what do you think of speck case over alum MB?

[kathieyakie]

I wanted to buy a hard case for my macbook aluminum but most people said it will have scratches inside. I wanted to protect my macbook but I don't want scratches to build up.

I'm planning to buy the speck case or the one I saw a which cost only 720 pesos on ebay.

Should I buy or leave it bare?
And what should I buy?


Thanks in advance

[lefthandedwonder]

i say leave it bare and just use a sleeve. i bought a speck case for my MBP before and took it off after a month coz the dust bits that lodge inside really do scratch the surface. You could clean it regularly, but frequent lodging and dislodging of the case from the unit causes "lamats" easily.

so i was really bummed. i bought it for 2,450 pesos--what a waste

[paul_sns]

I saw the same comments at Amazon for the speck case for MacBook white.

I was thinking of buying this to make my MacBook "MRT proof".

Hope to hear your feedback as well.

[lefthandedwonder]

hi paul_sns
invest on a good laptop bag, just search the threads to know what our fellow philmuggers think on the current brands out on the market.

[mannyespejo]

keep it bare.. hard shells usually keeps your mac from dissipating heat properly.. plus dont you just love the feel of aluminum on your fingers? hehe.. buy sleeves instead, better if it has memory foams to protect it from sudden bumps.. Use a high-performance cleaning cloth if your OC about scratches..

[NeilJohn]

+1 on keeping it bare. It looks gorgeous without anything on it. Instead of getting a speck case I'd rather get a sleeve made with memory foam. It will also be good to avoid keyboard protectors as your speakers are somewhere beneath those keyboards and will decrease and somehow muffle your audio.

Cheers.

[kentamayo]

You may also want to check out this thread... MacBook Accessories You Regret Buying

[rycua]

I wanted to buy a hard case for my macbook aluminum but most people said it will have scratches inside. I wanted to protect my macbook but I don't want scratches to build up.

hi, i'm a unibody macbook owner as well. pretty much always on the go so...
i got a black speck satin case and i've been using it for 3 weeks now.

i used to leave my macbook bare but i got fed up of seein' dents poppin' out of nowhere...
so far i don't see any scratches made by the polycarbonate to the metal layer of the macbook.
i guess most unsatisfied speck case users were using the old glossy macbooks but that's just my opinion.

Should I buy or leave it bare?
And what should I buy?

if you're careful and you don't really lug around your macbook with you when you travel i guess there's no need to...
i know some who actually buy 2 or even 5 colors of those polycarbonate cases to mix and match!

[mindless]

I don't think the plastic material of the spec case is hard enough to scratch aluminum. The old plastic macbooks maybe prone to scratching with spec cases but I doubt the alumnum macbook will be.

That said I've owned a lot of hard shells before and ultimately decided to go bare. It's better. Just let your mac age naturally. Scratches, dents will come eventually no matter what protection you use - just get over being to OC and enjoy using it.

[kentamayo]

It's not the plastic per-se but the particulate matter that gets trapped over time (dust) that scratches the surface.