Case covers for macs

Have any of you used the Speck hard shell covers or Satin covers for your mac? If so can you tell me your experience with the cover I hear people saying that they still get small particles inside their case which have scratched their macbook aluminum. Thanks in advance

I use Speck covers. I have never had any small particles get inside. Did these people say where these small particles come from? That's a new one on me.
My Speck covers (I have 2) are not even scratched up after traveling half way around the world and back. I am very careful on where I place my computer when I use it. I paid too much money for this thing to be careless with it. Accidents do happen though.

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