Design a Colorful SSD contest

moabiouz · Jul 22, 2018

I'm guessing you would want a free SSD and a Flash Drive by just simply making a design for an SSD so I will just leave this here.

https://www.facebook.com/ColorfulGlobal/photos/a.183932...

There will be 10 lucky winners and the entries I've seen was only 10 so far.

Good luck everyone!

Jez :) · Jul 22, 2018

Cool competition but too bad I'm not that good at design.

Canon · Jul 24, 2018

Can you tell I'm getting lazy these days? Anyway a few thumbs up from you chaps wouldn't hurt! I'm currently running an old Seagate barracuda 160GB that's also heating my room, so yeah :|

R-T-B · Jul 24, 2018

Canon said:
Can you tell I'm getting lazy these days? Anyway a few thumbs up from you chaps wouldn't hurt! I'm currently running an old Seagate barracuda 160GB that's also heating my room, so yeah :|

If Noctua made an SSD...

Canon · Jul 24, 2018

R-T-B said:
If Noctua made an SSD...

Wait, let me just add some dull off cream white...

nomdeplume · Jul 24, 2018

This one is quite good. If they showed some awareness of designing for CMYK it could be stunning.

IceScreamer · Jul 24, 2018

I actually might give this a go.

moabiouz · Jul 24, 2018

I've voted all your entries. I really wish your works be selected.

Canon · Jul 24, 2018

moabiouz said:
I've voted all your entries. I really wish your works be selected.

Very kind thank you.

moabiouz · Jul 26, 2018

Only five days left guys,

IceScreamer · Jul 28, 2018

I just added mine, was fun figuring out layers and stuff.

Caring1 · Jul 30, 2018

I expected to see more designs, maybe a few for Nvme SSD's also, the heatsinks certainly need it.

Vayra86 · Jul 30, 2018

We need an LGBT version. What's with all this brown. Is it autumn?

IceScreamer · Jul 30, 2018

Vayra86 said:
We need an LGBT version. What's with all this brown. Is it autumn?

Yea, that's actually the theme required.

Canon · Aug 1, 2018

Looks like Colorful are pretty keen on a Noctua theme, got my message this morning, thanks for sharing this! :toast:

moabiouz · Aug 1, 2018

Canon said:
Looks like Colorful are pretty keen on a Noctua theme, got my message this morning, thanks for sharing this!

What message? Did they picked you as a winner?

nomdeplume · Aug 1, 2018

Canon said:
Looks like Colorful are pretty keen on a Noctua theme, got my message this morning, thanks for sharing this!

I could see an Autumn theme moving from their trademark colors through the Chromax range. To be on the safe side I'd shift the colors slightly in your design.

Vayra86 · Aug 1, 2018

IceScreamer said:
Yea, that's actually the theme required.

Dayum don't I look stupid now

Just noticed, I think the Facebook link stopped me from clicking it before

Canon · Aug 1, 2018

moabiouz said:
What message? Did they picked you as a winner?

Yes, time to dump the old barracuda 160GB :laugh:

moabiouz · Aug 1, 2018

Canon said:
Yes, time to dump the old barracuda 160GB

Awesome! Congrats man! :clap:

DeathtoGnomes · Aug 1, 2018

just say no to facebook.. :shadedshu:

Komshija · Aug 1, 2018

IceScreamer said:
I just added mine, was fun figuring out layers and stuff.
View attachment 104551

Colorful. A Canadian company.

MatGrow · Aug 4, 2018

Oh wow, most of them provided very good samples.

Canon · Aug 20, 2018

Just to follow up on this, today I took delivery of the drive and flash drive from Colorful Technology. First of all, they've immensely impressed me with their correspondence, I think we have all shared an experience with a manufacturer or supplier based in China that has led to confusing conversations and misunderstandings, the social media representitive that got in touch with me was clear and pleasant and made an effort to be pleasant, which lets be honest, these days is a nice touch considering how you can often get funneled through customer service reps. Furthermore, this was shipped from Shenzen, they covered the cost of express shipping to Northern Ireland with DHL and checked back with me (without prompt) to see if it had arrived safely.

These aren't the best SSDs on the market but for size/price I would be quite happy had I actually bought the drive. I wasn't so keen on the blue colour but now that I've seen it in the light of day it actually looks pretty cool!

The flash drive came very nicely presented in their little plastic case, little things like that please me :laugh:

So after a pleasant encounter I would now be inclined to consider Colorful for other products in the future, knowing that I can deal with their customer service reps quite easily, despite being based in China.

Thanks again @moabiouz for sharing this in the first place!

DeathtoGnomes · Aug 21, 2018

Call me jaded, but a USB from China seems bound to have some malware on it, hidden or otherwise.

Yes i wear a tin hat at times.

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