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The coolest Mac user in Berlin

1:28 am, October 2nd, 2008, Giles Turnbull

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This guy was photographed by Flickr user Rodrigo Galindez in a Berlin coffee shop.

On close inspection, it looks like he’s glued some kind of laminate on to the lid of his MacBook Pro, and made a good job of neatening the edges and the corners. He gets extra points for marrying the wood effect with the sleek metal of the computer and the horizontal stripes of the classic Apple logo, and with a purple jacket. Fantastic.

Mysterious Berlin Mac user: who are you? Do you have any other decorated computers?

(Photo used under Creative Commons license. Thanks to Rodrigo.)

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12 comments

    Nice work!! I love it.

    Rik Kuijpers, on October 2nd, 2008 at 1:56 am

    Coolest? Inventive in terms of what he did with his Mac, but frankly I think he’s made his MBP distinctly cheesy looking. With clothing sense like that the bloke looks like a nutter, but each to their own, I suppose…

    Mathew, on October 2nd, 2008 at 2:02 am

    If this is the coolest Mac user in Berlin, then I fear Apple’s stock is about to hit a new low.

    Mark A. Richman, on October 2nd, 2008 at 3:03 am

    Ugh!

    But fun all the same!

    DJ, on October 2nd, 2008 at 4:35 am

    His jacket is way more spectacular!

    phaty, on October 2nd, 2008 at 5:06 am

    Dude, haven’t you seen Gelaskins? Decorated MBP’s are no rare beast in the wild…

    Hal, on October 2nd, 2008 at 6:12 am

    Coolest? Dude, he put paneling on his MacBook. Looks like something straight out of a 1980’s family room or den.

    And I’m not even going to get started about the jacket.

    Dale, on October 2nd, 2008 at 6:45 am

    man it’s realy.realy UGLY.

    Al, on October 2nd, 2008 at 9:53 am

    SARCASM, people. Come on!

    GGeek, on October 2nd, 2008 at 11:47 am

    It’s always great fun to hear Americans ridicule European fashion. We’re a few years ahead of you, but trust me: this guy has got it all figured out.

    Revisit to this post in a few years when you catch up! ;)

    orbited, on October 3rd, 2008 at 4:07 pm

    Guess what kind of laminate he glued on.
    Take another look. It’s his hair.

    Frank, on October 3rd, 2008 at 9:27 pm

    wackster

    abe, on October 4th, 2008 at 11:06 pm