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How Scratched Is Your Macbook Pro
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mine is in mint condition, looks like i bought it yesterday. oh and ive had it since mid 2010
and i dont put any cases or skins on.
exactly the same
My 2007 MacBook Pro is very dusty and dirty but very few scratches. They seem to be pretty durable.
I've also got a 12" silver G4 powerbook - my best Mac ever. (And I had a few over the years).
It's now been downgraded to the 'family computer'. So my 8 year old had taken to carrying it around open. She dropped it (on and open) at the top of our staircase - It bounced and then hit just about every stair (a dozen) on the way down. It seemed to explode as the battery and a key came flying off.
I scooped up the bits and kind of managed to re-insert the battery after bending the metal side wall back into shape (by pressing it against a solid table.) Certainly not a perfect fit but hey... so I thought I'd just press the power key to see what would happen before scrapping it.
Amazingly it started up and seems to work fine. (Apart from the airport card which seems bust!)
What a computer! it now looks as if it's been run over by a tank (key missing - sidewalls all bent out of shape, battery loose etc etc) but it still works... Amazing really.
I've also got a 12" silver G4 powerbook - my best Mac ever. (And I had a few over the years).
It's now been downgraded to the 'family computer'. So my 8 year old had taken to carrying it around open. She dropped it (on and open) at the top of our staircase - It bounced and then hit just about every stair (a dozen) on the way down. It seemed to explode as the battery and a key came flying off.
I scooped up the bits and kind of managed to re-insert the battery after bending the metal side wall back into shape (by pressing it against a solid table.) Certainly not a perfect fit but hey... so I thought I'd just press the power key to see what would happen before scrapping it.
Amazingly it started up and seems to work fine. (Apart from the airport card which seems bust!)
What a computer! it now looks as if it's been run over by a tank (key missing - sidewalls all bent out of shape, battery loose etc etc) but it still works... Amazing really.
My 2006 MacBook Pro has got a couple of faint scratches on the bottom but is otherwise in great condition.
Got one scratch from removing the back cover to replace ram haha fail.
From that point on, I have had a wrapsol on it and have treated it carelessly with still no scratches Better safe than sorry.
From that point on, I have had a wrapsol on it and have treated it carelessly with still no scratches
Better safe than sorry.
I know how you feel. Ugh. yeah--my next MBP I will buy a hard case for it, even though it ruins the look a little...
Mine's mint, but I just bought it back in early December.
I honestly don't see what the big deal is. If you're moderately careful and clean it once in awhile your mac should remain in decent condition.
As for hard cases? Reminds me of those people who buy those leather bras on the front of their cars, looks hideous.
I honestly don't see what the big deal is. If you're moderately careful and clean it once in awhile your mac should remain in decent condition.
As for hard cases? Reminds me of those people who buy those leather bras on the front of their cars, looks hideous.
Some scuffs on the bottom, and a dent on the corner but since I bought my 15" its spent a hell of a lot of time in some funky conditions, all in all it's held up way better than I expected. I should really invest in Wrapsol on my next one.
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. My MacBook Pro is immaculate because of the skin I reviewed.
Mine was pretty much mint, but anyway I bought an inCase Hardshell Case. Very pleased with it, my MBP still looks great and now I can breathe a little more easily knowing I have that extra protection .
.mine is in mint condition, looks like i bought it yesterday. oh and ive had it since mid 2010
and i dont put any cases or skins on.
Same here. No invisible shield or case. I do put it in a sleeve when not on my desk though. I just keep it clean with a magic eraser a couple times a month. No greasy fingers!!!
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Not a big fan of the BSE. Used to swear by the product until I found wrapsol. The feel of the wrapsol is so similar to a naked MBP that it was worth putting it on my computer.
Late 2008 15" MBP and 2010 13" MBP. No scratches on either, despite time at beach houses and the larger one having been relegated to the kids use (at home). But a lack of scratches is probably fate as much as anything. Years ago, with my first AL PB, I had carefully tucked some kids DVDs into the protective sleeve next to the PB. At a beach house, the kids asked to watch the movie. I told them where to retrieve them from the backpack on top of the bed. About 10 minutes later -- ka-thunk. Gravity prevailed. My daughter had not re-fastened the strap at the top of the laptop compartment, and the PB slipped down and off the bed, and onto the hardwood floor. No dents or scratches, but the latch broke. Lesson learned: laptops, like infants, are best kept on the floor (unless safely tucked in for the night).
