I have found my iPad much more durable than originally anticipated. I have the Zagg bluetooth keyboard case. Works great. Not sure I'd say it protects it all that much. I will say, I do not move fast, and don't typically have butter fingers, so dropping hasn't been minimal. It has survived several drops from waist high, to laminate/cement floor. They were "belly flops". The only times I've seen the screens crack, were drops on the corner, and very few cases have all that great of protection there. And those drops on corners, do not take a lot of height to crack the screen.
This here's a recipe for unpleasantness.
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omnis_audis - Feb 14, 2014 11:40:11 am PST #23648 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
bon bon - Feb 14, 2014 11:44:11 am PST #23649 of 25496
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
I've dropped mine a few times with no ill effect. I have the wifi version, so don't really take it anywhere, but had no need for a case or for AppleCare 1.5 years later.
Dana - Feb 14, 2014 12:07:32 pm PST #23650 of 25496
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Hmm. So maybe I just get a decent (not insane) case and not bother with AppleCare. I do tend to have butter fingers.
omnis_audis - Feb 14, 2014 12:17:37 pm PST #23651 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
If you want a sturdy case, this is the most robust I've seen (via internet, not in person)
iPad in case, dropped off 3rd story balcony.
No clue how bulky it is to actually use. And most drops happen in use, not transport, so, not sure how practical it is.
omnis_audis - Feb 14, 2014 12:19:35 pm PST #23652 of 25496
omnis, pursue. That's an order from a shy woman who can use M-16. - Shir
Oh right, co-worker got this case for the iPad he lends out to students. It's Mil-Spec. Should survive minor natural disasters.
Dana - Feb 14, 2014 12:22:50 pm PST #23653 of 25496
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
I do have the Griffin webpage open, and a 20% coupon.
Cass - Feb 14, 2014 2:52:06 pm PST #23654 of 25496
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
And related to that, anyone have a particular case they particularly like for protection purposes?
I have a skin on the back of mine because Apple things tend to be slippy and I slide it across couches and beds. I also have a case for travel.
My sister uses LifeProof and the twins have not destroyed her things yet.
The only crack on my iPad is where Kittenish gnawed on it. Now that she's been gone for so long, I am hoping it never dies because it's a sweet reminder. Now. I was annoyed at the time.
Jessica - Feb 14, 2014 3:16:00 pm PST #23655 of 25496
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I have a Logitech keyboard case. It doesn't protect the screen from anything but dust, but still, KEYBOARD.
Hil R. - Feb 14, 2014 3:37:46 pm PST #23656 of 25496
Sometimes I think I might just move up to Vermont, open a bookstore or a vegan restaurant. Adam Schlesinger, z''l
I have a few different cases that I use for different things. The one I get the most use out of is a purple plaid one I got at Target. I forgot the brand name, but it comes in a bunch of patterns and colors, and it's got plastic things that the ipad snaps into. My little cousin threw her dad's iPad across the room while it was in one of them, and the iPad was fine.
le nubian - Feb 15, 2014 12:35:21 pm PST #23657 of 25496
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Dana,
GET APPLECARE