Speck see-thru satin heating up your macbook air?

[unagimiyagi]

Hi,

I'm curious to know whether the see thru satin covers cause the 13" 2011 air to heat up, thereby triggering the fan earlier and more often.

I see no ventilation and it also does add almost a pound to the air, which is a huge difference of 30% to the weight. It's like 3.8 pounds or something with this cover, isn't it?

Is it worth it?

 

[saketbash]

I've read not so great things about the Satin because of cracks that develop primarily on the bottom part of the case. After reading numerous reviews I chose the Incipio Feather Matte Black case and it arrived yesterday. I think that its actually helped with the cooling aspect given that it raises the mac off of the surface just a bit more and it has ventilation across the bottom as well. My recommendation would be to go w/ that. Good luck!

 

[will0407]

I have the speck see thru (satin and normal). My satin developed splits/cracks on the sides, however I returned it to speck and they sent me a replacement out free of charge. Can't really complain about that.

I went with the speck one as I managed to get it a little cheaper than the incipio.

 

[unagimiyagi]

Does the Satin make your air's fans speed up sooner?
It seems to me that you lose all ability to conduct heat away from the laptop.

 

[IXDoubleDXI]

I've got a black one and I'll use it for 3-4 hours at a time and doesn't ever get really warm/hot. I don't really think it's 1 lb., it's pretty light, maybe 1 lb. with the packaging.