It looks good. But dont really see the point.

bigears2277 wrote:

i have an engraving on top lid that is also red so it matches the theme i got goin. just cosmetics.

Oh, well if you are doing the whole thing that is different. I thought you were just doing the keyboard part. That will be pretty cool. Do you do this for a living or something?

That's pretty badass. I would have made it chrome to match the trackpad border

That's thinking outside the ol' box...very creative.  I wonder if you had some 'glow in the dark' material if it would help with locating keys when typing in an unlighted or dimly lighted situation.  The material could be recharged just by almost closing the lid for a minute using the screen to get the material glowing again.

Cheers

i can order glow in the dark material, but i dont think they make it into a thin enough material. i will look into it and let you all know. not too sure if it will be bright enough to see keys, but we'll give it a shot.

Very cool, I guess you were bored at work?

yes i was bored. and as far as the silver/brushed aluminum comment. the material i have is a perfect match brushed aluminum looking silver. im going to make one and take a picture in a few to show you guys. i was thinking on putting some on ebay if the demand was there.

fits my red & black theme...do you have a video tutorial on how to remove the KB cover once item is ordered?
good luck

Gadget wrote:

That's thinking outside the ol' box...very creative.  I wonder if you had some 'glow in the dark' material if it would help with locating keys when typing in an unlighted or dimly lighted situation.  The material could be recharged just by almost closing the lid for a minute using the screen to get the material glowing again.

Cheers

Don't the screen backlights turn off when you close the lid?

no interference at all. its a thin plastic material. the 3M backing materials (gold and  silver) dont leave any residue if removed. any other color and i have to hand lay some special tape that does leave a little residue but is easily cleanable. typing is just as it would be without. this is just a quick cosmetic change that really stands out and makes your 1000HE original.

Man that is what ASUS is missing, with a brushed metal keyboard skin the Asus looks $300 better^^

Combine it with a good cover skin, and you got it made!

its a plastic material that mimics brushed aluminum. it is a little less than 1/32 of an inch thick so it does not get in the way of the keyboard. i think im going to make a few silver and gold and put them on ebay tomorrow just to see how they do. all i did was take the time to measure all the keys and gaps perfectly in corel draw program and the laser cuts out exactly where i drew up the cut out lines. took a long time to get all the measurements perfect but it was well worth it. im sure this site would be against me putting a link to my ebay auctions when ii get it up so i will just let you know when and if i do it. just search 1000he and im sure you will find it since there arent too many pages for 1000he speciffically.