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<blockquote data-quote="thomas998" data-source="post: 992392" data-attributes="member: 111388"><p>Considering how patent happy Apple is I'm wondering if they have patented the cases in some form or fashion so that a third party wouldn't be able to make clear copies of their white polycarb cases. If there are any patents then you would likely be out of luck.... if you were so inclined you could strip one down to the pieces, make molds of those pieces and then use an Acrylic resin to create a copy... you would have to tap out some threads for some of the screws that go directly into the polycarb body.</p><p></p><p>In the end the question is just how much are you willing to pay for the privilege of seeing some circuit boards/battery/hard drive and dvd drive.... For me it wouldn't be worth the trouble. Nothing worth seeing really... I suspect even if there were no patent issues to keep someone from doing it they would never be able to recoup the money spent making the molds to make it worth while.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="thomas998, post: 992392, member: 111388"] Considering how patent happy Apple is I'm wondering if they have patented the cases in some form or fashion so that a third party wouldn't be able to make clear copies of their white polycarb cases. If there are any patents then you would likely be out of luck.... if you were so inclined you could strip one down to the pieces, make molds of those pieces and then use an Acrylic resin to create a copy... you would have to tap out some threads for some of the screws that go directly into the polycarb body. In the end the question is just how much are you willing to pay for the privilege of seeing some circuit boards/battery/hard drive and dvd drive.... For me it wouldn't be worth the trouble. Nothing worth seeing really... I suspect even if there were no patent issues to keep someone from doing it they would never be able to recoup the money spent making the molds to make it worth while. [/QUOTE]
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