The cover, I feared, would only exacerbate the effect. I got it on nicely, but I was a little worried when I realized my MacBook’s underside was blazing hot when I prepared to stick the Toast cover on. The bottom cover was where I started to have doubts.

The top cover is the most obviously helpful choice, as it keeps your laptop safe from the most dangerous forces that’ll likely act against it (and it doesn’t hurt that it looks cool, too). (Sorry, regular MacBook lovers.) Your attitude toward it may differ significantly depending on how thoroughly you embrace it. You have all the options above, and Toast makes specific versions for everything from the 13-inch MacBook Pro to the MacBook Air. I didn’t order the version with the Apple logo cutout, but I kind of wish I did.īut the Toast leather cover is a strange beast to review, in part because it’s so customizable. Toast had already made a good name for itself with a line of customizable wooden covers, and the leather ones live up to that reputation-provided, of course, you don’t mess up the actual installation process. And it’s fine, although I couldn’t ever shake the impression that the edges weren’t as protected as they could be. I left it in the sun of my kitchen window, and I used it for a coaster. I toted my Toasted MacBook where I composed drafts on rocky outcroppings I dropped it in my bag without the usual sleeve I keep it in. Naturally, I proceeded to drag it through hell. Even the trackpad cover went on fine, even though it’s essentially “hard mode” as it comes with two thin strips that must perfectly fit in place. I found the bottom side a lot easier to align, as all I needed to do was slip the case over the holes for the screws and slowly let it drop in one place. I only really messed up on the top cover, as it’s a couple of millimeters off of the alignment it should have (and which I find livable, particularly since I didn’t get the version with Apple logo). If I managed to do okay with it, you should be fine, too. The stabilization pads get covered up with the bottom half, but that’s fine because the whole thing gets more stable with a leather cover.Īnd wonder of wonders, it (largely) worked out. That’s a lot of leather, and a lot of chances to screw up. Fortunatelty, there’s no cost difference for choosing any of the 10 available covers, but even so, that’s $229 if you splurge on all that. For $5 more for each side, you can add an extra line of text for the top and bottom. For another $30, if you can add your own custom design (although you can add an Apple logo cutout for free). The scary bit about the Toast leather cover is that you’re potentially not taking only one risk but three, depending on how whole-hog you go on the order page: one cover for the top ($99), one for the bottom ($60), yes, even one of the spaces on either side of your MacBook’s trackpad ($30).

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