Literally, it has a very offensive odor from the materials of which it is made.Unfortunately, while allowing it to "air" I missed the deadline to return it.
Maybe the manufacturer will take it back.
1: The rigidness appears to be from a toughened plastic shell that protects the device inside. While it appears like it will protect it much better then the leather cover, I wouldn't advise sitting anything heavier then a few pounds on top.
2: Once closed and zipped, it is a tight fit for the device. I have not noticed any problems with this, and feel very comfortable with it myself, but it is something to be aware of. I'm unsure how much pressure it actually places on the Touch, but it appears to place at least some on it.
3: With the leather cover still on the Touch it's a tight fit to zip up the BookArmor cover. Not extremely difficult by any means, but at the same time it does take a second or two to insure it's fully zipped.
All in all I'm very pleased with the device.I just purchased the BookArmor for my Sony Reader. Since I love my reader, I want to do everything I can to protect it. When I saw the BookArmor Travel Case, it was love at first site. It was very neat and professional looking. The design is very practicle. They left no stones unturned with this design. Whoever thought of this was genius. I love it!!!The BookArmor squeezed so tightly on my Sony PRS-500 that when I would open the softcover on my reader I would hear the sound of the softcover prying away from the buttons & would have imprints of all the buttons from the PRS-500 left in the softcover. If you were to remove the book reader from the softcover just put it in the BookArmor you might be OK since the would be more room between the BookArmor & reader (I never tried doing this since I wanted to continue to use my softcover & the BookArmor claimed it was able to accommodate the softcover). I didn't put the front & back flaps of the softcover under the plastic strips in the BookArmor because I wanted to be able to remove the entire Sony PRS-500 & its cover easily (I usually read lying down in bed & the extra weight of the BookArmor would be unpleasant to try doing this with the reader still in the BookArmor). I don't see that putting the Sony PRS-500 softcover under the plastic strips in the BoookArmor would have made much difference
The BookArmor is study & would probably offer great protection, but what would have been the perfect case might have also turned out to be the perfect nightmare if I decided to keep using it(if it just had a couple of millimeters more room inside the case it would be the perfect case). However since it does squeeze my book reader so tight as to leave indention's in the softcover from the buttons on my Sony PRS-500 I cannot recommend the BookArmor to anyone (this cannot be good for the lifespan of the reader to have it squeezed this tightly). For a product that claimed to be compatible with the Sony PRS-500 I found it to be woefully inadequate & more likely to cause damage to the reader in the long term, or maybe even short term. I returned it for a full refund, and will not buy another one unless they redesign it with a few more millimeters of room inside the BookArmor case.As with the other reviewers, I'm thrilled with the simplicity and durability of the case. Its semi-hard shell prevents flexing and other potential stresses that could damage a reader. However, several things were frustrating. The case uses a vinyl strap about 1.5 inches wide to hold a reader in place. There is one on each flap, positioned just off center to the side. After wrestling to stretch the strap enough to insert my PRS600, I was annoyed by the reflective, shiny vinyl. The PRS600 already has some glare and contrast issues due to the touchscreen technology, so this made a minor flaw a major issue.
I remedied this by installing velcro tape (fuzzy side on the reader), so now I'm very happy. By labeling this a cover for the Sony readers, the manufacturer was misleading. It's a generic cover that could have had corner elastic holders or a clip to engage the holes in the 505/600 series where the spine of a book would be. The case is a little oversized for the 600, so I positioned the reader off center, leaving some space on the right side as a grip. The entire package has a nice feel and I'm better able to angle the reader to minimize glare.
The carrying strap feels flimsy and I'm reluctant to actually hold it. They should have used the extra 25 cents in materials and labor to place a strap on the cover to attach a reading light clip. Again, velcro tape to the rescue.
In short, this is a great case after you modify it a little. 5 stars after tweaking. However, only three out of the box.
Save 79% Off
0 comments:
Post a Comment