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I think the best case available here in US is available in Amazon (you can find it on Ebay also):Now THIS case looks awesome - but I can't find any retailer in the U.S. that sells it! Major bummer...
UPDATE: Just learned it's ONLY available to you Northerners. Now that just sucks... at least for me it does, lol.
Amazon.com: Protective Genuine Leather Folio Case With Built-In Stand for BlackBerry PlayBook 16GB , 32GB , 64GB **Includes Micro-USB Charge Cable and Accessory Bag**: Electronics
This case is similar to the Icon Carbon Clip case which is popular in Canada. The only difference is that it is with leather. I already own it and its very good quality leather (looks pretty neat and luxurious) and stitching is top grade too.
In addition all the ports and camera are accessible from within the cover.
The Best part is 3 level of stand positions for the playbook which are very stable.
As far as Screen protectors are concerned, I got the BodyGuardz armour from Crackberry store and man they are good and make the Blackberry look stylish (if out of its main cover)
I spent almost 1 month of going through many different cases and screen protectors, returning many and in the end zeroed in on these two and am very glad with them and can recommend them to everybody.06-25-11 10:18 PM - PROS
-It's a beautiful case. It's eye catching and a vibrant color red so I'm guessing the other colors look just as beautiful.
-Very good quality leather
-It has 'claws' like the icon but on top, bottom, and the right side so it's easy to get the pb into the case. It's a snug slide into the case, which is good.
-It has velcro teeth at the bottom and the inside is lined with felt so you can adjust it to any position, versus just one of three or four positions
-It stands vertically
-You can hold it folded flat if you want to type with your thumbs in the portrait position
-It closes with a magnetic clasp
best "PRO"--- I got it for $19 on Amazon.
CONS
-It's heavy. When i took it out of the box it felt like it had a pb, or something close to it, inside already. My husband didn't think it was heavy at all so maybe it's a girl thing. Lol (weight or not, I'm rockin it hard!)
-It does not have a cutout at the bottom for the ports so you have to charge it with the case open. I have a pic at the bottom that shows it with the charger and 'standing' in the case (doesn't work very well). BUT--> since it's not hard to put the pb in the case you can either flip the pb so the charging port is at the top if charging with the case closed is important.
-The clasp, to me, gets in the way when it's at the reading angle. If i have it at its lowest angle then i tuck the flap just under the pb in between the claws. If i have the pb sitting high then i tuck it under the case. Minor issue for me, plus i think as the leather flap softens up this will be a non-issue.
Last edited by vecharo; 07-02-11 at 09:41 PM.
07-02-11 09:26 PM
