. Now as to whether they're
>> painted over to protect that surface -- not sure. Most likely something
>> is done to protect the aluminum from oxidizing, which might actually
>> make aluminum black if I remember correctly.
>> 
>>> aluminum surfaces of these powerebooks.  Are they painted? anodized?
>>> Jerry
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