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iPad Love my leather Smart Case!

gdourado

gdourado

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Got mine. Love it! It fits great and handles great.
Also, the size and weight is noticiable smaller and lighter than my iPad 4 with smart case.
The leather material feels great in hand. The fit and finish is good. No rough edges or anything like that.

Here are some pictures of mine:

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Next to my iPad 4:

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With my 5s with leather case:

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Cheers!
 
Icaras

Icaras

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Excellent! Great pics! I too love my smart case and have both matching cases in yellow. I was actually thinking of taking photos both my iPad and iPhone in the leather cases as well, but looks like you beat me to it :D
 
Bazooka-joe

Bazooka-joe

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I love my case too and have the same colour. The blue is really nice and so far, no marks or discolouring. I have the brown case on my 5s and thats holding up well too
 
gdourado

gdourado

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My iPhone 5s case is starting to show a little use on one corner. I will clean it over the weekend with leather cleaner made for car leather seats.
 
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mirz2000

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I love your leather smart case too! :p It looks like the new smart cases have definitely been improved from the last incarnation.
 
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iono11200

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Looks real nice, and thanks for the pics. My 2 new iPad air's arrived on Wednesday. We are very happy with them. We had the iPad smart cases on out iPad 3 and 4, but I am having a real hard time justifying the $79 price tag, especially since I need 2 of them. Comments yay or nay will be appreciated.
 
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gtmac

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Jun 25, 2010
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Wow guess I'm the odd man out. I really don't like the leather smart case. I felt the fit was poor for the cover and it added a lot of bulk to the air. I also didn't like the raised edges around the bezel.

I changed to the black Smart Cover and love it.

I will say Apple has been awesome with their customer service.
 
kdoug

kdoug

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Jun 2, 2010
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Love mine also! I've already thrown my $5 Amazon case in the trash.
 

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iono11200

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Well, after 2 weeks of use we decided that our ipads should have cases. We ordered a blue and a black. Black one is shipping from China but we did receive the blue one today. Still not sure if I can say its worth $79 but it can be returned till 1/7/2014, so if/when Apple does a Black Friday sale, I should be able to just do a price match. All that being said my initial impression is that man this thing is nice. Perfect fit, everything lines up perfectly and its a breeze to install. To me anyway, it's much more comfortable to use now. Not slippery or cold to the touch when you first pick it up. So far, I like it a lot. Time will tell how it holds up.
 
drew0020

drew0020

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My black smart case for the mini was slightly loose on the left side near the hinge. It pulled away from the side when I put the cover behind the case. I am going to give it another shot as I don't like using just the Smart Cover.
 
Señor

Señor

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When I go down to my nearest Apple Store to exchange my rMini for a new one I'm considering going to get one of these babies. Looks really nice.
 
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skiltrip

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I'd normally never even consider a $70 case. I just got a $50 Visa gift card though and I'm sort of considering picking one up for my retina mini.

These look pretty nice. And the feel of leather might be a welcome change to all the plastic out there.
 
gdourado

gdourado

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Thanks for also sharing your thoughts.
Anyone already cleaned their cases? What's your process? Any special leather products?

Cheers!
 
kdoug

kdoug

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gdourado said:
Thanks for also sharing your thoughts.
Anyone already cleaned their cases? What's your process? Any special leather products?

Cheers!
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I used Lexol on my black case. Rub it on/in with fingers and clean off residue. It'll look streaky at first but use your fingers for uniformity.
 
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acosmichippo

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May 7, 2008
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I'm not so crazy about mine. The back I like. Fits very well, and feels nice in your hand. It's the cover I don't like so much. Feels cheap and thin, and doesn't even sit flush with the screen when closed.

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It's been like that since I got it, and I have not done anything out of the ordinary to exacerbate it. Maybe it's a defect with mine in particular, I don't know. I'm also not crazy about the look of the brown leather. I thought it would look much more natural than it does. As it is, it just looks orange. Maybe it'll look better with age, but I'm not that patient. I feel like an $80 case ought to be perfect in every aspect, and I'm just not that happy with it. So I'll be returning it and going with something else.
 
kdoug

kdoug

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acosmichippo said:
I'm not so crazy about mine. The back I like. Fits very well, and feels nice in your hand. It's the cover I don't like so much. Feels cheap and thin, and doesn't even sit flush with the screen when closed.

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It's been like that since I got it, and I have not done anything out of the ordinary to exacerbate it. Maybe it's a defect with mine in particular, I don't know. I'm also not crazy about the look of the brown leather. I thought it would look much more natural than it does. As it is, it just looks orange. Maybe it'll look better with age, but I'm not that patient. I feel like an $80 case ought to be perfect in every aspect, and I'm just not that happy with it. So I'll be returning it and going with something else.
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My brown one was a little like that. My black one that I purchased a couple of days ago is almost perfect with no gap.
Every aftermarket case that I've purchase thus far has been crap.
 
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Robster3

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I got one, no gap, good fit, but the leather has stress marks front and back, felt too heavy compared to just a smart cover, magnet on back not as good, for $99 USD no way, seems cheap to me. Sent back. Like their iPhone leather case though.
 
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meistervu

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acosmichippo said:
...I'm also not crazy about the look of the brown leather. I thought it would look much more natural than it does. As it is, it just looks orange. Maybe it'll look better with age, but I'm not that patient.../QUOTE]

I got the brown as well. Yes, I agree with you that the brown has an orange tint. But I have owned other brown leather wallets and cases before, and as they age (a month), they will darken and take on a patina that is better and better with use.
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