I use a Otterbox Defender for my iPad 1 Classic... I missed the blowout at AT&T stores so I bought it on line at ebay for cheap money..... It's a solid investment..
Yes, it has a hard cover with turns into a display stand...
Make sure you ask for the iPad 1 and it is slightly different from the iPad 2 ...
The one I found on ebay as a buy it now was $18.50 + $10.50 USPS Priority Mail shipping and I had it in two days.. AT&T blew these out here in the states for $5 both in their retail outlets and on-line.. :ipad-front: