Laptop Skins for Gamers

Laptop skins are great for gamers who want to personalize their mobile rigs. From simple decals to full sleeves or cases, there are a lot of ways to personalize your laptop. Laptop skins are also much cheaper than shelling out for custom-designed cases as a way to stand out from the boring monochromatic laptop covers. Here are 5 awesome laptop skins for gamers, helping you game in style.

Note that many laptop decals and skins vary in price, since they can be purchased to fit laptops in several sizes. Some can even be purchased as iPad skins. Make sure any skin you choose will fit your device before ordering.

Robot Beatdown - DecalGirl, $19.99

A glimpse of what the robot apocalypse might look like. Under a rainbow sky, raging robots armed with baseball bats go on a rampage, beating down armless people who look straight out of Fisher-Price. Though this isn't tied to any particular video game, this skin by Chad Carothers Design will definitely get envious looks from fellow gamers.

Bundle Monster Hitman - Amazon, $8.50

Fans of the Hitman series will love this decal. It features the familiar crossed guns used in promos for the games as well as the 2007 movie based on the series. This laptop skin fits laptops with 12", 14" or 15" monitors made by Asus, Dell, Compaq or HP. Even if you don't like the Hitman games, this skin still sends the message that you're a killer. FPS and GoldenEye 007 fans, this one might be for you.

Tetrads - DecalGirl, $19.99

This skin, designed for MacBooks of varying sizes, features everyone's favorite Russian block game. Set on a black background are colorful falling bricks just begging to be arranged. This is a very cool and understated skin, especially for sophisticated types who aren't interested in decorating their laptops with cartoon characters.

Zelda Triforce Royal Crest of Hyrule Decal - Etsy, $7.99

This decal features the somewhat ambiguous bird-and-triforce design from the Zelda series. This design is vaguely militaristic and not likely to be seen as video game-related by non-gamers, but will be immediately recognized by fellow lovers of Link. Since this is a decal rather than a full skin, it'll fit any netbook, laptop or other device at least 6" wide.

Baby Mario and Yoshi iPad Decal - Etsy, $5.99

Nintendo fanboys (and girls) will love this decal, designed to be stuck on around the Apple logo on the back of your iPad. A tiny Mario looks the other way while Yoshi tries to eat the apple. There are many other Mario and Yoshi decal and skin designs for Apple products, but this one just might be the cutest.