| WARNING: May Fry Your iBook - Otherwise, Okay |
| I already have an iSkin cover for my desktop iMac keyboard, and bought this item for my old Clamshell G3 iBook for the same reason: to muffle the keyboard noise. It works as advertised. Unlike the desktop version, I didn't even have to trim it to fit the spacebar. Like the desktop version, it's grossly overpriced (the manufacturer's cost can't be more than about $1), but there's no cheaper alternative, so you might as well bite the bullet and buy it.
Having said that, they should include a WARNING for Clamshell iBook owners: if you leave this cover on the keyboard when you close the iBook, it will force down a couple of keys and prevent the iBook from going to sleep. Because the computer vents much of its heat through the keyboard, your iBook will then heat up, possibly cooking itself to death. Mine just sat overnight like that, and when I picked it up this morning it felt like a hot skillet. It's now shut down and sitting on my desk to cool - it seems to have survived, but I don't know how many hours this experience took off its lifespan.
The same thing may happen with other PowerBook and iBook models, so be sure you test the machine's automatic sleep function before folding it up with the iSkin in place.
| | Where to begin? Well, I have been using this keyboard cover on my new MacBook Pro. Initially, it seemed ok, but after a week, I have major complaints.
Here is what it does well:
1) Keeps water/dust/fingerprints off your keyboard.
Here is what it DOES NOT do well:
1) It does not fit the keys very well. The edges curl upwards because it is too small to fit the whole keyboard.
2) Since it's too small, I am constantly pressing the spacebar also when I press any key on the bottom row (ZXCVBNM<>?). This is VERY annoying and it happens frequently.
3) It looks clear in the picture, but it is actually an odd shade of semi-clear that prevents you from viewing the keys at any angle except directly top-down.
4) This color also prevents the ambient backlighting from being seen.
5) The top and bottom of the cover is a magnet for dust and hair.
6) The return key is fitted with the \ key, so I also find myself pressing one or the other when I'm not trying to.
I am very unhappy with this cover and wish I had not purchased it. I have owned another iSkin.com product for my iBook and loved it. It's a shame that this one is so poorly made.
I would not recommend that anyone purchase this product until these major defects have been worked out with a future revision.
| | I bought this iskin protector for my macbook pro back in February. My computer always ran hot but I didn't think too much of it since apple care says macbook pros run on the hot side. Well, my brand new computer worked great for months, and then all of a sudden my battery died. I ordered a new one and make sure to condition my battery monthly so the same thing wouldn't happen. Well, my computer was still running hot and my battery full charge would last less than 2 hours - I couldn't figure it out. Well finally I figured maybe it is the plastic cover and sure enough after two weeks of having it off, but computer is running great - barely hot, and my batter life is back up to 4 hours! Incredible.
It's a bummer because I really did like the cover - my keyboard still looks brand new - but I'd rather have a computer that lasts as long as it is supposed to and one that isn't burning my lap than a clean keyboard.
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