Looks great. Still on the lookout for the perfect case to house my retina MBP though.

Anyone know any retail outlets / shops that already have retina MBP cases / bags?

Would love to try them out before I buy.

bro, mind telling where/who you got it from and for how much? am on the lookout for one as well. thanks!

As long as they don't use their nails to scratch, should be fine. There is a glass-coating anyway on the rMBP, and I doubt it is easily scratched.

Wonder if the iVisor Pro's anti-glare will distort the clarity of the Retina Display. Am quite interested in one.

tempted to get palm guard too. quite worried if my chain and watch scratch my rmbp surface.

I used to have the mStand by Rain Design. Regret selling it off. Now missing it as I want to build a desktop setup with my rMBP.

Wow. Seriously the coating can actually come off ah bro?

I thought it's quite durable.. Ok now I think I 'must' get a palm guard d.

I checked for reviews before I purchased the Speck Satin SeeThru for my 2011 MBA 13 and many complained of exactly the same thing as BRY7 experienced.

However, there's really not much better choice in the market if you need a snap-on case for your Mac.

I'm using a third-party satin hard case for my rMBP while waiting for Speck's one to release in Msia.
Feels more safe with it on as I don't live alone. Don't want my wife to accidentally scratch my rMBP's exterior.

Omg. Love at first sight. Possible to get in Malaysia? Else, I may need to organize a bulk for it.

I somehow agree with you. I think the only time that my palm actually sweats is when I leave it constantly on the keyboard without resting, like on Dota 2.

Other than that, I don't see it affect much. And the palmguard is really an eyesore on the beautiful rMBP / MBP.

But of course with the palmguard, I don't have to remove my watch and chain every time I'm using my rMBP.

To be frank, the 'compression' of the keyboard protector makes my rMBP's keyboard feel better actually, as the rMBP's keyboard key-travel is quite shallow.

But if compared to my previous cMBP 15 or my Apple Wireless Keyboard, those work better without the protector on.

Nice. I'm using the Notepal Infinite Evo now. Love how the aluminium look of the cooler matches my rMBP.

Indeed. Best build quality laptop in the world.

Yeah. I've seen just too many MBA / MBP which has their aluminium top cover scratched and it looks awful.

No need to worry so much. As long as your sweat doesn't get stuck there for a long period, it's ok. Furthermore, the rMBP's aluminium surface is much smoother than the cMBP's surface, so dirt and residue won't easily get stuck on it.

Actually, I'm quite curious. The cMBP's palmguard size is different than the rMBP? As I have seen some people online said they can use cMBP palmguard on their rMBP.

It doesn't matter where the vents are, since aluminium itself is a heatsink unlike plastic cheapo windows laptops.

When the aluminium gets hot, it will easily cool when a fan is place near it, vital if you like to game a lot on you Mac which can cause the components to go scorching hot - as you don't want your Mac to have permanent damage due to heat.

That's the iPearl one.

From what bro BRY7 said about it, the quality is terrible.

I did check the product out when I was at MacStudio but didn't fancy it. Plus, they only have the non-matte version which is prone to scratches.

Very nice. Gonna wait til they have more colour options such as blue before getting one.

Already using a third-party black satin case which is like 99% similar to Speck's satin.

Haha. Yes. Red looks awesome too but must be dark / blood / maroon red.

At first I thought the bubblegum colour looked red from afar and was quite excited but after looking closer it's actually light pink.

Yes, it certainly will but it's not too bad on the MacBook Pro Retina Display since there are dedicated dual air-intake inlets and a single dedicated exhaust outlet. The cMBP has the same design minus the dual air-intake inlets so it should be alright as well.

If you are on MacBook Air, then definitely not recommended as there are no air intake / exhaust ports. I did put Speck on my MacBook Air 13" before and it heated up considerably. Not recommended unless you are in aircon environment most of the time or you really want to take care of your MacBook Air like a baby.

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I used it before on my MBA 13 previously. Doesn't scratch the body once already installed.

But you may cause scratches when putting the case on and removing it.

Beautiful cover bro!

What size does it fit to? 13"? 15"? MBA or MBP?

And mind telling how much and where you got it? Interested.

That's what I hate about Satin covers, looks nice until you get scratches on them. And it's really easy to get scratched! Rather use my Mac naked.

Yes, definitely. When I was using a MacBook Air 13" previously, the heat had increased quite noticeably as the aluminium itself is supposed to act as a heat sink. The problem won't be that bad for MacBook Pros which have dedicated exhaust vents, though. Anyhow, the additional heat won't affect much unless you are constantly playing games or running CPU / graphics intensive applications with it.