Worth protecting alu macbook with invisible shield?

hi
i was wondering is it easy to scratch the new alu macbook becasue i have had mine for three days now and so far so good. would like to hear your views?

dood,
I have to say I already scratched that flimsy bottom panel where the battery and HD are... That is part of the reason why I quickly ordered a shield...
Not to be a party crasher here, but aluminum is so easy to scratch, too bad eh, it's so pretty, bare silver like that... At least the shield won't hide the sexiness!
I also called Apple, asked for the panel as a spare part and was willing to pay for it, thinking it would cost a fortune... Much to my surprise, the part is... 8 $ ! plus shipping, which is ironically 11 $ (more than the part ironic isn't it).
Last comment: I have rarely had such great customer support, first time I call Apple, and I'm very impressed with the gentleman who was patient and went through the whole paperwork thing.

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I just finished the application process for my full body Invisible Shield. Overall, it went very well but there are a couple of bubbles and/or imperfections on the front shield that would compel me to ask the company for a replacement if they do not work themselves out over the next 2-3 days like the instructions say. So I'll reserve judgment for now, but here are my overall impressions:
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3) The front shield (which I applied first) didn't go quite so well (perhaps because it was my first time). When I first put it on, I was off a bit and had to pull it back off. When I reapplied, I got the centering pretty good but now there are several bubbles and a couple of lines going across the material that I can't seem to work out with the included rubber thingamabob. If they don't work themselves out, I might try removing the shield again and trying once more. Otherwise, I'm going to have to ask for a replacement because it is distracting.
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*nathan

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The process of applying the shield requires that I wet the film with soap and water. What do you suggest I do? My mistake was that I did not put on the hold button when I was applying the wet film and thus my ipod turned on while I was putting on the shield. i realize now that my nano should not have turned on for 24 hours. Should I just wait and see if the funky behavior goes away? or should i visit the nearest apple store?

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reidster94 wrote:
I'll be a college student next year and am ecstatic that I am required to have a MacBook pro. My intended major of industrial design recommends that I have at least 500GB of storage and FireWire capability.
Buy one of the other MacBook Pros.
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