Help....need protection for outside of iBook....suggestions

Question

hello. i just received my iBook like 4 days and i was wondering if any of you have like a protective cover on the outside of your iBook...not a bag, but something where it just protects the outside and i'll still be able to type. if you have one or have seen one, do they have ones w/ the apple cutout? thanks
iBook G4   Mac OS X (10.4)  

Answer 1

Brasso is a mild abrasive polish intended for metal, I've used it repeatedly on my iPod screen and once on an iBook case. Any other very mild abrasive should work too. I've used Scratch X auto polish before too. Test in an inconspicuous area first of course. I hear iKlear is okay but so mild it doesn't do much unless you polish for hours on end.
Personally I wouldn't bother, I've used many iBooks since they were first introduced and when my first white one (dual usb) started to scratch a bit I fretted, and even covered it with clear contact paper (I actually used a checkerboard clear pattern that looked pretty cool, but hard to stick on without bubbles, peeled off easy too, you can try that).
These things are made to use, trying to keep it in a prestine condition will only make you nervous. Use it! That original dual usb is now my wife's and it shows it's a age a bit (you can see the little hairline scratches if you try hard) but despite being dragged around for years and years (and rebuilt), it actually still looks good.