Effective, But Obscenely Overpriced, and MAY FRY YOUR COMPUTER

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	• iSkin Protouch PB (Arctic) - Apple iBook/PowerBook Keyboard Protector iSkin iSkin average customer review:based on 13 reviews view larger image
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I love it.

Fits perfectly on my iBook G4. Its great for keeping dust or crumbs off the keyboard and very easy to clean. Just some warm soapy water and let it dry. It has this interesting ability to make all my typing quiet. I record all my lectures and I used to hear the push of every key, but not anymore.

Effective, But Obscenely Overpriced, and MAY FRY YOUR COMPUTER

The biggest downside to this item is that it makes me feel exploited - it couldn't cost more than a dollar to manufacture, but it retails for $20, which probably sets some kind of Guinness record for product markups. It's just a piece of silicone plastic molded to the shape of an Apple keyboard.

On the other hand, it seems to be very effective at what it does, whether you want it to protect the keyboard or quiet it. I was mainly looking for the latter function, and am pretty happy so far. It does take a few minutes to get it massaged into place correctly, and if you tend to strike keys (especially the spacebar) at a low angle, you may find that it jams, but other than that, it performs as advertised. I just wish someone would set up shop to compete with this distributor, perhaps by selling the same thing by the dozen and calling it disposable.

UPDATES:

1. The spacebar jamming problem can be fixed by carefully trimming the lip off the bottom of the iSkin, all the way across.

2. I just bought the iBook version of this (having owned the desktop keyboard version already), and have this WARNING for Clamshell iBook owners: if you leave this cover on the keyboard when you close the iBook, it will force down a couple of keys and prevent the iBook from going to sleep. Because the computer vents much of its heat through the keyboard, your iBook will then heat up, possibly cooking itself to death. Mine just sat overnight like that, and when I picked it up this morning it felt like a hot skillet. It's now shut down and sitting on my desk to cool - it seems to have survived, but I don't know how many hours this experience took off its lifespan. The same thing may happen with other PowerBook and iBook models, so be sure you test the machine's automatic sleep function before folding it up with the iSkin in place.

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This product is simply fantastic. I have an iBook G4 and it fits perfectly. iBooks also tend to have noisier keyboards and the cover significantly cuts down on the noise the keys make. The keys are soft and the cover is a breeze to clean. It took me a couple days to adjust to having the cover on, but it was very easy to get used to and well worth it.

maintains natural typing feel, Shows key characters clearly, stays in place and does not shift around, allows for normal typing

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