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Portfolio Case on eBay.ca

I'm not sure if it's available on the American version of eBay, but for Canadians who want the portfolio case check out:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200611068464&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123#ht_5978wt_1018
Best part is you can opt for stitching colours
I ordered mine earlier this week, should be on its way.

My wife ordered one for me. Haven't received it yet since it's coming from hong kong

wrong subforum bud.
I don't need a signature.

Ah shoot... I had a few tabs open. Mod move it please? haha

im in america but i got one anyways lol. red stitching ftw

lol Price: US $129.99

Yeah $129.99? Wtf? Is it made of gold?
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Nighte said:
I'm not sure if it's available on the American version of eBay, but for Canadians who want the portfolio case check out:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=200611068464&ssPageName=ADME:X:RTQ:US:1123#ht_5978wt_1018
Best part is you can opt for stitching colours
I ordered mine earlier this week, should be on its way.
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Nice case, but YIKES, 130 bucks...
It looks alot like this case, but this one is "genuine imitation leather" and only 33 bucks :
http://electroniccrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=34_36&products_id=46

I think I will wait for the Roocase, it seems like better quality but it is a real bummer to see Ipad 2 cases hovering around $10 to 15 while the TF cases -some looking real crude- going for 40.

transformerfan said:
Nice case, but YIKES, 130 bucks...
It looks alot like this case, but this one is "genuine imitation leather" and only 33 bucks :
http://electroniccrap.com/store/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=34_36&products_id=46
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The Ebay one is genuine imitation leather as well, or near as makes no difference. Note at the top:
"Type: Leather PU Cases"
Then read this Wikipedia article:
"The use of the term "leather" in relation to this bicast treatment is considered a misrepresentation and therefore not permitted in the United Kingdom and New Zealand. The leather used in the backing of bicast is a thin, otherwise worthless layer, remaining after better quality layers have been removed for traditional leather work and contributes nothing to the look and feel of the end product."
$130 for a third-party, mostly plastic case is frankly insane.

CaseCrown Bold Standby

Hey everyone, like all of you I've been trying to find a nice case that meets my needs without adding too much bulk. I picked up the CaseCrown Bold Standby case this week from Amazon for about $20, and I'm thrilled so far. Here's the link to the product's website: http://www.casecrown.com/tablets/iconia-tab/acer-iconia-bold-standby-case-black
I plan on posting up a video review pretty soon so check back this weekend!
Cheers

I'm planning to buy this instead of the Acer brand, will wait for your review.

This is a great case, Iv had mine for about a month and I love it. Keeps the a500 safe with its snug fit. Really good finish with the red stiching. Very good stand but I will say that it will were at the back after a while!

Acer Iconia A500 Leather Folio Case Cover for Acer Iconia Tablet 10.1-Inch (Black) An
This one on sale now on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BYL7WK

Hey everyone, here's my quick video overview - I apologize for the quality and short length...if you have any another questions or want me to show anything else, don't hesitate to ask!

Mike Mortazavi said:
This one on sale now on Amazon
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005BYL7WK
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Thanks for the tip. I just ordered one.

Micoman said:
Thanks for the tip. I just ordered one.
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Just to avoid confusion - that is NOT the CaseCrown Bold Standby.

chad24taylor said:
Just to avoid confusion - that is NOT the CaseCrown Bold Standby.
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lol too late but thanks for the tip. If this one is not good I'll order the CaseCrown on next payday. Anyway nice review.

I just received that case last week. It is a fantastic case! I was about to buy the official Acer case at Walmart for $40 but the material doesn't look heavy duty and wasn't worth $40. I was suprised when this case came. Material feels stronger than the official Acer case i saw at Walmart. Case crown case fits perfectly. The cutouts are cut out perfect. I have no complaints. Paid $25 on amazon. I enjoy using my a500 much more now because it doesn't slip out of my hands as much. It feels like a book.
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You can get exactly the same from eBay for aout $11.
I ordered one last week, it is pretty damn good to be honest.
I'm trying to sell my Acer genuine case now!

This case is on sale right now for 4.99 on Amazon, and there's 4 different colors to choose from .
Slickdeals

help finding this case

hello can anyone tell where can I find this case on the video shown below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55yHHNdIAXA&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Jeff - That is the standard Acer case. You can get it from Acer's website, or Best Buy or Staples. If my memory serves me correct it was about $39.00 but by now it could well be less.

jeff7790 said:
hello can anyone tell where can I find this case on the video shown below
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=55yHHNdIAXA&feature=youtube_gdata_player
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According to the video you can get it at hmv.com. They ship internationally. You can also find them at staples. Thinking about getting one myself.

I got mines from acer website
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i bought this case when it was the only thing available. Its laying on top the fridge after a week the tablet will not stay in.
TOTAL WASTE OF MONEY.
GET THE one on amazon its cheap and well made.I have the open viper case and ordered the red crown case hoping it comes in by tomorrow's

Yep, what Erica said. I've got the original Acer case and end up holding it upside down otherwise the tablet slowly slips out.

I had that case. It sux. My tablet fell out and smashed the screen up. I now have one from amazon by casecrown. It cost $0.01 plus $4.99 shipping. It is much better, stiffer, and velcros the tablet into place. Here's the link:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0055UDMVE/ref=oh_o02_s00_i00_details

I got this one from the att store, its designed like the one you posted, however its hard leather and supports the tablet very well in any layout.
http://www.wireless.att.com/cell-ph....jsp?q_sku=sku5370227&q_categoryid=cat1370025

Just received my 32 GB Note from Amazon and the seal was broken...ugghhh

Finally received the Note 10.1 today and when I opened the Amazon packaging....I noticed the Samsung box wasn't wrapped in plastic...so I go to open it up and notice the white tabs on the bottom have been opened. The Note seemed to be all wrapped still and everything was in the box, but I had visions of someone getting the 16GB and getting a 32 GB and putting the 16GB back in this box and returning it or putting a llemon back in....uuugg. Getting a new replacement one sent out today for tomorrow. Wish me luck this time.

Mine did not have plastic but 2 little stickers one on each side.
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BigAtrain said:
Mine did not have plastic but 2 little stickers one on each side.
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Those two stickers were both cut through on mine. I wanted to just say the hell with it and use it anyway, but I thought better of it with the amount of money it cost.

There is another thread / post on this forum where another person reported that the seals were broken when they had it delivered from Amazon and they had a response that this very common where Amazon probably check the devices contents before shipping, ideally they should put their own seals on if this is common practice.
As for the plastic wrapping, I bought mine from Samsung store in the UK and they did not wrap it with plastic, just the two seals.

HasC said:
There is another thread / post on this forum where another person reported that the seals were broken when they had it delivered from Amazon and they had a response that this very common where Amazon probably check the devices contents before shipping, ideally they should put their own seals on if this is common practice.
As for the plastic wrapping, I bought mine from Samsung store in the UK and they did not wrap it with plastic, just the two seals.
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Interesting. The person I spoke to at Amazon never mentioned this. I'll be interested to see if the next one comes like that as well. I think they should atleast state this in the package contents otherwise how can you not assume that the package was tampered with.

HasC said:
There is another thread / post on this forum where another person reported that the seals were broken when they had it delivered from Amazon and they had a response that this very common where Amazon probably check the devices contents before shipping, ideally they should put their own seals on if this is common practice.
As for the plastic wrapping, I bought mine from Samsung store in the UK and they did not wrap it with plastic, just the two seals.
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Yea that was my thread.

Are You all US Americans ? WTF You have 32GB Notes there which we can only dream of here in Europe ???,,!!!!

troed said:
Are You all US Americans ? WTF You have 32GB Notes there which we can only dream of here in Europe ???,,!!!!
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No we are all RUSSIAN Americans.
Why is everyone so excited about paying $50 extra for another 16 gb when an sd card costs half that?
And yes, USA RULEZ!
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Yeah, one of the seals on mine was broken too. Apparently this is quite common. I just ignored it, it's not like Amazon is secretly sabotaging all their Notes because that wouldn't exactly be good business for them.

If it was available I would've gone with the 64GB version because mobile games are so huge these days at up to 1.7GB from what I've seen so far.

mi7chy said:
If it was available I would've gone with the 64GB version because mobile games are so huge these days at up to 1.7GB from what I've seen so far.
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So take the same 50 bucks and toss in a 32 GB sdcard. I still don't get it.
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I got mine this weekend from Best Buy and found out when I got home that the seals where broken.. Took it back the next day for one that had seals intact.

mitchellvii said:
No we are all RUSSIAN Americans.
Why is everyone so excited about paying $50 extra for another 16 gb when an sd card costs half that?
And yes, USA RULEZ!
Sent from my awesome Note 10.1
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Lol If Putin has his way, we might end being that. The ole' Russian Bear is on the prowl again, and strong.
I got my 32 GB Model from Amazon yesterday, and both seals were intact.

Hope I'm that lucky with mine from Amazon.

HasC said:
There is another thread / post on this forum where another person reported that the seals were broken when they had it delivered from Amazon and they had a response that this very common where Amazon probably check the devices contents before shipping, ideally they should put their own seals on if this is common practice.
As for the plastic wrapping, I bought mine from Samsung store in the UK and they did not wrap it with plastic, just the two seals.
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Mine, delivered today, had a similarly looking cuts but on the closer inspection I think the box just got banged up while getting to me. So, I think the box cover must move a bit breaking the seals eventually. Inspecting it closely I could tell they didn't 100% break and parts were actually intact. Pics with the intact areas circled attached. HTH.

Mine arrived from Amazon in a ****ty for book box so not a lot of buffer around it and with one of the seals broken but the content was obviously new.

My seals were unbroken, but I could see that the buffeting around in the shipping box had weakened them.

Bought mine in a little shop here in Vienna: BOTH seals unbroken
My wife then bought another one for herself then the next day in the SAME shop: ONE seal was broken, ONE INTACT.
I tried to open the box keeping the unbroken seal intact: not possible
Explanation from shop: seals sometimes break during transport (they were looking through 7 devices, mostly seals were intact but 2 had one seal broken, 1 both.
Methinks: nothing to worry about, seals are of paper and not plastic foil thus might rip during transport

toenail_flicker said:
My seals were unbroken, but I could see that the buffeting around in the shipping box had weakened them.
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Mine came yesterday in an Amazon box with NO padding at all. The Samsung box was rattling around in there. But the seals were intact. The Tablet seems fine, but will be complaining to Amazon about the packaging. A $550 item needs more "respect" than that!

calanthe42 said:
Mine came yesterday in an Amazon box with NO padding at all. The Samsung box was rattling around in there. But the seals were intact. The Tablet seems fine, but will be complaining to Amazon about the packaging. A $550 item needs more "respect" than that!
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Was it fulfilled by Amazon (either sold directly by Amazon, or sold by a third party but fulfilled by Amazon), or did it ship from a third party? I have NEVER had anything fulfilled by Amazon come without padding.

Noreve leather case

Anyone bought this case yet ?
I'm thinking whether I should buy this one for my wife. I got her Diztronic and Rearth cases but this one seems like it would protect the phone much better.
However I'm not sure if it looks good on paper or if it's actually a quality case, quite expensive.
http://www.noreve.com/langue/en/product/LG_Google_Nexus_4_Tradition_leather_case.html

too much money for just a leather case...
Why dont you check this:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nillkin-Gen...0?pt=PDA_Accessories&var=&hash=item3a7cabc2e4

toyopl said:
Anyone bought this case yet ?
I'm thinking whether I should buy this one for my wife. I got her Diztronic and Rearth cases but this one seems like it would protect the phone much better.
However I'm not sure if it looks good on paper or if it's actually a quality case, quite expensive.
http://www.noreve.com/langue/en/product/LG_Google_Nexus_4_Tradition_leather_case.html
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Def a quality case. But they aren't shipping until 12/31, well for the non customized ones anyway. And ships from France, so it'll take a while to get to you.

I have purchased a case by Noreve in the past, and while it was good in quality, it is definitely not worth the price I paid for it, along with the fact that they were extremely slow in shipping their product (when I ordered, it took about a month for me to get it - not acceptable). For me, being expensive and slow are two no-no's when selecting a merchant.

Alternatives might be the Nillkin leather cases or the PDAir leather cases.
http://www.nillkin.com/english/proshow.asp?mid=2&sid=0&tid=0&cid=1&scid=13&id=2997&page=1 (<-- not sure about US resellers) EDIT: here's a thread about the Nillkin folio leather case: http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=2050188
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00AG6VDW2/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_1?ie=UTF8&smid=A3EPTKOGLOPOR1 (<-- this one is a pouch but they also have a flip version)
just sayin'

Not bad, considering that with the options available, they are probably made to order. I would definitely get one for a girl. Don't know about for me personally though. I ordered the niiken flip cover.
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I have read the review (in French, sorry), and I just bought one. I chose the Indigo coloured "Ambition" case, which takes up to 14 additional days because it is make by order.
I think you cannot compare a real leather case hand made by an artisan, with a fake leather case made in series in China. I'll tell you my impressions as soon as I get it.
Here is a review of the Noreve case for the HTC Desire HD, which gives you an idea on its quality. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxqK0d_auTc

I really hope noone orders an artisan handmade leather case and then goes for the belt clip option

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I really hope noone orders an artisan handmade leather case and then goes for the belt clip option
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Yeah, I order mine without clip, but I am watching several reviews in YouTuve (for other models, didn't find a review for the nexus 4 one), and all of them are with the clip, so I guess it is either a popular option, or they added the option to not have a clip just in this model.

JanusDC said:
I have read the review (in French, sorry), and I just bought one. I chose the Indigo coloured "Ambition" case, which takes up to 14 additional days because it is make by order.
I think you cannot compare a real leather case hand made by an artisan, with a fake leather case made in series in China. I'll tell you my impressions as soon as I get it.
Here is a review of the Noreve case for the HTC Desire HD, which gives you an idea on its quality. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pxqK0d_auTc
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I thought only the black was available...
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Waiting for the Traditional C type case as they're my favoured choice.
Great design, even though they're made in China.
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The blue suede option looks good. Go for the gold patent leather for maximum bling.
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mrbkkt1 said:
I thought only the black was available...
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I understand they have some in stock, and make the others by demand (that's why it takes up to 14 days), so there should be possible to buy it in any colour.
I think I have already seen all the reviews available in YouTube for other mobile phones. If someone find a video review on the nexus 4 model, please post it!
Some written reviews says there is a cut for the front camera, which I guess is a confusion with the logo in the front of the case (what led me to think that that person do not actually have the case with him). Other written reviews says there is a cut for the micro usb, which is clearly false if you look at the pictures... That's why I don't like written reviews so much.
harmohn said:
Waiting for the Traditional C type case as they're my favoured choice.
Great design, even though they're made in China.
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You are probably wrong. But sorry if I sounded chauvinistic with my comment on handcrafted French design vs. serial made Chinese
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I actually have one of these on order, but as others have said, it is taking a long time to ship. The date by which it was supposed to ship by has already passed, so I emailed them and they told me it would ship this week. If anyone's interested, I could post a review when it arrives?

tapcunningham said:
If anyone's interested, I could post a review when it arrives?
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Yours will probably arrive before mine, so I would really appreciate your comments.
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Yours will probably arrive before than mine, so I would really appreciate your comments.
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Will do then.

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Just got mine. Standard black.
Lovely case. Smells, feels gorgeous. Some pics....

ChrisCG said:
Just got mine. Standard black.
Lovely case. Smells, feels gorgeous. Some pics....
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Thanks! Looks amazing!

My case arrived before my phone did, ironically. I've tried it out on a buddies N4 and unsurprisingly, it's amazing, as with all Noreve products. I will post a review later on.