MacBook Pro 14": Aluminum anodized finish durability around ports

[7422736m]

Hi all!
I have my MacBook Pro 4 inch for around 4 months now and I am an happy camper.
I use it mostly hooked up to an external monitor via USB-C and paired with a Magic Keyboard and a Magic Trackpad.
Although I am pretty careful when hooking up the monitor, I start to notice some very slight wear on the anodized finish around the most used port (USB-C), that is used to hook the monitor and at the same time get power from the monitor.
What I mean is that on the corners of the aluminum that surround the ports, I start to see some tiny shiny spots, where anodization starts to wear. Not visible at naked eye, but rather if you, lets's say, shine your smartphone flashlight into it and look for those spots.
Being this perfectly normal, due to the nature of the aluminum, and considering it is a soft metal, the purpose of this thread is simply trying to understand how durable it is on the long run, always considering I am extremely careful while hooking up the USB-C cable (I know a good friend that has a 2015 MacBook Pro, and being totally careless, the end result is not that nice).
Thanks in advance for your input.

 

[darngooddesign]

Aluminum scratches. It's normal.

Something you use regularly for years will have scratches. It's normal.

You could try look for a skin you could apply to the ports area.

 

[7422736m]

Aluminum scratches. It's normal.

Something you use regularly for years will have scratches. It's normal.

You could try look for a skin you could apply to the ports area.

Yes, that's true.
No skin would do any good as this light use signs ar not on the side of the MacBook bu rather in the edge between the side of the MacBook Pro and the inner walls of the port hole.
Hence these signs ar not visible just looking directly to the Mac, but rather looking into the inside of the port.
I am extra carefully not to cause any scratches to the side of the Mac around the ports, as it it very easy to happen you you are a bit careless when plugging any USB-C devices.

 

[darngooddesign]

The obvious solution is to not shine a flashlight and look inside the port.

It's normal; Unless you want a port which is large enough not to hold the cable securely, don't worry about it.

 

[SnackyD]

I look at scratch and dings as personalization. No one else's MBP should be exactly like mine!

 

[TechRunner]

If looking at it drives you too crazy, I’ll gladly trade you my flawless XPS for it