ProTouch Keyboard Protector, MacBook Pro 15/17" - Arctic Clear
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Customer Review: Typing is a breeze, fits like a glove, excellent product
Summary: 5 Stars
I damaged the keyboard of my last laptop with wet hands one day, so wanted to take special care of my new MBP keyboard. This skin fits PERFECTLY. I mean exactly, down to the little nubs on the F and J keys. The feel is like typing on velvet. It makes the slippery silver keys much less slippery. The clear cover means the keyboard light shines right through. The skin dampens the sound to nothing; I can type in class without the person next to me hearing a thing. The skin is VERY thin. I've had keyboard covers before that were always much thicker. This is just a super thin membrane. It feels very delicate, but I've washed it a few times and it seems strong and sturdy. It doesn't in any way interfere with the screen with the lid closed like some keyboard covers I've had do (you got key imprints on the screen). I only wish they had a true clear color. This is mostly clear, but it's a little cloudy. Maybe that's not possible with soft plastic. This is an excellent product overall. Well worth the money.Customer Review: Like it but not love it!
Summary: 4 Stars
The protector does its job at protecting the keys from contamination and possible liquid spills. However, like other reviewers noted, the protector makes the letters and numbers harder to read, but not impossible. Some of the other skins available have the letters on the cover itself for easier viewing. That would have been a good option for this protector as well to eliminate the problem with seeing the keys. I have a 17" mac book pro and this skin fits the shape and size of all the keys better then a previous skin I had. I read the review that warned that this item does not fit the new 17" models. My computer is new and the skin fits it very good. (perhaps we are talking about a different model) It feels good to the touch and if you have the "light" up key option, it does show up good through the protector. I have considered returning it but probably will not as I type without looking at the keys.Customer Review: Good but can't see the keys anymore
Summary: 2 Stars
This is a great idea, very useful to protect your keyboard. I think that computer companies should always integrate this kind of protection to the keyboard. Keyboard aren't cheap, and on laptops if you spill your coffee, your laptop is pretty much dead. So this comes in as an important piece of protection.
Unfortunately in low light environment, especially when there's still enough light for the backlight of the keyboard to be off, you just can't see the keys anymore. Because of this issue, 1/2 of the time i'm not using the protection. The protection is very sticky on the side that goes against the keyboard, meaning that when you don't use it, it gathers a lot of dust very quickly, beating the purpose of having that "skin" on top of your keyboard.
Another good idea, that really needs more thinking, as to what material should be used so that it's fully transparent.
Customer Review: Some issues, but something you NEED to have regardless of brand
Summary: 4 Stars
Exactly one year ago I had a little accident with a spilled beverage and my then Powerbook G4 Titanium (and it cost me about $1300 to rewire the entire laptop after the hard drive crashed from the spill). Let's just say I bought this ProTouch keyboard protector for the Macbook Pro solely out of past experience. Like some reviewers have mentioned, the protector itself moves about and doesn't exactly suction to the edges of the keyboard, but overall it allows an almost similar typing experience sans the cover and the fact it's washable is pretty great (even though I've done so and it's almost impossible to dry it all without visible droplets...I recommend you only wash the top side and avoid getting water underneath). Overall, if you want to protect such a costly expense I highly recommend purchasing ANY keyboard cover. Trust me, I know...boy, do I know!Customer Review: Protection vs. Visibility
Summary: 3 Stars
If you are like me and enjoy having a cup of coffee sitting next to your laptop, then this is insurance against a catastrophic spill. The big downside is that this keyboard protector seriously reduces the visibility of the keys. At a desk I find this tolerable but if the laptop is balanced on my knees, angled slightly away from me, then it is very difficult to see the keys. Obviously if you're a touch typist this is not going to be so much of an issue.
On the plus side I really like the silky feel of the keys under the protector. Its plastic also seems to have an anti-static effect since less dust seems to be transferred to my screen from the keyboard when I close the laptop.
The protector that fits the older MacBook Pro will also fit a PowerBook G4 (but not the new late 2008 model of the MacBook Pro).