What Accessories do I need for my MacBook?
Buying a new MacBook is one of the most satisfying experiences. Thanks to their minimal design, their reliability and their beautiful Liquid Retina XDR display, we actually have a chance to enjoy finishing that assignment! Whilst it is great having an amazing piece of technology to answer all of those emails messages with is there anything more you need in order to get the most out of your shiny new MacBook? What if you want it to stand out from everyone else’s MacBook? Have you thought about protecting it from dings and scratches? Do you need more storage? What about connectivity?
We have a few suggestions...
A Back-Up Hard Drive
When you first purchase a MacBook Pro and sign-up to iCloud, Apple grants you 50GB online storage. This is extremely useful for a few important documents like essays, reports, photos and even contacts, but you will need to pay extra when you exceed that storage. Another downside to this, even if you do pay a reasonable £6.99 a month for 2TB of cloud space you can’t do a full-Time Machine back-up to iCloud. Time Machine requires hard drive space. We recommend buying an external hard drive so you can back-up your MacBook regularly. That way if something goes wrong, you can literally scroll back to a screenshot you’re happy with and your MacBook will reboot to that point in time. Useful isn’t it? Here’s a short list with links to our favourite External Hard Drives.
Toshiba Canvio Basics 1TB
Powerbank
Like to travel or maybe you are out and about a lot? Unless you’re travelling first class, not every flight or train offers socket to plug your MacBook into which can be utterly frustrating if you’re in the middle of bingeing your favourite Netflix series, editing photos, music or video and the dreaded Low Power Warning Pops up! We’ve recommended the UGREEN Nexode 100w Powerbank. Which Provides a full charge for a MacBook Air 15. Not bad at all!
Mophie Powerstation USB-C Powerbank
A Protective Hard Case (And Matching Phone Case)
Of course, if you REALLY want to stand out from the crowd, and still keep your laptop protected, there’s only one way to do it. Shielding your laptop from bumps and scratches by encasing it in a protective hard-plastic case. Made out of high-quality materials they combine style and protection. Our Dessi-Designs MacBook cases are cute and ever so colourful, there are patterns for everyone, from minilalistic designs to bold prints. You can choose from a huge selection of designs here!
For those who love matching Apple products, we offer matching phones cases for the majority of our designs also. We’ve linked a few of our favourite below.
Get a Screen Protector
Finally, that gorgeous Liquid Retina XDR screen. There is nothing worse than someone touching your screen with greasy fingerprints! Whilst it is easy enough to clean with a few screen cleaning wipes, what if you scratched the screen? It’s too easy to fall asleep whilst your laptop is playing Netflix and knock it off the bed and have it scratch against something. Whilst screens are more resistant to scratches nowadays, buying a screen protector adds an additional layer of protection without looking intrusive. It’s also very cheap. This is why it’s on our list, an inexpensive MUST have.
If you purchase a MacBook Case from Dessi-Designs, you will have the option to purchase it as an add-on.
Deskmats:
Lastly, we have recently become BIG fans of desk mats and gaming mats. Whether you are sporting your favourite anime design or gorgeous floral patterns they are a great way to spruce-up your workspace!
Desk Mats have some key benefits. They act as a protective barrier between your desk and items that my scratch and mark it such as coffee cups, keyboards, a mouse, or even a usb hubs!
They can even improve the performance your mice tracking performance and they enhance the precision and responsiveness of it’s optics. They also reduce the noise of desk movements and contact with hard surfaces, such as the scratching and tapping on your mice and keyboards. And of course, add a touch of colour to your workspace.
