Heat effect of Full body skin protection on MacBook Pro 15 retina display

Hi I wanted to apply full body protection like ghost armour on my MacBook Pro 15 with retina... But I read somewhere that it may reduce the heat dissipation and that way increase heat in macbook... Please advice me with this concern... As I want my Mac scratch free too... Thanks.

Hi R,
The aluminum shell of your MBP acts as a "radiator" to radiate heat away from your MBP, especially on the bottom. There is no question the "armour" will reduce the radiating effect, it's just a matter of how much. I'm not sure anyone can tell you that exact amount so you can balance it against potential scratches.

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Hi R,
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http://www.apple.com/batteries/notebooks.html.
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