While this case does not provide as much protection as Vaja’s i-volution Leather Suit, it does provide very good protection at a fraction of the weight and cost. The SeeThru Satin case is available in black, pink, purple, and red all adding some color to your MacBook while allowing the world to see the Apple logo shining through. The left side allows access to the power, ethernet, usb, video, mic, earphone, and lock ports. The right side allows access to the disc drive slot. The back of the case covers the back edges of the unibody MacBook but leaves the hinge exposed so that it may operate correctly. Speck describes it as having a ‘a grippy edge’ that is ‘silky-soft to the touch’. The semi-translucent plastic case looks pretty much the same, but has been given a soft, rubbery texture and feel. Last year, Speck released the SeeThru case in Satin. Since then, Speck has continued to tweak this form-fitting case to accommodate Apple’s design changes in their laptop line. Meredyth reviewed Speck’s original SeeThru case for the MacBook Pro back in 2006. Recently they have added a new variant of their SeeThru line of form-fitting shells for MacBooks the SeeThru Satin case.

Speck produces many products engineered to protect your precious tech equipment. But while the Leather Suit is very protective, it adds a pound of weight to your laptop and some would argue that it impedes heat from dissipating. Most recently I have been using the Vaja i-volution Leather Suit I reviewed late last summer to protect my Unibody MacBook. Where Julie protects (covers up) the dings and scratches she puts in/on her MacBook Pro with stickers, I prefer to protect my laptop with something more substantial. If you buy something through the links on this page, we may earn a commission at no cost to you.

Bottom of speck macbook case