The Big New Macbook Dilemma...

i havent received it yet - but i think i'll prefer to keep it 'naked'!

ill keep it naked, but i'll get a slim neoprene slip case for it...and possibly an anti glare film from powersupport

I don't see the point in buying something and then ruining the aesthetics trying to keep it looking new with something like a clear shield. What's the point in trying to keep it looking new when you never actually look at it in all it's (naked) glory?

I'm guessing unless you plan to play football with it or abuse it, the aluminum should hold up well over time. No?

It's not a cell phone, it's a notebook. A skin on a notebook? Eww. It will trap all the nasty bits and oils that you could otherwise wipe off. A hard shell? Why add bulk to such a sleek machine?

What's wrong with a simple neoprene or a beautiful leather sleeve? Pull it out out when you need it, treat it with care while it's out, put it away as soon as you're done. That's what I did with my 12" Powerbook, and 3 years later it still looks almost new.

The skins are taking over. Pretty soon they will make them for cars, and eventually babies. I think they're awful. They're like the vinyl covers little old ladies put on their tacky white furniture.

p.s. this is neither "big" or "new", or a "dilemma".

I'm not going to put a skin or anything on mine, but I'll probably get some sort of case to transport it in.

Naked, in a sleeve.

I am wishing I had a skin on this baby right now as a matter of fact, my applesac has yet to arrive from snail mail

I was wrapping up my extension cord for the power adapter before I had put my macbook away and the prong went CLICK against it now there is a TINY TINY little black mark on it right where the thumb insert is to open it

First scratch. I almost cried.

I be getting some kind of sleeve for mine for when it is out and about. At home I'll leave it bare.