A portable computing device, comprising: a display portion including a display; and a base portion rotatably attached to the display portion, the base portion including: a first cover portion, wherein the first cover portion has a first surface and a second surface, opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface faces the display when the portable computing device is in a closed position; at least one fastener; a second cover portion attached to the first cover portion by the at least one fastener, the second cover portion including a textured pattern on a second surface (116, 139b) of the second cover portion, the textured pattern extending in a direction along a longitudinal line, the textured pattern including alternating concave ridges and convex channels, wherein the second cover portion has a first surface, opposite the second surface, the first surface of the second cover portion being coupled to the second surface of the first cover portion; and at least one foot pad member disposed on at least one concave ridge of the textured pattern, the at least one foot pad member extending in the direction along the longitudinal line, the at least one foot pad member being configured to cover the at least one fastener. a display portion including a display; and a base portion rotatably attached to the display portion, the base portion including: a first cover portion, wherein the first cover portion has a first surface and a second surface, opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface faces the display when the portable computing device is in a closed position; at least one fastener; a second cover portion attached to the first cover portion by the at least one fastener, the second cover portion including a textured pattern on a second surface (116, 139b) of the second cover portion, the textured pattern extending in a direction along a longitudinal line, the textured pattern including alternating concave ridges and convex channels, wherein the second cover portion has a first surface, opposite the second surface, the first surface of the second cover portion being coupled to the second surface of the first cover portion; and at least one foot pad member disposed on at least one concave ridge of the textured pattern, the at least one foot pad member extending in the direction along the longitudinal line, the at least one foot pad member being configured to cover the at least one fastener. a first cover portion, wherein the first cover portion has a first surface and a second surface, opposite the first surface, wherein the first surface faces the display when the portable computing device is in a closed position; at least one fastener; a second cover portion attached to the first cover portion by the at least one fastener, the second cover portion including a textured pattern on a second surface (116, 139b) of the second cover portion, the textured pattern extending in a direction along a longitudinal line, the textured pattern including alternating concave ridges and convex channels, wherein the second cover portion has a first surface, opposite the second surface, the first surface of the second cover portion being coupled to the second surface of the first cover portion; and at least one foot pad member disposed on at least one concave ridge of the textured pattern, the at least one foot pad member extending in the direction along the longitudinal line, the at least one foot pad member being configured to cover the at least one fastener.