Review – mCover for 13-inch Macbook

The Scoop: My white 13-inch Macbook was purchased more than two years ago. It has traveled to foreign countries, just about every state and has yet to skip a beat. However, I’ve haven’t been very nice to the outside, so aesthetically speaking, it was in need of some new digs. It also is starting to lose pieces around its outer edge so it needs protection from the elements too. Luckily, I had the chance to check out the mCover for the 13-inch Macbook by iPearl Inc, USA.

The Setup: The mCover is an ergonomically designed hard-shell case that is custom fit for a variety of Macbooks, Amazon Kindles, and now Netbooks.  Created out of tough polycarbonate material,  the mCover comes in two pieces – the top shell and bottom shell. Installing the mCover only takes a few minutes as both the top and bottom shells snap onto the Macbook using small clips.  The mCover offers cutouts for all of the ports, so once installed, you never have to worry about taking the mCover off.  And to help make using your device more comfortable, the mCover comes with foldable feet.

What’s Hot:

• Covers all corners of the Macbook.
• Polycarbonate material is shatter proof.
• Foldable feet on the bottom shell let you type more comfortably.
• Cutouts for proper ventilation.
• For the Macbook, the mCover is available in Aqua, Black, Blue, Clear, Green, Orange, Pink, Purple and Red.
• Engraved square window to show Apple logo clearly.
• Free half keyboard cover ($14.95 value) for MacBook in matching colors of hard shell case included.
• Accepts Paypal and Google Checkout

What’s Not:

• mCovers are currently not available for any PC laptop

Final Verdict: It’s toughness, stylish looks and low pricetag of $20 make this a must for anybody carrying their laptop out and about a lot. In fact, the additional color options are a nice add to anybody looking to spice up their current white and black only options for the Macbook. Its easy of use is very nice as well… literally just snaps into place and allows for all ports and switches to work like normal.

Head over to the official iPearl Inc, USA website to see if an mCover is available for your device.

UPDATE:

1/26/10 – the iPearl Inc, USA mCover is now available for the HP Pavilion DV4 Laptop series