- So you bought yourself a $3,000 Surface Book 2
and you want to actually protect it?
Well I bit the bullet and bought some Skinomi skins.
I'm going to try this out and see if it protects mine.
Today I'll give you a quick review.
Stay tuned.
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Okay so let's talk a little bit about this product.
It goes for $24.95.
That's for the full body protection
and that includes the screen protector too.
And I have to admit,
Skinomi has provided a lot of pieces here.
Actually it is probably too many pieces in my opinion.
By that I mean they give you lots of protection
even for the hinge areas which
I'm not really crazy about adding protection to but
obviously that is a choice that they give you.
You can basically put on how much you want
or how little you want.
For instance,
if you just want to protect the outside or the inside,
you could do that and that's a really good choice.
Now, let's talk about the color options here.
I went with matte because I really
liked the design of Surface Book 2.
It didn't really want to change it all.
You can of course do different
color schemes that they offer,
including things like carbon fiber and wood
which are very popular.
I went with the matte though 'cause
I didn't really wanna make the device shiny,
although there is the glossy version as well.
But I like matte and I want to keep it
see through so that's what I chose.
That makes this a little bit less dramatic
as I put it on but overall, it's pretty cool.
Now let's talk a little bit about the installation process.
The whole thing took me around 35 minutes.
It's not an easy task.
So if you don't know,
Skinomi relies on this special liquid
that they provide in the box.
You spray it on your fingers and the back of the adhesive
and you stick it on the device.
That's a little disconcerting if you're
putting liquid near a $3,000 laptop
so I totally understand that but, it should be okay.
Now they do recommend and I recommend to you,
power down the device when you're doing this
so that there's no shortage.
And you do want to let the device dry.
After you apply this,
it is still loose so it's gonna take
about a day for it to completely dry out.
That gets rid of a lot of the bubbles,
that also shrinks it up a little bit
and makes the adhesive start to work.
Make sure you do this at night time
where you can go to bed and let this thing rest overnight.
You can also use a hairdryer to speed up the process
a little bit but you definitely do not
wanna start using your device right after you put it on.
Now the actual installation I thought was okay.
It is a little tedious.
You're gonna spend a lot of time aligning up those edges.
And it does fit pretty well.
It's actually a very tight and exact but
you have to be very careful as you're
stretching across the top.
This is a stretchable material so
you may fit one edge but as you pull it across
you also need to have a little slack.
So you have to be careful about how you place it on.
It's a little frustrating but
it wasn't the worst experience either.
You can always of course re-wet it
and put it back on before it dries.
It's not like putting a sticker on
where you put it down and you have to re-peel it up.
It's a little bit more easy with this.
You did have to push out the air bubbles
which again is gonna be a little bit time consuming.
Now you may not get all the air bubbles
on your first try and that's fine.
As this dries and tightens,
those bubbles should get out of there
and it shouldn't be an issue.
Hey, look at that.
My clothes have changed.
Why?
Well we've waited the requisite 24 hours
to actually test this out and see how it is.
And so far it's pretty good.
Now not everything is perfect.
I do have a couple little edges that are hanging off.
That's a little bit annoying.
That's mostly on the inside stuff.
But the outside really came out perfect
and that's really what I was concerned about.
Now let's talk a little bit about the display.
It does have of course the layer
you can put on for the display.
It's matte and so it's gonna remove that glare.
It's really nice actually.
I think it looks really good.
It's going to be a little bit unique in that sense.
You can see it's on there.
You will notice a little bit of difference.
I think there are probably better solutions
out there for matte display protectors.
Now in case you were wondering,
the track pad is not covered up
so there's a cutout there and that's a really good thing.
Also on the outside,
it doesn't cover the mirror logo for Microsoft.
It was also smart as if they got liquid in there
it would get marred up and look weird.
I think the way it would dry would
be a little bit distracting
so I think it's kind of nice there.
Overall, I'm very happy though with the design of this.
Like I said, the edges hang off a little bit
so you gotta just be very careful
when you're setting this up.
But the way it dried,
I don't really have any bubbles either.
I was able to smooth those out so pretty good deal here.
So here's a quick look at the
Skinomi skin for Surface Book 2.
Now it's for the 13 and 15 inch version
and of course other devices as well.
Now if you have a cool accessory
for the Surface that you would like me to review,
leave me a comment below and tell me.
And if it's cool enough,
I'll definitely pick it up and take a look.
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