My old cover was looking old and beat up, it did its job well. I wanted to try something different and fun this time. So I went with the blue textured cover.
The color reminds me of the old gum drop Macs, kind of fun looking but still business like at the same time. So not too distracting.
Size and portability are just right, it does look to add a little bit to the size but just enough to protect the aluminum from being dented when dropped. Which having been through that is no fun.
The texture does add some grip, but not as much as you would think. And it opens and closes really well, you almost don't notice it is there.
Only thing that is almost a con what feels like sharp edges on your wrists, it's not much, but something I'll be monitoring.
It did come with a mouse pad, with Mac short cuts on it, I actually have been using. And it hame with a cover for the keyboard I tried, but it blocks the backlight of the keys so it had to go.
Overall I'm happy with my purchase and would recommend and would probably buy another one when this one is done doing its job saving my MacBook from me.