you should rethink that choice of the dodocase.
these type of wood cases are made by a number of different manufacturers and they suffer from a big problem. after a while, the friction fit in the corners that they rely on to keep the ipad in the wood frame starts to 'loosen up'. i saw a youtube of a disgruntled customer who demonstrated just how easy it is for their ipad to come out of the case. i would avoid at all costs for that reason alone, not to mention that they're thick, bulky and on the heavier side.
nor would i recommend the apple smartcover. [my private joke is anyone who buys a smartcover isn't all that smart!] if you do wind up getting that, at least get the Zum case to make sure the smartcover doesn't [accidentally] detach.
my suggestion would be to look thru some of the threads in this forum and see what appeals to you, or rather your husband.
i use the marware ceo hybrid case and think it's a good case for either sex. it's a folio type case, discrete looking without attracting too much attention (you don't want to attract attention with an ipad in the nyc subway system), offers excellent protection for the glass along with four corner protection, not insanely expensive like the leather cases, and low maintenance - the carbon fiber does a decent job hiding fingerprints and oil, etc and is easy to wipe down. the case does a nice job of covering the speaker area (instead of leaving a bare patch of aluminum showing) while not muting the sound output and it leaves sufficient space around the connector port so if you use accessories like the camera connection kit, it's easy to plug it in without having to take the tablet out of the case.
it's not the best case if you like to have hands-free operation, rather than popping the corners out and using the slots in the cover underside as shown in the video review, i reverse the cover into a A-position and do that instead.
a review covering two of the popular folio cases.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9GK0PYoyD_8
I have decided to surprise my husband with an iPad 2 as an early Christmas gift (he's buying one for me but I'm going to be sneaky and buy one for him as well). Anyway, I want to get him a case. I know his tastes pretty well, and I think he will dig one of these, but wanted to get some male perspective. Also, if anyone has either of these cases, please feel free to chime in with your thoughts!
http://www.amazon.com/Tuff-luv-Multi-View-Stasis-Natural-Brown/dp/B004QI371Q
http://www.dodocase.com/products/dodocase-for-ipad2
Any help is much appreciated!
Edited to add: I also found this, figured I'd add it here.
http://www.choiix.com/Product.aspx?pid=40
