Griffin survivor case

[drich290195]

Just ordered one of these for when I'm deployed to afgan anyone got any experience of these. Are they any good

 

[Cord]

From the specs it looks great, better than my Otterbox Defender. But the Survivor is available only for the iPad 2 from what I read on their website and I have the iPad 1 classic so I am out of luck. Good luck on your deployment... Watch you Six !
Garry Owen

 

[drich290195]

Cheers buddy looking forward to the case coming

 

[SaberOne]

Yeah, it looks nice for it's intended purpose although its not quite my taste. That could change if my designer case proves to be less functional than I hoped for. The price is certainly reasonable so you already have me beat and somewhat remorseful.

 

[gmaines]

Been waiting for mine for 3 weeks. Canceled it and bought the gumdrop. Should get it this week.

 

[targa88]

Ipad i

From the specs it looks great, better than my Otterbox Defender. But the Survivor is available only for the iPad 2 from what I read on their website and I have the iPad 1 classic so I am out of luck. Good luck on your deployment... Watch you Six !
Garry Owen

Confirmed with the manufacturer that it is and will not be available for IPAD I

 

[mach5k]

Got my Survivor case about a week and a half ago. Here are my thoughts.

* Does make the iPAD a lot heavier from the rubber part of the case
* much harder to type because of the case part around the screen makes it tougher to hit the space bar, I keep hitting the letter N a lot
* Durable. dropped ipad a couple of times and i did not worry a bit. Solid case
* I like the built in stand, that also holds the unit on angle when on a table. Not so good for typing in your lap
* No impact on the screen sensitivity, the protector is good and I have no issues with responsiveness
* Port covers - not all of them are as tight fitting as I would like. Specifically the one covering the microphone at the top is pretty loose. I worry these will be loose at the wrong time in a rain storm and then the unit gets wet.

Out of 5 stars I would give is 3.5. Solid case, but not perfect.

 

[appleipadgeek]

Oh... it is really too bulky for me, the thickened silicon makes the sexy iPad stupid.

 

[drich290195]

Just got mine must agree with the weight but I quite like the solid feel , also agree about the microphone cover not fitting to tight. Aldosterone makes a few creaks and groans as I hold but overall I'm impressed will do the job I ask of it.

 

[Wookiee2cu]

Looks nice, wish it had a hard cover for the face when transporting or throwing in a bag. I had the Otterbox Defender but sold it because the front cover left portions in each corner of the screen exposed which defeats the purpose.

 

[drich290195]

Really good case should stand up too afgan now theirs a test I'll review it properly when I'm back lol iPad 2 in the field lol

 

[Tallpine]

My adapters (USB and SD) do not fit into the Survivors charging port. Really makes me mad that I cannot import my pictures directly.

 

[ospreyfe55]

Don't mean to jack your thread but I just picked up a new iPad 2 along with a Griffin Survivor case due to my upcoming deployment as well however I did notice that the case doesn't allow for the camera kit to connect! I am now looking into a 30 pin extension cable or wondering if the the digital A/V adapter will work with camera kit.