i pretty outspoken people should "make do" few months until bugs worked out new cases new ipad.
however, many of you, needed/wanted tide me over. bought new targus vuscape temporary solution.
let me start saying not targus fan. find products uninspiring, cheaply made , in general consumer oriented. nothing "pro" wares @ all.
also, use case may unique. work in large-scale custom woodworking remodeling, 100% of customers being businesses. go business, pitch on makeover reception areas, board rooms, conference rooms, etc. take high-res digital footage of "as-is" situation, rapid mockups/sketches of "will be" vision, overlay , morph little video shows them space looks versus when done. ipad plays big role in , we've developed custom software make sales pitch. effective tool so.
ipads (we've several across team) need go board room construction site boardroom several times in 1 day. case needs durable , tough enough survive heavy travel , use, decent enough handed or displayed in boardroom setting customer/prospect.
enough use cases, think important give context you'll possibly better understand review points.
picked targus vuscape via amazon prime. i've used on 3 weeks, including 30 hours on plane rides , in dozen meetings clients , on construction sites.
pros:
-its durable. vinyl not atrocious looking vinyl. holds dirt, grime, construction grit, etc. wipe off few times day , go between construction sites , boardrooms equally.
-it protects reasonably well. corners protected , cover thick/padded while rigid. there's still lot of ipad remaining exposed nothing touch when lying flat on surface.
-it looks professional, not 'artsy.' outside, looks similar other black notebook. targus rolled edges of vinyl looks 'burnished' , stitching (although white, don't like). contains ipad doesn't draw attention otherwise. neither ceo's nor construction foremen have handled fragile egg or dirty rag. that's important me tool , want people interacting such. there's no fancy catches or awkward buckles. plain get, nothing clever nor sophisticated.
-its functional. has 2 good, stable display modes. has third "keyboard" mode major con in book i'll in minute. can leave open flat book or fold on (almost way). in fact, little semi-rigid "clip" portion of case serves nice handle when cover folded , holding ipad/vuscape combo one-handed.
-stylus loop handy , required you'll see below.
-magnet works should. said, don't use feature on ipad.
con:
-the cutout in back. think looks stupid , via optical illusion apple logo looks off-center (maybe not optical illusion , off-center). i'm not worried scratching apple logo may putting on icarbons skin on part. regardless...i think brand-worship feature stupid.
-the semi-rigid clip holds cover closed when not in use prevents unit sitting flat when cover folded on back. you'll see in 1 of pictures below, can't if insist on flat ipad. people hate makes using ipad in case difficult on tray tables , like. me, seldom use ipad way not big of deal.
-the "third" display mode supposed used soft keyboard and/or when handwriting notes on ipad. not @ stable. if leave pen or stylus in loop, stable helps 'catch' ipad , keep slipping down flat. if don't keep pen/stylus in there, ipad flatten out in seconds itself, or instantly once touch it. stupid design. flat out doesn't work. tend keep 2 stylii me (a bamboo sketches, jot pro writing) no issues me leaving 1 in loop annoyance targus didn't reinforce 'catch' work intended. useless catch, there's no reinforcement or rigidity offered in flap @ all. bad design.
summary:
work temporary case until better comes along. functional case needs basic, everyday protection. little better typical targus fare in terms of fit , finish. not recommend going use typing feature lot flat out fails perform in position. if use separate keyboard and/or don't mind leaving pen/stylus in loop, serviceable in position.
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