(Picture by Craig Cmehil.)Find a product that meets your notebook’s dimensions and order up your favorite design. If you’re turned off by the prices or patterns, don’t fret: Plenty of online companies sell similar products of different varieties, including, , and, to name a few. Try checking out Gelaskins, both a Website and a product that comes as a single huge sticker that you can apply to the external (and sometimes internal) sections of your laptop. Gelaskins let you modify your laptop’s looks without getting your hands dirty.If the thought of taking a screwdriver and some paint to your laptop makes you squeamish, don’t worry–you can still liven up the feel of your notebook without almost destroying it in the process. Proceed with caution, and do your best to make sure your laptop doesn’t show up in our Trashed Laptops slideshow.

Electronics and water don’t mix electronics and clay, paint, or adhesive really don’t mix, and it’s not as if you can just replace your laptop’s motherboard and go about your business.

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