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MacBook Air sleeve case

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jmfel1926

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Jun 22, 2012
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hi , i am looking for a sleeve case for my MBA . i don't want to have zippers and i also want to be soft and protect my MBA from falls and scrathes. i looked some cases on ebay and i liked this one :

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Speck-Pixel...5?pt=US_Laptop_Cases_Bags&hash=item35bc8e2c8f

does anyone have it ? could you give me some links from other same type cases . if you have personal experience please send your cases ! thx
 
Picard323 said:
I got this one from the apple store when I bought my macbook air the other week. I find it to be robust and easy to use. I'm in the UK but it the link is for the US store.

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i got this too, its ideal!
 
Get the incase sleeve. It, being a slipcover, covers everything including the sides. The ACME sleeve is good too.
 
Picard323 said:
I got this one from the apple store when I bought my macbook air the other week. I find it to be robust and easy to use. I'm in the UK but it the link is for the US store.
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I'm struggling to imagine a case that was 'difficult to use' :p
 
I'm not understanding what the fuss of over the zippers is. Have they really been known to scratch the aluminum casing or is it that just paranoia?

Because as far as I know, the zippers are protected by another lining of inner-stitched padding. See photo.

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GREEN4U said:
I'm not understanding what the fuss of over the zippers is. Have they really been known to scratch the aluminum casing or is it that just paranoia?
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I can't speak to it happening personally because this is my first Mac and I've had it for all of 2 days. However, a co-worker of mine has last year's Air with a zippered sleeve and has scratched his several times on the zipper. As always, YMMV.
 
kthomp said:
I can't speak to it happening personally because this is my first Mac and I've had it for all of 2 days. However, a co-worker of mine has last year's Air with a zippered sleeve and has scratched his several times on the zipper. As always, YMMV.
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Do you know what kind of case (brand) he was using?
 
kthomp said:
IIRC, he uses one of the Incase Neoprene sleeves, like this.
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Ok. So actually, that case you link is for the Macbook (though it fits the Macbook Air) which would mean there's some extra room and slips around in the case. Maybe that's what caused the scratches?
 
GREEN4U said:
Ok. So actually, that case you link is for the Macbook (though it fits the Macbook Air) which would mean there's some extra room and slips around in the case. Maybe that's what caused the scratches?
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Possibly. I think that's his model, but I'm not 100% sure.
 
GREEN4U said:
Ok. So actually, that case you link is for the Macbook (though it fits the Macbook Air) which would mean there's some extra room and slips around in the case. Maybe that's what caused the scratches?
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Well that case isn't meant for the Macbook Air so if he had any problems thats on him. The one that Incase makes for the air actually has no zippers at all, instead they use a slit in the case about 3/4 of the way up then you slip in over the top of the Mac. I have the same case for my MBP and the zipper has cause zero damage and I'm not worried it will either. They really made sure that wouldn't be a problem when designing that thing.
 
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