Section 96. MacMod.com

96. MacMod.com

Not for the faint of heart (or for those who prefer to keep their warranties valid), MacMod.com (shown in Figure 40) is the destination of choice for those who want their Macs to inspire gasps of shock and surprise. If you can't wait to pry apart your brand new MacBook Pro and change the light behind the Apple logo from white to red, MacMod.com is your Nirvana.

Figure 40. Visitors to MacMod.com paint titanium laptops white, change the color of their keyboard backlighting, and perform other modifications guaranteed to make your Mac unique (and, likely, void the warranty).

User posts offer obsessive detail: brand names for the best primers to use when painting a Mac, tips for soldering extra LEDs to laptop circuit boards, and even instructions for fitting a Mac Mini into a model of a Millennium Falcon. Most articles are illustrated with photos, taking you through each mod step-by-step.