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<\/div>\nI’ve always been jealous of the folks who get free laptops from their work or school (back when I was in school, I used a paper notebook and a pen and liked it!), but I’m especially jealous of the folks from the University of Oregon’s Center for Student Athletes, who not only get some sweet MacBook Pros to use<\/a> courtesy of Apple and Nike<\/a>, but have each one laser engraved with the school’s symbolic O.<\/p>\n The engraving isn’t just aesthetic; it’s useful, too. In addition to the school branding, each laptop has a specific number engraved on the bottom of it, which helps prevent theft and helps the school track down wayward laptops. Cult of Mac has a great little interview<\/a> with the engraver<\/a>, with some fun insider info about how this is all done (he’s even engraved fingernails, which sounds a little gross). We’ve seen some cool engraving projects<\/a> before, but I like this one; functional and good-looking.<\/p>\n TUAW<\/a>University of Oregon shows off engraved MacBook Pros<\/a> originally appeared on The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)<\/a> on Sat, 23 Jan 2010 03:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds<\/a>.<\/p>\n Read<\/a> | Permalink<\/a> | Email this<\/a> | Comments<\/a> <\/p>\n Buy This Item: [Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<\/h6>\n