Elago (New Perfect fit) Privacy Protection Film for Apple MacBook Unibody & MacBook Air 13.3" Screens

by elago

Product Details

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• ASIN: B00139WBTU
• Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #90 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Monitor Accessories > Screen Filters
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 29, 2008

Product Description

(Important Note: NOT for the newer model of Macbook) Businessmen who frequently works out of the office, reporters who thrive on faster on-site reports, town offices which is visited frequently by outsiders, or schools worried about exposing test questions can attach the Magic Screen so that they can work without worries. - Prevents unnecessary exposure: the polarized function makes the screen look clear when looked at directly, but invisible when seen from an angle 30 degrees or more - Prevents diffused reflection : prevents glares caused by sunlight and fluorescent lights - Prevents scratches : ultra hard coating on the surface Free Attachment and Detachment : can select to use removal double-sided tape or hang tape and designed so it can be easily attached or detached at any time, reinforced heat-resistance and wear and tear Recommended Model: Apple - MacBook Dell - XPS M1330

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Okay film, HORRIBLE attachment, July 17, 2009

By 

Chris Peterson (California, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Elago (New Perfect fit) Privacy Protection Film for Apple MacBook Unibody & MacBook Air 13.3" Screens (Electronics)

This comes with two ways to attach the screen to your mac, one if using double-sided vinyl tape, and the other is to use plastic "hang-tabs".

Well the hang tabs don't actually fit properly on the aluminum macbook this is advertised for (see picture of product), and you have to stick them not to the alumium frame of the screen, but on the black border of the screen. They were obviously not designed for this, in fact the manual shows them being used on a generic desktop LCD monitor, NOT a macbook. When I attached them and tried to slide in the film they all fell off. As they attach with glue this means I can't attach it that way anymore.

Okay, so on to the double-sided tape. It works great for holding the screen in place, except that you can clearly see the tape through the screen, and it gives a nice, distorting rainbow colored patch in each corner of your screen. This is clearly visible up to about 3-4 feet away. The illustrations here too show a generic desktop LCD.

The tape can't been seen from the distance you'd usually be viewing a desktop monitor from, but it looks incredibly horrible on my macbook's screen.

In summary, this is a great product if you have a 13.3" desktop monitor that you want to stop people from viewing, but if you want to use it on a macbook as advertised you could probably do better with saran wrap and duct tape. At least it comes with a microfiber cloth, which seems to be the only thing I'm going to be able to use out of this product.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Trust all the bad reviews -- did not fit my MacBook Air, August 11, 2010

By 

GeneK - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Elago (New Perfect fit) Privacy Protection Film for Apple MacBook Unibody & MacBook Air 13.3" Screens (Electronics)

I should have trusted all the less than stellar reviews of this product.

First, the privacy screen seems very inferior to the 3M products: the screen is much coarser, and the apparent screen resolution is like my old IBM VGA screen. The display becomes that pixelated.

Next, the screen is entirely too large for the MBA screen. I will try to cut it down to size with a paper cutter. I hope I won't ruin it.

I would recommend measuring your laptop screen, and buying the 3M product instead, so you're guaranteed a good fit.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome, April 7, 2011

By 

Liz Gomez (Va Bch, VA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Elago (New Perfect fit) Privacy Protection Film for Apple MacBook Unibody & MacBook Air 13.3" Screens (Electronics)

I love it, I received it today and it was on my 13.3" MacBook Pro. It fitted perfectly. This is what I was looking for. I'm a student and I hated when I caught people looking onto my screen. Fear no more lol.