This laptop case has saved me thousands of dollars in MacBook repairs

The draw back of taking your laptop anyplace is that there is a good probability it’ll get dropped or have one thing dropped on it. It’s only a reality of life, irrespective of how cautious you might be. 

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Over the previous decade, I’ve examined dozens, if not tons of of laptop circumstances, and there is nonetheless just one model that I belief to maintain my MacBook Pro protected — and that is Smatree hardshell circumstances. I’ve been utilizing these circumstances for my MacBooks and MacBook Pros since 2019, and regardless of making an attempt hundreds of totally different ones since, I am unable to transfer away. 

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Smatree onerous shell laptop sleeve

Smatree onerous shell laptop sleeves are made of 600d EVA nylon, which is each waterproof and shockproof, and gives 360-degree safety.

The factor that drew me to the Smatree hardcase in the primary place was the minimalist design. It’s a case, pure and easy, and does not attempt to be any extra. 

The factor I hate most about conventional laptop baggage is that they get crammed with stuff — chargers (the extra-long battery life provided by the brand new MacBook Pros means I can get a pair of days of use from my laptop with no need a charger), exterior drives, cables, pens, toothbrushes, reminiscence playing cards, books, and extra. The end result, historically, is you find yourself lugging a pile of stuff from place to position.

But that is not what occurs with the Smatree hardcase. It does not have handles or pouches to carry chargers (though Smatree does make circumstances which have these options), and this retains the case slim and light-weight.

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I’ve additionally battle-tested this case. And by battle-tested, what I imply is I’ve dropped it many occasions whereas my laptop has been inside it — and that is occurred many occasions. 

Some of these drops have been the ‘heart-stopping, take-your-breath-away’ drops the place you are certain you are going to want to go to an Apple Store to get it mounted.

However, the 360-degree, all-round 600d EVA, foam and pretend fur-lining safety does the job completely.

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What’s extra, the outer layer shrugs off water, mud, and grime. I would not say this case is in any means waterproof, nevertheless it retains the rain away from my laptop if I carry it in a zip-down orientation.

And talking of that zip, it encompasses a double zipper for ease of entry, and it is easy and snag-free. After tons of of makes use of, it nonetheless works like new.

And to high all of it off, these circumstances are really inexpensive. They vary from about $30 for a case to suit an 11-inch iPad to $47 for a 16-inch case for bigger laptops.

I’ve seen circumstances that value twice as a lot that provide a fraction of the safety.