White Marble Xbox 360 E Skin

3/5

The skin does not fit perfectly. There are gaps in the coverage.

R. Mon, United States, 14 May 2018

iStyles responded:

Thank you for the feedback.

Most phone Skin sets for the back of phones are a single piece that only covers the flat surface on the back of the phone and does not extend to the side. The Essential phone Skin set however has extended coverage that wraps to the sides and all around the corners because it was possible to do so given the flat nature of the sides. However, though the sides are covered, there has to be a little "give" at the corners to allow for easier application and to ensure that the Skin stays down.

You'll probably be able to cover the corners more completely with a conformed vinyl as this material can be wrapped around 3D corners when a heat source is applied and it sticks strongly. Conformed vinyl is a good material for specific applications where you require strong adhesion, such as when wrapping cars, but the danger of such aggressive adhesive when used on electronic Skins is that you can potentially damage the surface when the vinyl is peeled off because it sticks so strongly.

Our non-conformed vinyl has a more balanced adhesive that allows for easy application (where you can reposition multiple times during the application process), will stick well (usually outlasting the lifespan of the device) and more importantly, will not damage the device surface when the Skin is removed. You do not need a heat gun or hair dryer for the Skin application either but the disadvantage is that this material only bends around a single axle in 3D and there is only that much that can be done to cover corners.

The Essential Skin set corners should look like what you see on the product page of the product you purchased. The slight gaps in the corners are shown on the main product photo. Additional photos on the page at Photo 1 and Photo 2 shows how the corners look like after proper Skin application. It's not an absolutely perfect coverage at the corners but this is as complete as it gets without using an adhesive that can potentially damage the device.

3/5

I bought a MacBook Pro 13" NON-Retina skin for my late 2011 MacBook Pro 13". The skin description states that it would fit all 13" non-retina MacBook Pros. However, the skin did not fit edge to edge- it was too small. In fact, it left almost a centimeter of exposed case all around its perimeter. It looks awful that way- very ill fitted- so I just threw it out. In addition, I purchased the exterior only skin expecting both a top and bottom skin to cover the exterior of my MacBook, but instead i received only the top skin. The item descriptions seem extremely misleading.

Edit: I've increased my rating to 3 stars for the exceptional customer service. I wasn't expecting a response nor a refund, but both occurred promptly which I appreciate. Thank you to iStyles for taking the time to read and respond to my feedback as well as offering me a refund.

M. Lau, Canada, 11 January 2017

White Marble Apple MacBook Skin

iStyles responded:

We're sorry to hear that you were not happy with the Skin. The "Outer Skin only" (not "Skins") option for the White Marble MacBook Pro 13" Skin that you purchased only comes with the lid Skin. The bottom of the MacBook Pro 13" gets hot during operation and it is important to allow this surface to breath. This bottom area is rarely seen as it is against the table and it's protected from scratches by its rubber feet.

The large lid Skins are not cut to fit absolutely precisely with zero tolerance. There're cut very slightly smaller (1 to 2 mm all around) to allow for slight stretching during the application. The Skin has to be centered on the lid (around the Apple logo) and if applied without stretching, will result in a silver "frame" of the artwork. If the Skins are cut precisely to the lid size, most people will end up with Skin edges that overhang the edge. A slightly smaller cut allows for a more "forgiving" Skin application. In fact, if you're careful, you can very gently stretch the whole piece into place for a perfect fit during the Skin application, but it's easiest to simply centre it.

We want our customers to be happy with the products and we're sorry to hear that you were not. We've processed a full refund for your order. I hope that this is an acceptable resolution.