Does your Chromebook look plain? Do you want to customise it to make it stand out from the crowd? Would you like me to stop sounding like a cheesy informercial? If so, read on!
We recently looked at five stylish Chromebook sleeves you can buy to give your device protection and style, even on a tight budget. But beyond that, how do you adding a dose of personality to a Chromebook itself?
Below we take a look at three easy ways to bling up and customize your Chromebook. They’re not the only ways to do it, so be let us know your own tips, trials and design triumphs in the comment section at the bottom.
Decals
A few months back Apple released a video commercial focused on the creativity of third-party decals designed for its MacBook line.
Many of these, i.e., those not designed around the Apple logo, would look just as good on a light-colored Chromebook, like Samsung, Toshiba or HP devices.
You’ll find a host of decals available to buy pretty cheaply on sites like Amazon, eBay and select computer retailers. But be careful: the cheaper the decal the lower the quality it will be.
Skins
Vinyl skins offer the ultimate makeover for laptops. Personally, I loathe these “device stickers”. But based on the amount of devices I have see sporting them, I’m clearly alone in this!
If you fancy plastering almost every inch of your Chromebook in some kind of garish (and not so garish) pattern — from the outer lid to inner palm rest — you can. You’ll find a variety of skins designed for select Chromebook models on Amazon and (more routinely) eBay.
They often come in two parts: one for the outer lid and one for the inner palm rest. The quality and protection can vary; some offer specially textured designs that are rugged, others are paper thin and prone to scuffing.
In the process of writing this article a great discussion on Chromebook skins opened up on Reddit, while the (awesome) Kev Doy tweeted us some photos of his C720 and Toshiba Chromebook 2 coated in skins from US company ToastMade.
Colourful Shell Cases
These are by far the most stylish and least sticky way to jazz up your device.
Even Toshiba is getting in on the act by releasing three hard shells of its own for the new Toshiba Chromebook 2.
Own a different device? You don’t need to feel left out! iPearl’s range of mCovers support a wide number of devices, including the Acer C720, Toshiba Chromebook (1) and the Samsung Chromebook.
And better yet they’re super cheap!
Have you customised or personalised your Chromebook? Show and tell in the space below or in our Google+ Community.