Speck today announced that it has invented a new case category for notebook computers, believed to be the first translucent molded shell design for computers in the market. “SeeThru” cases for the MacBook Pro 15-inch notebook start shipping today.
“We’re proud to be introducing a new category of goods in this booming computer accessories market,” said Tim Hickman, Speck’s Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing, in the press release. “There’s so much demand for notebook protection that we wanted to put our own spirited interpretation on it. This new SeeThru case enhances the elegant design of the notebook while helping to protect those thousand-dollar investments.”
SeeThru cases for MacBook and MacBook Pro are made of sturdy, polycarbonate plastic and come in clear and red colors. With the easy snap-on design, users can shield their notebook from scratches and bumps while enjoying access to all features including keyboard, drives and ports. Case comes complete with rubber feet to help prevent movement on slippery surfaces.
MacBook Pro 15-inch notebook cases are currently shipping to consumers and retail partners with an MSRP of $39.95. MacBook 13-inch notebook cases will be available in early November.
More info here.
How to make your sexy MacBook Pro look like some POS alienware machine!
Semi-cool
Why in the world would they offer red, didn’t they see the Zune brown?
It makes no sense to thicken a laptop that the manufacturer has spend tons trying to reduce it. and for where is the impact protection on that? I bet the designer’s couch still has the plastic int came in on it.
Great idea, and great looking cases,
I’d be intrigued though – the Macbook Pros get hot enough as it is … I’d hate to think of them sitting and frying up in their case….
zerO,
Think just a moment about all the iPod cases out there–Apple spends plenty of effort and money to miniaturize the case as much as possible/practical, yet there are tons of cases to choose from, and it’s a lucrative market. Proportionially, they add a lot more thickness to the iPods than this new casing does to laptops!
I like the “patina” of wear a well-traveled laptop assumes.
Seems needless.
I’m with opod, I cringe to think of my laptop frying in that thing. Isn’t part of the cooling strategy the way that the heat dissipates into the air from the body?
MW=west As in, “west” has nothing at all to do with my post.
mossman
true but it is a mass x velocity issue. an iPod droping does not have the mass to affect makor damage to itself in most of the case availble. the laptops are another story
I was surfing TV the other day and saw a red macbook in some video. I wonder if it was this. It was red and it looked cool. Maybe it was a yet to be released AIDS-releif macbook.
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Why don’t they just make a black one very similar to the stock MacBook black case so we can have the black MB cheaper? I have an aluminum PowerBook, and I can’t see removing the beautiful, perfect PB/MBP case in exchange for a plastic one. But the MB, iBook, sure.
Scratch protection, yay. But absolutely hideous.
OMG, they spelled MacBook wrong:
“and gives great protection to your Mackbook!”
Nice.
Why would they market an alternate case under the name ‘SeeThru’ that wasn’t actually ‘see-through’?
I have a scratch below my mouse path on my Macbook Pro and I am trying to clean it fix it any ideas on what might work?
thanks.
Cool.
These days there are many different design case.
My fav Macbook Pro Case is from Macbook Pro Case