Marware Axis Genuine Leather Rotating, Standing Case for Kindle Fire HD 7", Green (will only fit Ki

Nice case seems well constructed.

Stand works well in either orientation.

There is a notch on the side of the plastic insert that lines-up with the mini HDMI port. Good! I can leave the case on when connecting the Fire to my TV via HDMI.

However, there is not a notch for the power cord? In other words, to charge the Fire, you need to remove it from the case. Removing it from the case is not difficult but, why no notch for the power cord? I'm going to presume most people will charge the Fire much more often than hook it up to something else via the HDMI port.

To be fair, it's a nice case and is well made. The ability to rotate between portrait and landscape is a nice feature. That said, I am not sure how this case made it through to production in its current design. The rotation is limited to 90 degrees, thus in order to charge the Kindle Fire HD you can't leave the case closed. For me, this is a deal-breaker because I often charge while driving (or flying) and the whole point of the case is to protect the device. This case is being returned.

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UPDATE Taking a star away now that I have had a few days to actually use this.

UPDATE Just looked at the manufacturer's website. Apparently the reason for not making the charge ports accessible was to protect them from dirt and dust. All they had to do was make a flap that you could open to charge with the cover closed. It's done all the time on other cases like the Otterbox for phones.

Quality construction, but the plastic carrier for the Kindle is upside down and should be reversed so that you can close the case when charging. The hand strap pretty much assumes you are right-handed, although you can flip the Kindle and hold it the other way. I would prefer it if the hand strap was closer to the edge, but that's probably a personal preference since my hands are very small.

Everything but the charge port and micro HDMI port are available with the case closed. The charge port is also in the way if you want to set it up easel style to watch videos as is the HDMI port if you connect to a TV. You can do it but its basically just sitting there leaning on the cord.

The whole point of the case is to protect the Kindle, but the only way to charge it with the cover closed is to rotate it the allowed 90 degrees and leave the end of it hanging out.

If you assume this case opens like a book (spine in your left hand & Kindle in your right) as most people would then the carrier for the Kindle is upside down (the on/off and volume buttons end up on the bottom). You CAN turn it over so that the spine is still on your left, but that puts the heavy Kindle in the "cover" and makes it awkward to open since the Kindle dangles from the tab it's attached to. Yes, the Kindle will reorient the screen if you hold it with the buttons on the bottom, but many apps do not (Words with Friends being a good example) so you can't always depend on the screen flipping for you.

I'm left wondering if any testing at all was done to make sure it worked as it was supposed to. Yes, it does everything it says it does in theory, but the reality is that it really doesn't deliver.

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Great case, but it doesn't allow you to charge the Fire HD with the case closed. I would like to close the case while it charges, but the charging plug is on the inside of the fold and there is no hole, so you have to charge it with the case open. Unfortunate.

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I saw this case and decided I must have it after all it pivots and it's a little less expensive than the Targus. When I got it, I was very excited about it, until I noticed what I consider a CRITICAL DESIGN ERROR! The way this was designed you can only charge your Kindle with the case open or swivelled 90 degrees with the Kindle hanging out. It makes it very inconvenient to have to charge it this way. typically when I need to charge it, I like it closed and tucked away, protected. This is just a stupid error on Marwares part. It would have been much simpler to have cutaways on both sides of the tray. Not sure what they were thinking.

On the upside I do love Marware's products, so I decided pivoting wasn't worth it, and got their VIBE cover. It's gorgeous, durable, and about $20 less. If you can live without the pivot, go for the VIBE. If you must have the pivot, go with the Targus Versavu for Kindle Fire. Sorry Marware :(Marware Vibe Standing Case for Kindle Fire HD 7", Purple (will only fit Kindle Fire HD 7")

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