These dbrand limited-edition real leather skins for Surface Pro devices are outstanding
If you want to step up your skin game, dbrand’s unique authentic leather skins are for you.
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When it comes to skins to protect or customize your hardware, few other brands stand out like dbrand. The company is now running a special, limited-edition skin made from genuine leather, available in three different hues.
We were recently sent in samples for theSurface Pro 8and, quite frankly, if you’re OK with putting “dead cow” on your 2-in-1, you’re going to love what dbrand has done here.
The skin is uncomplicated. There are three colorways, including black, brown, and tan, with a price tag of $50. That’s more expensive than the typical skins, but these are thicker and made from “100% authentic, full-grain, vegetable-tanned cowhide,” which justifies the cost.
Currently, you can pick up the skin for Surface Pro 8, X, 7, 6, 2017, and Surface Pro 4. There are also skins for the Xbox Series X too. You can also get the skins for your smartphones, including iPhone, Samsung, OnePlus, Google, and more.
Dbrand goes on to note that these skins aren’t like the typical vinyl ones the company sells, providing some installation advice and what to expect:
Putting them on our Surface Pro 8, you can see just how thick the skins are, although it is not something you notice once installed. The texture and smoothness are simply unmatched compared to vinyl as they have a warmer feel.
Installation is super simple. Just align the skin with the camera and microphone holes on top and the Surface logo on the bottom. Dbrand’s use of 3M ensures these will adhere very well after it settles on the device, but if you need to lift it off and correct that is not a problem either. Indeed, I could swap out skins on the fly during the photo shoot without a hitch.
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If you have a black Surface device, my advice is to go with black or brown leather, whereas tan may look better on platinum laptops. Of course, the baller move is to split the skin like in the photo above, where one half is black, and the other is brown.
Overall, these are, pardon the pun,killerskins. The idea that these skins will age and patina just like boots or jeans is also a nice bonus.
We hear dbrand has plans for more devices, too, includingSurface Duo 2, which is something we’re looking forward to trying as that is a combo made for each other.
Just remember, you have less than 18 days to order these before they’re gone, as this is a limited run. Also, please don’t buy these for your vegan friends unless you really hate them.
LIMITED RUN: If you ever wanted a real leather skin for your Surface Pro device, now is your chance. These 100% full-grain leather skins are in limited quantity, so make sure to act fast.
Daniel Rubino is the Editor-in-chief of Windows Central. He is also the head reviewer,podcast co-host, and analyst. He has been covering Microsoft since 2007, when this site was called WMExperts (and later Windows Phone Central). His interests include Windows, laptops, next-gen computing, and watches. He has been reviewing laptops since 2015 and is particularly fond of 2-in-1 convertibles, ARM processors, new form factors, and thin-and-light PCs. Before all this tech stuff, he worked on a Ph.D. in linguistics, watched people sleep (for medical purposes!), and ran the projectors at movie theaters because it was fun.
