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Case Makers Await Apple's Media Event with iPad 5 Cases Ready to Go
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We got one or two of these (Gumdrop) for the iPad mini soon after release. They did pretty well, fit was fine and they lasted until now. But the emails! Had to unsubscribe from their list since they sent too many and all drivel.
And to answer other posters, the reason to have bulky, ugly cases is because of kids. The adults in the house use different products.
The ones who would rather have a slightly off case (if even that) rather than no case at all for the first month or so...
That's the case I'll be going for when I get my iPad 5 (well once Targus release it). Not sure how long it takes for them to design and release the case.
Otterbox did this with the Defender for the 5 last year. It wasn't perfect by any means. Then, once they got their hands on the real thing, it improved. This year, they banked on Touch ID and left the bottom plastic portion off. They should've done away with the top portion also.
What they didn't do correctly, was account for the side swipes for navigating through Safari. I'd hate to be in the case business.
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Agreed. They're sold in Apple Stores, are packaged with the "Made for iPhone/iPad label" and are pretty much dead on the money with dimensions. I picked a Candyshell up last year on release day at Target and it was flawlessly perfect.
What they didn't do correctly, was account for the side swipes for navigating through Safari. I'd hate to be in the case business.
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Agreed. They're sold in Apple Stores, are packaged with the "Made for iPhone/iPad label" and are pretty much dead on the money with dimensions. I picked a Candyshell up last year on release day at Target and it was flawlessly perfect.
