Save 10% when you buy laptop skins

Buy a laptop skin from LapJacks™ via this site and use the code AW10ejds to save 10%. Code valid until 31/12/08.

Below are some of the 100's of designs available or click here to visit the LapJacks™ site.

Laptop skins, jackets, covers - what are they?

Laptop skins (aka jackets or covers) are decorative high quality vinyl images that you apply to the lid of your laptop computer or notebook PC to give it a new look and protect it. Here are some of the many 100's of designs available. Click one of the images to view.

Skins are:

• Made from high quality adhesive vinyl and laminate composite
• Printed in photo quality
• Can be applied and removed and won't leave any sticky glue residue
• Wipe clean
• Hard-wearing
• Available to fit any brand of laptop computer or notebook PC

This means that:

• Your laptop will stand out from your friends' and colleagues' machines
• Will be easily identifiable especially if you opt for a design you've created yourself
• The skin will help protect your laptop's lid.

You can buy them here:

• Buy laptop skins by visiting the LapJacks™ site

100's of ready-made laptop skin designs

There are hundreds of designs of laptop skin to choose from including categories such as:

• Sports imagery
• Machinery images
• Animals and Nature pictures
• Performance imagery
• Art imagery
• Photography
• Abstract images
• Graphic art
• Scenic shots

Which laptops can you get skins for?

Acer, Apple, Dell, Evesham, IBM, Samsung, Sony, Toshiba, HP, etc. plus generic sizes. Also skins for ipods, mobiles and gaming devices (see below):

Ordering laptop covers is easy

• Choose a design you like
• Select your laptop's manufacturer and model from the drop-down list or enter your laptop's measurements
• Confirm where you want the image to appear on the laptop lid Indicate the number you wish to order
• Then click the 'buy now' button

Here's how you get one (or more):

• Visit the LapJacks™ site to purchase a skin for your notebook PC or laptop computer

Create your own laptop skin design

The other option is to get creative and make your own design and this is how to do it:

1. Upload an image and the designers will make it into a personalised skin to fit your laptop.
   
   
2. We'll advise you what format to send the image in and how to do it. Ideally it should be an image file in PDF format and in landscape ratio (size 45cm x 30cm) and 200dpi. The file size will probably need to be at least 25MB in size to get the right quality. You must own the copyright of the image and it must not be inappropriate imagery (no Paris Hilton video clip stills-type images or that sort of thing).
   
   
3. The sort of image you can send includes photos of loved ones, pets, cars, scenery or your own artwork for example
   
   
4. Allow 14 days for delivery and note that someone has to be around to sign for the laptop skins when they arrive so no post office box numbers please.

You can find out more by clicking the banner below:

How to apply laptop skins to a computer

Visit www.laptogs.co.uk for a photo guide to fitting laptop skins

1. Firstly, shut the laptop's lid and make sure it is clean, dry and free of dust.
   
   
2. Remove your laptop skin from its packaging. Note that any slight creasing of the backing is normal and will disappear as you smooth out your skin.
   
   
3. Take your new laptop skin and lay it on a flat surface such as a computer desk or table. Note where the top and bottom of the skin image are.
   
   
4. Carefully peel back a corner of the laptop skin backing and roll back the first 2 centimetres of the bottom edge of the skin's image and fold it over.
   
   
5. Pick up the skin and position it over your computer so that the bottom edge of the skin and the area from which you have removed the backing are lined up with the edge of the lid nearest the laptop's hinge.
   
   
6. Then, slowly pull away the rest of the backing sheet whilst smoothing the skin gently to avoid the possibility of bubbles forming. You could use a ruler to ensure that you smooth the skin gently. NB: While applying the skin be careful to prevent it from sticking to itself. If you do get bubbles just pull up the edge closest to them and re-apply the skin whilst smoothing them away.

How to remove a laptop skin

(or what to do if you apply it upside down)

1. With the lid of your computer or notebook PC closed, gently peel up a corner of the skin with a fingernail.
   
   
2. Then gradually pull the skin parallel to the laptop lid (i.e. back on itself). Do not be tempted to pull the skin at right angles to the lid of your computer or to jerk, yank or tug it.

LapJacks(TM) skins leave no residue once removed.

What to do with a laptop cover once it's been removed

A laptop cover that has been applied to a computer and then removed can be stored on the original backing or any shiny surface.

So, you could put it on your fridge or on the side of your filing cabinet to brighten up your office.

Last updated 06 October 08