ive been searchin around the net for 3rd party dell accesories, and have come up empty, does dell not allow 3rd parties to make stuff for their laptops or desktops?? is that even possible?

i was looking for a quicksnap cover for my dell inspiron 6000 and only found them on dells site and its 45 bucks for a piece of plastic, i was wanting a clear one that they provide for hte XPS systems which allow you to put any picture under there. but again... have come up empty. does anyone know of some 3rd party sites out there? particularly with quicksnap covers?

also looking for a self sticking palmrests, would be a nice feature, with a stickon backing which would stick to the blank spaces by the trackpad.

also, if there arent any sites out there with quicksnaps, are there sites with adhesives to fit the entire area of the LCD? a light adhesive which would come off easily whenever i want to take it off.

makes me wish i had printing press or something so i could make this stuff myself. argh..

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edit: some pics of what im talking about
charcoal cover
quicksnap cover1
quicksnap xps 2 pics
black laquer cover
quicksnap xps pic3
ugly yellow palmrests (and too small)
other ugly palmrests, but this is what im talking about

as far as i know, dell does not have 3rd party accessories.. i thought for the most part they took other brands and pasted their logo over it.. like they do with Lexmark printers.

then agian, have you checked ebay?

yes all ridiculous prices same as dells site.

by 3rd party i meant, like other than dell that make the parts, ie. not sold on dell.com so it woud be cheaper.

say like there are 3rd party nokia covers being sold for cheap in china or something.

i get what you're saying.. but sorry.. i doubt it..

cell phones on the other hand are available everywhere.. now if there were as many laptops as there are mobiles, then i'm sure you can go to china town and buy some