MBA Keyboard Skin

i've read abotu this issue in some product reviews on amazon, but don't have firsthand experience.

what keyboard covers are people usually getting ?

 

I use moshi on my 13" air. amazing. thin, been using it for a year and it still works like a charm. does imprint onto the screen...only draw back. otherwise highly recommend.

 

Can the screen be cleaned safely to remove the imprint? Does it scratch the screen?

 

so the moshi one still leaves imprints eh. I was actually looking to get that one, but now Im not so sure. Does it allow you to type well though? I've read that some of these keyboard protectors make it harder to type

 

I purchased a cheapie one for $3 (ebay) and will be trying it out on my soon-to-be-received 2013 MBA 13". I figured for $3 it would be a useful experiment. My keyboards tend to get really yucky and I'd like to keep this one as pristine as possible.

 

I have the moshi on my MBP, i bought it after some of my keys got extremely grubby works great and the other day i spilt some (not much) pepsi on my mac and the moshi saved it

 

After months of going naked and having to q-tip clean the keyboard once-a-week or so, I grew tired and bought a cheapy KB cover. Does leave imprints but not bad. Keeping it. Makes cleaning chore less time consuming. Takes some "crispiness" from the keyboard but everything in life has a downside right?

Wear screen if u clean it? YES! with every wipe you are wearing the screen another 0.000002 microns. So what u gonna do? We're not telling you to use any caustic chemical. I use a solution 50% alcohol (NOT the rubbing kind) and 50% water, clean t shirt, and finish with a microfiber.

 

i bought a moshi for my 11" and i have 2 questions:
- does anyone use "help" to keep the cover on? i find when im resting in bed ill sometimes exhale a sigh and the thing will go flying off the keyboard and ill have to catch and reset it.

- i was exporting some vid and the thing started to get hot so i instinctively removed the cover to allow more air into the system. did it make a difference at all or is that not how that works?

 

that moshi clearguard says it fits MBA 11" screens. Will it fit 13" too?
Im talking about this
http://store.moshimonde.com/clearguard-11-air-keyboard-protector-us.html

 

No. They keyboards aren't the same size.

OP, try the cheap <$10 ones on Amazon. I got one and it fits fine and works fine. Feels a little weird at first, but my fingers have totally adjusted to it. I guess I just unconsciously tap the keys harder now, but it feels OK now and my keyboard doesn't end up with that nasty glossiness over time.

 

Then where the heck is the 13" version other people have?

 

What exactly are the issues you have? And is the cloudiness on the cover? Or the screen?

 

I've owned over a dozen Macbooks - every one got a Moshi protector. They're thin, clear, light, and unobstrusive. They will, however, get cloudy over time but it beats the alternative of a hair, dust, and grime littered keyboard.

 

I put a skin on immediately upon receiving my 13" MBA in June. No human fingers (mine at least) have touched the bare keys. No problems at all with the keyboard skin. No marks left on the screen. I bought a cheapie $3 one off of ebay. Works great, doesn't impact my typing ability.

 

Which did you go with? Maybe provide a link..?

 

This one: http://www.ebay.com/itm/380642280973

Many others just like it, some are cheaper, but I didn't want to wait for a shipment from China or Korea so I opted to pay a little more.