MacBook Air sleeve case

[jmfel1926]

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

 

[Skoopman]

There already is a bags & sleeves thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/1220990/

 

[Picard323]

I got this one

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.

http://store.apple.com/us/product/H...NDA2Ng&fs=m.macCompatibility=13inchmacbookair



Picard323

 

[anthdci]

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.

Picard323

i got this too, its ideal!

 

[oxfordguy]

I bought a black leather/green felt sleeve from Joli originals - expensive, but oh so nice! 🙂

 

[GREEN4U]

Get the incase sleeve. It, being a slipcover, covers everything including the sides. The ACME sleeve is good too.

 

[BlueOcean]

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.

I'm struggling to imagine a case that was 'difficult to use' 😛

 

[cedwhatev]

If you want a leather sleeve, I highly recommend this one:

http://mintcases.com

It's as nice as the Jolly, but much cheaper, and is of superb quality!

 

[kthomp]

http://store.apple.com/us/product/H...NDA2Ng&fs=m.macCompatibility=13inchmacbookair

I also got this one - the lack of scratchy zippers was a big reason. I've only been using it for 2 days, but so far so good 😀

 

[GREEN4U]

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.

 

[kthomp]

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?

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.

 

[GREEN4U]

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.

Do you know what kind of case (brand) he was using?

 

[kthomp]

Do you know what kind of case (brand) he was using?

IIRC, he uses one of the Incase Neoprene sleeves, like this.

 

[GREEN4U]

IIRC, he uses one of the Incase Neoprene sleeves, like this.

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?

 

[kthomp]

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?

Possibly. I think that's his model, but I'm not 100% sure.

 

[WesCole]

Incipio's Slim Sleeve is really good, too.

 

[BeeJee]

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?

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.