Small things that keep a laptop looking and working like new
Most of the wear on a laptop happens slowly. The lid gets scuffed by keys and zips in a bag, fingertips polish the trackpad shiny, a watch strap marks the palm rests, and fluff packs into a charging port until the plug no longer goes fully home. Now and then a laptop disappears from a desk while its owner is at the counter. This department gathers the small things that deal with each of those. None of them changes how the laptop works, and most come off again when you want them to.
The four ranges
- Laptop skins are thin vinyl stickers for the lid, and in many sets the keyboard surround and the base as well. Some are cut for one model, such as a MacBook Air 13.6-inch or a Surface Laptop; others are large printed sheets that you trim to fit. See laptop skins.
- Trackpad and palm rest protectors are clear or matte films that take the wear where your hands rest. Most here are cut for MacBook trackpads. See trackpad and palm rest protectors.
- Laptop cable locks tie the laptop to a desk leg with a steel cable, opened by a key or a combination. See laptop cable locks.
- Port dust plugs are small silicone or plastic stoppers for the USB-C, USB, HDMI, network and headphone sockets you rarely use. See port dust plugs.
Matching each one to your laptop
Almost everything here is made to fit something exact: a skin to the shape of one lid, a trackpad film to one trackpad, a lock to one size of security slot, a plug to one kind of socket. So the most useful thing to have to hand is your laptop's model. It is usually printed on the box, on the order confirmation, or on a label on the underside of the laptop, and the product pages here ask you to check it before choosing.
Where else protection lives in the shop
Some protective things sit with the parts they belong to. Clip-on shells for a MacBook are in MacBook hard-shell cases, and silicone covers that keep crumbs out of the keys are in keyboard covers. Films for the screen itself are in laptop screen protectors and privacy filters. Against knocks, a padded sleeve does more than any of these. The guide to privacy and protection explains what each kind really does.
Questions people ask about laptop protection
Will a skin or a film protect my laptop if I drop it?
No. Skins and films guard the surface against scratches, scuffs and wear, not against knocks. For a laptop carried every day, use a padded sleeve or a hard shell as well.
Do these come off again?
The skins and films here are described by their makers as peeling off without leaving residue. Peel slowly, and warm a skin gently if it resists.
Are port plugs worth it on a laptop that stays on a desk?
Less so. They earn their place on a laptop that travels in a bag, where fluff and crumbs find their way into open sockets.
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