ProTouch Keyboard Protector, MacBook Pro 15/17" - Arctic Clear
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Customer Review: I love it
Summary: 5 Stars
I have on of these that I've used on a Titanium PowerBook G4 for a years and I love it. I've also used it on my MacBook Pro keyboard. It's a perfect fit for the PowerBook, and nearly so for my MacBook Pro -- enough that I'm looking to get a second one for that computer -- and the later Aluminum PowerBooks. It's good for more than just keeping drinks out of your keyboard (although it did keep some water out of mine when a stewardess spilled some on a flight one time). It keeps dust, dirt, food crumbs, and everything else out of there as well, and it protects the keys from wear. If you look at an unprotected laptop keyboard that's used a lot, you'll see that the keys get worn and shiny. That doesn't happen with an iSkin in place.It's soft, very flexible, and I've never felt like it interfered with typing. As the other reviewer says, it's not clear, but there's a reason for that and it's never bothered me. The underside is not sticky, it's just very smooth. If the top were as smooth it would be clear, but I think it would also tend to feel sticky, and I'm guessing that's why they didn't design in that way. It's made of silicon rubber, which is why it's so flexible. In fact it feels almost delicate since it's so thin, but it seems to be pretty durable if treated appropriately. It also cleans up easily with a very soft brush and some soapy water. I wash it from time to time to clean off all that dust that it's keeping out of my keyboard. To dry it I just lay it inside a towel and press down all over. Much easier that cleaning a keyboard.Great little product.Customer Review: It works.
Summary: 5 Stars
I was a bit dubious when I bought this a few months ago (with my new MacBook Pro)... would it work? Would it be sticky? Would it obstruct my typing? Keep me from seeing the keys properly?
But my paranoia and possibly slightly irrational obsession with my new computer convinced me to buy it anyway.
At first, the skin didn't seem to fit perfectly... I mean, it fit decently, but the return key would pop out once in a while, and that bothered me. It also bothered me that I felt like I was typing on something sticky all the time, and so I would take the skin off and wash it about once a day.
But eventually, I started to get used to it. It does seem to mold to your keyboard by itself eventually -- now it's a perfect fit on mine -- and I no longer feel the sticky sensation when I type, though whether that's because I'm used to it now or because I washed it wayyyy too many times, I can't say.
I took the skin off to see what it felt like typing without it just now, and the keys felt so slippery! I actually really prefer typing with the skin on, now; I feel like I have a really good grip on the keys and can type fast without accidentally having my fingers slip and hit neighboring keys.
Also, it goes without saying that this thing keeps all the dust and hair and gunk that you'd normally collect under your keyboard -out-, which is why I bought it in the first place.
Totally satisfied. Totally recommend it. :)
Customer Review: Serves the purpose, but not great
Summary: 3 Stars
Have this for my 17-inch MacBook Pro. It doesn't exactly fit the keys, which I find annoying, but it fits well enough to still type with it, so it serves the stated purpose of keeping dust, dirt and spills out of the cracks between keys. However, if you're using it to keep smudges/key outlines off your screen, you'll have to remove it every time you close your laptop -- the same dirt and oil that would otherwise be directly on your keys is now on the keyboard cover, so that still gets transferred to the screen upon contact unless you take out the cover to close the latop, and clean the cover regularly. **Hint -- If your screen is already smudged and you fear it's permanent damage, it's probably not. It's just that matte screens on these can be harder to clean. Just power down the Mac, spray some oxygenated glass cleaner directly onto a soft cloth, and clean off the offending smudges and that awful ghost-outline of the keyboard by GENTLY rubbing them away in small circles. NEVER SPRAY CLEANER DIRECTLY ON THE SCREEN, and be gentle gentle gentle! Use a direct lighting source so you can better see the smudges, and you'll use less elbow grease. I did this the other day at the recommendation of a Mac refurbishing expert, and was THRILLED to have a like-brand-new screen again. Now I just need to find a keyboard cover that fits my MacPro keys *exactly* - any recommendations??Customer Review: Does a simple job, but does it well...
Summary: 4 Stars
I like the look of my MacBook Pro, and so I keep it (fairly) clean and am very careful with it. However, the keyboard is one of those problem areas that is hard to clean, particularly on a notebook computer.
I looked at several more intrusive (adhesive) scratch-resistant solutions, but I found the ProTouch to be the best option for me. Because my main focus was keeping the system clean, I wanted to be able to remove it, clean it off, and put it back on, while knowing that whatever dust, gunk, etc., it was collecting wasn't getting into my keys.
The ProTouch works fabulously for this purpose. The silicone is not QUITE transparent, but does a pretty good job of letting the MacBook Pro's color shine through. Some reviewers have complained that the MBP's keyboard is difficult to see with the cover on in some conditions. I have no such problems, at least as far as the ProTouch is concerned. The MBP's keyboard, because its keys are designed to allow light through, will be hard to see in low-light conditions -- this is unavoidable, and not really a fault of the cover.
Remember to clean it regularly, though, or oils and such from the ProTouch CAN transfer to the screen. It's reversible with a good cleaning for the monitor, but still disappointing.
Customer Review: iSkin A Must Have! A Brilliant Save for Macbook Pro Owners!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have the 17" 2.4GHZ Core 2 Duo Macbook Pro, and when I bought my baby, I saw no reason not to purchase an iSkin for the keyboard. Let's face it! If you don't have one of these for your Macbook Pro, you are a careless imbecile and deserve your laptop being fried, non-functional and NOT COVERED by the warranty. I put this thing on my Macbook Pro, and I love its frosty appearance, and the key symbols still show up great! The typing is exquisite, and I type really hard. For those of us who are real typists, we rarely look at the keys anyway. I love touching it. I love the silk feeling under my fingertips, and I love the fact I can drink by my Macbook Pro and not risk one little drop of liquid frying the whole thing over time. If you don't have one of these and you own a Macbook Pro, grab one today and save yourself some heart ache! You may have already done your damage, and one day it just quits working. :( Hope that's not true for you though. Protect your investment, my friends! Trust me! This one is a 5 star item! Best cheapest thing an owner of a Macbook Pro can buy for his tasteful gizmo! Bar none!