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slojave

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As described I have a MacBook Pro 13 2020 (A2251), and I'm looking for a clear hard shell case that fits. I searched and could not find anything. TIA!
 
Same here I purchased a Speck 13" Macbook Pro w/without Touch Bar Presidio Clear Case and the bottom piece is very flimsy. I am definitely going to return it.
 
If you happen to see one that is available let me know. If I find anything I will post back on this thread.
 
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As described I have a MacBook Pro 13 2020 (A2251), and I'm looking for a clear hard shell case that fits. I searched and could not find anything. TIA!
The reason I just joined this site is your EXACT question! I've been searching for 2 weeks now, and the only thing I found was on eBay, but black was sold out. I'll post the link here when I find it again.
 
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As described I have a MacBook Pro 13 2020 (A2251), and I'm looking for a clear hard shell case that fits. I searched and could not find anything. TIA!
Do you think this would work? I really like this one:

 
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As described I have a MacBook Pro 13 2020 (A2251), and I'm looking for a clear hard shell case that fits. I searched and could not find anything. TIA!
Found a great case for the 2020 MBP 13" A2251. The Thule Gauntlet Attaché fits like a glove!!! Plus it has more than enough room for peripherals and it has a shoulder strap. Found it at Best Buy. Here's some pics:
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Found a great case for the 2020 MBP 13" A2251. The Thule Gauntlet Attaché fits like a glove!!! Plus it has more than enough room for peripherals and it has a shoulder strap. Found it at Best Buy. Here's some pics:
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Great find!!! I prefer a hard case to be honest but I will take a look at this bag.
 
Great find!!! I prefer a hard case to be honest but I will take a look at this bag.
The Thule is pretty rigid, sort of semi-rigid, so it might fit your needs. I was leaning toward a Pelican case for it, but they were sold out. I believe that model might've been the 1070CC. But there's no room for anything but the laptop with the Pelican, plus, this one hurts much less when slung 'round my torso. 😊 Here's the Pelican:

 
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Do you think this would work? I really like this one:


Thank you so much! I really appreciate the link for case and the bag. I'm looking for a hard case as well. I'm looking at the shoulder bag now. Thank you.
 
The Thule is pretty rigid, sort of semi-rigid, so it might fit your needs. I was leaning toward a Pelican case for it, but they were sold out. I believe that model might've been the 1070CC. But there's no room for anything but the laptop with the Pelican, plus, this one hurts much less when slung 'round my torso. 😊 Here's the Pelican:


I think I may purchase it for the time being.
 
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Having a negative experience with an eBay seller. Advertised a 2020 A2251 rubberized cover and received a 2016-2019 instead. The seller believes their supplier (who tells them it will fit) over a buyer who owns the actual product.

Speck who is usually first to produce them does not have one.
 
Having a negative experience with an eBay seller. Advertised a 2020 A2251 rubberized cover and received a 2016-2019 instead. The seller believes their supplier (who tells them it will fit) over a buyer who owns the actual product.

Speck who is usually first to produce them does not have one.

Do you have a link to the ebay product as I was looking at a similar rubberized cover? I want to make sure I do not buy the same product as you.
 
Link is no longer available. The seller was eperfect.

I ended up using a case made for a 2016-2019. It fits the screen perfectly. The bottom piece doesn't quite have the height and doesn't lock in place at the front corners. I just used electrical tape to keep it in place. Better some protection than none.
 
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The 2019 MacBook Pro 13-inch hard cases I found online which state they also fit the 2020 MacBook Pro 13-inch models do NOT fit the 2020 models. Two of the four corners of the bottom piece will not snap into place, although the top piece may fit the back of the screen if you are determined - but extremely difficult to remove. The 2020 models have a height of 0.61 inch (1.56 cm) when closed, but the 2019 model has a height of 0.59 inch (1.49 cm) according to everymac.com (refer to 2020 model numbers A2289 & A2251).

The Apple website currently shows a hard case which fits the MacBook Pro 13-inch 2016-2019 models, but not one for the 2020 models yet. I speculate that Apple will be first to offer a case designed to fit the 2020 models.
 
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Apparently 2020 cases are now available.

You can tell these new ones are likely to be legit because the supplier is quite explicit about informing customers these will NOT work on 2016-2019.

Unlike previous listings where you had the situation with less-than-honest suppliers of 2016-2019 models updated their descriptions and lied by saying their cases were also 2020 compatible.

Gonna order one anyways and will post and update anyways.



Also available for those of you in UK:

 
Apparently 2020 cases are now available.

You can tell these new ones are likely to be legit because the supplier is quite explicit about informing customers these will NOT work on 2016-2019.

Unlike previous listings where you had the situation with less-than-honest suppliers of 2016-2019 models updated their descriptions and lied by saying their cases were also 2020 compatible.

Gonna order one anyways and will post and update anyways.



Also available for those of you in UK:


Thank you so much for the information, canhaz! I ordered the Batianda today! And the price is much more reasonable than what Apple.com will likely charge. It’s exactly what I was looking for...
 
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Thank you so much for the information, canhaz! I ordered the Batianda today! And the price is much more reasonable than what Apple.com will likely charge. It’s exactly what I was looking for...

I received the Batianda hard case, and it fits the 2020 MacBook Pro 13” model perfectly! I have model A2251. It comes with a keyboard cover and screen protector (I haven’t either used yet). I already had a keyboard cover which covers all the keys and the Touch Bar.

Here is the link on Amazon.com:

 
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I picked up one these the other day. Fits like a glove. One thing to keep in mind is that some of the cases leave the bottom rear corners exposed. This case covers the rear corners.

 
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Glad ya'll having success. 👍 Keeping an expensive machine like this covered is a must IMO.

Soooo after much deliberation, I actually ended up splurging on a Quill + Pad cover in the end. Its about 5x the price, so by no means is an easy choice. That said you can definitely say I'm in love :)

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