invisibleSHIELD Apple MacBook Full Body Shield Review

The Bottom Line
invisibleSHIELD makes kits for lots of popular notebooks, including the Apple MacBook. The invisibleSHIELD Apple MacBook Full Body Shield material is very strong and will protect your entire MacBook from scratches on both the top lid and the bottom of the notebook. Most importantly for owners of the white MacBook, the material protects your touchpad and palm rest areas from discoloration. Take your time with installation, smooth out the air bubbles and you can barely tell the invisibleSHIELD is installed.

Pros

* Very tough
* Scratch resistant
* Lifetime guarantee

Cons

* Installation mistakes may haunt you

Description

* This material was originally used to protect helicopter blades from damage as they rotate at high speeds.
* Kits are available for many popular notebooks, mobile phones and iPods.
* Take your time to keep air bubbles from under the material as you install for the best looks.

Guide Review - invisibleSHIELD Apple MacBook Full Body Shield Review

Zagg Inc., the makers of the invisibleSHIELD Apple MacBook Full Body Shield kit have a patent pending process they use to custom cut the kit exactly to the specifications of the MacBook. Kits are also available for numerous other notebooks as well.

The invisibleSHIELD Apple MacBook Full Body Shield pieces install much like a sticker. You peel the self-adhesive pieces from their backing, spray both sides with an included liquid spray and smooth them onto the appropriate locations on the notebook with a soft rubber squeegee that is included with the kit. Complete installation on my MacBook took about 20 minutes.

I found installation to be easy, but you need to take your time and I suggest starting on the bottom of your notebook where aesthetics are not quite as important. The first piece I installed was on the top lid of the MacBook and I did not do as good a job as I could have. I ended up with lots of small air bubbles under the material. After three days most all of the air bubbles are now gone, so do not fret too much over the installation process.

Once installed the only way to tell the material is there is by the glossy sheen. The trackpad still functions as well as it did before installing the invisibleSHIELD material, though it has a different feel that is stickier than before. I also had some remnants of the material used in the kit to test. The only thing I found that damaged the material was a sharp blade. I scrapped it very roughly with a quarter and no marks were left behind. I also tried to force the tip of a ballpoint pen through it without luck. The material stretched, but after a few minutes returned to its original shape. If you want to protect your notebook from daily wear, the invisibleSHIELD Apple MacBook Full Body Shield kit is perfect for the job.