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    recommended cover/case for MBP13?

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Damonkashu, Feb 3, 2010.

  1. Damonkashu

    Damonkashu Notebook Consultant

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    I just got my MBP 13, I'm wondering if there's a recommended cover/case I should get. Also, which keyboard cover?
     
    Damonkashu, Feb 3, 2010
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    Keyboard cover = shaggymac.com
     
    Falundir, Feb 3, 2010
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    avservice Notebook Consultant

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    sulkorp Notebook Deity

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    Speck and incase make different hardcases and sleeves.

    I prefer incase, but go to an apple store and you can check out both.
     
    sulkorp, Feb 3, 2010
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    snork, Feb 3, 2010
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    I don't understand why people buy hardcases.

    Dirt gets trapped in between and it will scratch your macbook like sand paper. Ive seen it happen to many many laptops.

    Buy a sleeve, any sleeve.
     
    MrX8503, Feb 5, 2010
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    snork Notebook Evangelist

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    Well I typically keep my laptops (Mac or otherwise) in pristine condition, but the soft aluminum unibody is too easily scratched/dented. I just set my MBP down on a pen cap by accident and it put a small gouge in the bottom of my case :( After that, hard case it is! I do have a sleeve too...in which case when I travel I put my hardcased MBP into the sleeve and then into my laptop backpack's padded compartment ;)
     
    snork, Feb 5, 2010
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  8. mikeyharm

    mikeyharm Notebook Geek

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    I did the invisible shield for the bottom, Moshi PalmGuard for the palmrest and touchpad, then a MacStyle color skin for the lid, keeping the lit-up Apple logo fully visible.

    Looks nice, scratch resistant, tough, and doesn't make my lappy a quarter-inch thicker. PM me for pics of this.

    The whole solution cost me around 60. It's durable though, and looks like its going to stay nice for a while.
     
    mikeyharm, Feb 6, 2010
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    My bad. Its a BestSkinsEver bottom piece. It covers the unibody cover, but leaves the screws accessible so I never have to remove it and my bottom cover looks PERFECT.
     
    mikeyharm, Feb 6, 2010
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