Almost two years ago I talked about a keyboard protector that I bought for myself European 12-inch MacBook. The truth is that it has helped me a lot although with the passage of the months it is spoiling and you have to buy one again.
The wear of the keyboard is mainly due to the friction and heat that the computer gives off, although we do not notice it because we only press keys, the plastic of that protector continuously on top of the computer if you notice it and it is suffering deformations as an elastomer or thermoplastic which is the material with which it is manufactured.
As there are several users who have told me that they do not find a feasible option to buy a protector of this type, I have decided to write a new article on keyboard protectors adding an active link to purchase it. What you have to take into account is what I have already commented and it is not a protector that will last you a lifetime.
You will have to clean it from time to time like the keys of the laptop and although we do not believe it, the fact that we put a plastic on the keys does that the heat from the computer is not distributed in the same way and the keys "sweat". When I say that they sweat, it is that with the heat of the computer the humidity of the air evaporates and when it cools the opposite occurs.
It does not affect the operation of the equipment, but sometimes you see how there are some stains from a small humidity on the keys that you can remove by wiping the keyboard with a damp microfiber cloth. On the other hand, there is the deformation experienced by the rubber with which the protector is made, also due to the action of little heat generated by 12-inch MacBooks.
To finish, we can tell you that using this type of protectors what we do eliminate is the entry of dust and dirt under the keys, the main enemy of the new butterfly drive system that the keys of the new Apple laptops have, both in the 12 MacBook as in the new MacBook Pro. If you want to buy the protector you can get it in the following link taking into account that you must select the EU model. It costs $6,99 with free shipping.