Pitting on MBP even with speck case? (pics)

[msriotdoll]

I've had my MBP since Nov 2010 and its lived in a speck case the whole time.
I clean it every month to get any junk that might slip in and I recently noticed that my case is pitting on the edges by the front and the bottom of the case.
I know the pitting is supposed to happen due to the oils and ph of the skin so how's it possible to be happening in areas where no skin touches it at all?
The top case were the hands rest have no pitting and food doesn't get stuck on the bottom of the case either. Thoughts?

 

[jdwagner888]

i never heard of this, can you clarify with maybe a picture of what pitting looks like?

 

[maclaptop]

This is why I don't like that type of case. Two of my friends computers live in speck cases and display the same thing you are describing.

 

[Criticalmass]

I've had my MBP since Nov 2010 and its lived in a speck case the whole time.
I clean it every month to get any junk that might slip in and I recently noticed that my case is pitting on the edges by the front and the bottom of the case.
I know the pitting is supposed to happen due to the oils and ph of the skin so how's it possible to be happening in areas where no skin touches it at all?
The top case were the hands rest have no pitting and food doesn't get stuck on the bottom of the case either. Thoughts?

My guess would be trapped humidity/acidity.

 

[msriotdoll]

so if you have it in case it will pit but if you don't it will pit. So either way the finish on the new MBP's suck. I've owned a couple MBP's and 4 powerbooks and this has never happened to them.
Also the top of the laptop has no pitting.
So you think i should take it out of the case then?

 

[Eddyisgreat]

my 17" and 15" have had incase and speck hardshell cases on them since purchase and I have absolutely no marks .

Not saying they aren't the cause, just saying my experience. I think it might be something else.

 

[aiqw9182]

That's nothing compared to what the pre-unibody MBP's could look like:

 

[msriotdoll]

I've had powerbooks and never had pitting issues.. thats crazy
I'd be so pissed if that happened to my laptop.

 

[xxBURT0Nxx]

so if you have it in case it will pit but if you don't it will pit. So either way the finish on the new MBP's suck. I've owned a couple MBP's and 4 powerbooks and this has never happened to them.
Also the top of the laptop has no pitting.
So you think i should take it out of the case then?

I haven't seen pitting on any of my macbook pros and I've never kept them in a case. I use the laptop, when it's time to be put away i throw it inside its sleeve. Guess I just never saw the usefulness of a case... i don't think it's going to protect your mac if you drop it off your desk... just put it in a sleeve for protection when transporting it!

 

[sandylp]

I've had my MBP since Nov 2010 and its lived in a speck case the whole time.
I clean it every month to get any junk that might slip in and I recently noticed that my case is pitting on the edges by the front and the bottom of the case.
I know the pitting is supposed to happen due to the oils and ph of the skin so how's it possible to be happening in areas where no skin touches it at all?
The top case were the hands rest have no pitting and food doesn't get stuck on the bottom of the case either. Thoughts?

It could be moisture getting trapped between the case and your mbp or whatever you are using to clean it. There are some cleaners that can pit aluminum.

 

[msriotdoll]

the only cleaner i use is iklear. I believe thats what apple sells and recommends as a cleaner for their products.

 

[NovemberWhiskey]

The speck cases are not hermetically sealed to the macbook pro, so dust and particulate matter gets in there inbetween the case and the MBP and creates those pits (think of all the rubbing, etc. b/t the two).

 

[msriotdoll]

I'm gonna be moer careful with junk getting in between the case and the mbp.
This is the first laptop that i move around. I used to keep it on the desk connected to a external monitor.
I might ditch the case all together.

 

[aman20177]

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[Chuck-Norris]

Did you end up continuing to use the case or have to stopped all together? Any further issues with the pitting?

As i've just started to use the speck case so i'm wanting to see what your experiences were.

the OP failed to clean the case every so often. its not the case that scratched his macbook, its dust and debris that gets in between over time.