Case or no case?

[concu88]

I have the folio which is based on Flammarion's woodcut in sky blue:

All their covers are handmade to order, and I haven't seen any other vendor who offers this style of leather toolworking.

Looks beautiful

 

[tzimisce]

Looks beautiful

Don't want to sound like a cliché, but the picture doesn't come close to the actual product... especially the texture of the semi-aniline hide and the "fresh leather" smell. It isn't cheap but you do really get the quality you pay for (and their customer service is first-rate, at that.)

 

[bwrl]

You need another category...

I have the Apple case (and I think I am the only one who has one who actually likes it!) AND a Zagg shield on the front.

Love the Apple case

 

[Kevin1963]

Currently the apple case is on 24h, in case it gets dropped, or when the iPad is crammed in a backpack with other stuff.

But I am tempted to get an Oberon leather cover, just for the design which is simply gorgeous.

Has anyone tried this cover?

I have an Oberon cover for my iPad. I have several Oberon items ( I have a Kindle cover, some journals, a cell phone sleeve, etc) and have always been happy with them. I have the Bold Celtic design cover in the fern color (light green). They are expensive, but I believe they are great quality and I feel it provides great protection. After already having an Oberon cover on my Kindle, I didn't hesitate getting one for my iPad.

 

[tzimisce]

With the Oberon, their unique selling point is the gorgeous leather toolwork. There are hundreds of leather case makers out there, but no other vendor comes close to offering the full-size, wraparound hot-stamped artwork that Oberon do. (I've seen some tooled-leather covers on etsy.com, but those designs are so idiosyncratic I'm not sure how many people would buy them.)

 

[Demandarin]

Get a reliable n durable heavy duty case asap. Ur ipad will drop at least once in its lifetime. My ipad has dropped to the floor on its back and face down several times, unfortunately. With my targus Truss case/stand, no harm or scratches done. Works like a charm, looks great, and funtions as a stand also ;-)

 

[Demandarin]

You need another category...

I have the Apple case (and I think I am the only one who has one who actually likes it!) AND a Zagg shield on the front.

I have the apple case also. Was my second case. Very sleek n functional. But i still feared it wasnt enough protection n case of a major fall. Although when i was using it, ipad fell a few times and apple case did protect it. I upgraded to the Targus Truss case. Not as sleek as apple case but Wayyyy more heavy duty protection and makes a better stand also. I still switch back every now n then to the apple case. I still love it. Makes ipad look professional lookin. Now ya made me wanna swap it out of targus into the apple case again ;-)

 

[Demandarin]

I have the folio which is based on Flammarion's woodcut in sky blue:

All their covers are handmade to order, and I haven't seen any other vendor who offers this style of leather toolworking.

Thats a very nice lookin case. Luv the color n design.

 

[Dillinger63]

Apple case.

 

[tzimisce]

Thats a very nice lookin case. Luv the color n design.

They call it the "Roof of Heaven", but it's better known as the "Flammarion woodcut" or "Flammarion engraving" elsewhere -- Flammarion engraving - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. But you should also check out their other designs, especially their various renditions of trees and forests (if you like that kind of thing.)

 

[1million]

Im researching cases right now. Im also looking for a good screen protector. I hate not having my screen protected.

 

[tzimisce]

There's a whole other thread of discussion on screen protectors you should look at (e.g. antiglare vs privacy vs plain protectors etc.)

 

[biobunny]

I don't know allot but I think if you drop 2 iPads (one with a case and one without) on the floor extremely hard then the case wouldn't do much except prevent additional scratches.

 

[DontUnderstandMyIpad]

I don't know allot but I think if you drop 2 iPads (one with a case and one without) on the floor extremely hard then the case wouldn't do much except prevent additional scratches.

The case is supposed to soften the fall.

Obviously the iPad will brake, if you through it on the floor extremely hard, but if you through the iPad extremely hard on the floor purposefully, then you can't really complain that it breaks. The iPad isn't designed as a basketball.

 

[tzimisce]

I don't know allot but I think if you drop 2 iPads (one with a case and one without) on the floor extremely hard then the case wouldn't do much except prevent additional scratches.

A case would certainly provide a lot more protection than a device without. You would reasonably expect, out of 100 times if a device drops, an unprotected iPad would incur some sort of external and/or internal damage considerably more than one with a case.

If nothing else, a well-designed case buffers a lot of the kinetic impact, thus reducing the chance of the glass breaking or the shell getting dented (to say nothing of the internal electronics.) Citing single examples doesn't mean anything: someone may have driven over his iPad by accident without damage, but it won't mean that ALL iPads are equally impervious to such accidents.