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Element Vapor Case

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I don't know if you guy's are making it through a whole day on one charge but I'm not. Even with push turned off. Last night around 9:30 I ordered a power case from www.exogear.com They are pre orders right now and are not being shipped until the 23rd of August, The cost is $89.99 .I though I would just remove the Vapor 4 case when I have a big day ahead of me or going on a road trip, etc. I sent them an email at 11:00 pm with a question about their product. This morning when I got up at 8:00 am they had already, politely responded to my question.
Wow, I feel like a customer again :D
 
please post pics - thx!

pilot370 said:
Just got home lastnight and had my case waiting for me. It has the sleep button but no SIM card slot!! Got lucky on that, must be V1.5 HA! So far i'm liking it, 3G,Wifi,GPS and Bluetooth working great so far, but it has only been less than a day using it.

John
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pilot370 -

please post pics if you can - much appreciated!! I dont think anyone has seen a v1 black/red yet.

Thanks!
 
White/Rhino said:
I don't know if you guy's are making it through a whole day on one charge but I'm not. Even with push turned off. Last night around 9:30 I ordered a power case from www.exogear.com They are pre orders right now and are not being shipped until the 23rd of August, The cost is $89.99 .I though I would just remove the Vapor 4 case when I have a big day ahead of me or going on a road trip, etc. I sent them an email at 11:00 pm with a question about their product. This morning when I got up at 8:00 am they had already, politely responded to my question.
Wow, I feel like a customer again :D
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a day is super easy to pull off now with the iPhone 4 even with watching wifi version youtube vids (3g unrestrictor)...the battery life is way better than my 3GS and that thing still had a pretty good battery for my use.
 
asleep said:
They say they are Apple authorized/licensee ...

Says "Designed in the U.S.A." ... yeah, but designed by other case companies.


I'd report them to Apple if I were the original designers of those cases, and I'd be surprised if they are partners.
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The web site clearly says they outsource.
I have no issues with that as it keeps the price down. EC had to buy, maintain , and fix there equip. And "re tool" this co does none of that.

So in short they qc the product and send it out. The reason there pics look soo bad is most likly they are REAL pics as to EC renderings.
 
BlackedBobby said:
You guys should look up the company that you're dealing with. The owner is a designer who created protective equipment for automotive sports. After movig out of that market and as an owner of an iPhone he saw potential for creating cases that were unique, high quality, and durable. Thus his liquid case display line. Those cases however were not as widely popular, this serving a niche in the market. They were very well received.

Now he has created the vapor, which was immediately gobbled up by the press and "adoring" apple fans. Obviously his company could not keep up with demand. No he's not some guy in his garage. But it is a sort of mom and pop op. I think he faced the trouble ofmeetig demand and finishing the product. Yes. His fault (their fault). By still this is a company that grew from the ground up. They are obviously attending to issues one at a time, without the resources of larger case manufacturers. So, my point then. If you don't like the way these issues are being dealt with, then fine, cancel your order. You should. This is a capitalist society. Your money speaks, and in your cancelation request tell them why. I am sure these cases will continue to improve, and I'm sure these guys are learning from their **** ups. You can alway reorder when these guys have reconfigured to give the kind of service you expect.

As for "my hundred dollar should blah blah blah" no, it shouldn't. I actually operate a lathe at a machine shop. This kind of detailed work on a small object, that easily bends of a soft metal would require 35-45 minutes of machining, plus anodization and final assembly. In California the machining would cost between 20-30 bucks, plus the anodization process, plus the material and shipping costs. And inspection. You are paying for a case. Not a hand to wipe your chin when you drool.

P.s. Literally I applaud the people who cancelled their orders, it's much preferable to the people who whine incessantly.
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I like how people who have not ordered or ordered yesterday are going to give advice to people about being patient. I'll check back with you in a month. If you still haven't gotten you order your attitude may have changed.That being said I honestly hope you get it a lot sooner than that. By the way the first orders were suppose to ship on July 12. 1 month later and many who order July 1-5 haven't gotten a shipping notice. Those who have gotten their cases have to send them back because it's flawed according to Element. So as of right now the only person who has a current model is Larry Greenburg. I say this because I was making the same argument as you are but that was 3 weeks ago.
 
Cynikal.Mindset said:
a day is super easy to pull off now with the iPhone 4 even with watching wifi version youtube vids (3g unrestrictor)...the battery life is way better than my 3GS and that thing still had a pretty good battery for my use.
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Yeah, I keep hearing about how great the battery is but I'm just not seeing it. Mine was totally dead by 6:00 pm yesterday after being on the charger all night . I use my phone a lot but I'm not seeing any improvements over my 3GS.
 
Flyfunner5 said:
Hi guys! I'm from eerythingicafe and have literally following everything about this case day and night, including the posts on these forums (yes that log one too that got closed down). Simone just posted this on our forums, very interesting http://www.fusionwerkz.com/iPhone4_Case.html as soon as I see reviews on it, I'll be ordering it
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these look very interesting, they kinda look like what the actual vapor looks like as opposed to the beautiful renders
and i think i like the idea of a rubber lined interior
 
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Yup, but I'm a little worried about being an Apple partner and all that. I tried to contact Apple to ask them if this company was legit but there is absolutely no way to do that. And there's no compiled list or anything online about which 3rd party companies are approved.
 
White/Rhino said:
I like how people who have not ordered or ordered yesterday are going to give advice to people about being patient. I'll check back with you in a month. If you still haven't gotten you order your attitude may have changed.That being said I honestly hope you get it a lot sooner than that. By the way the first orders were suppose to ship on July 12. 1 month later and many who order July 1-5 haven't gotten a shipping notice. Those who have gotten their cases have to send them back because it's flawed according to Element. So as of right now the only person who has a current model is Larry Greenburg. I say this because I was making the same argument as you are but that was 3 weeks ago.
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+1!!! You are totally right.
@ pilot370,
nice pics, thanks! The red doesn't seem like the color in the last pic elementcase provided us with. It seems darker and a bit more blood like there. Just my opinion.
 
White/Rhino said:
I like how people who have not ordered or ordered yesterday are going to give advice to people about being patient. I'll check back with you in a month. If you still haven't gotten you order your attitude may have changed.That being said I honestly hope you get it a lot sooner than that. By the way the first orders were suppose to ship on July 12. 1 month later and many who order July 1-5 haven't gotten a shipping notice. Those who have gotten their cases have to send them back because it's flawed according to Element. So as of right now the only person who has a current model is Larry Greenburg. I say this because I was making the same argument as you are but that was 3 weeks ago.
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It's called "Troop231 Syndrome" here are the symptoms: excitement>paranoia>aggression>cancellation.
 
White/Rhino said:
I don't know if you guy's are making it through a whole day on one charge but I'm not. Even with push turned off. Last night around 9:30 I ordered a power case from www.exogear.com They are pre orders right now and are not being shipped until the 23rd of August, The cost is $89.99 .I though I would just remove the Vapor 4 case when I have a big day ahead of me or going on a road trip, etc. I sent them an email at 11:00 pm with a question about their product. This morning when I got up at 8:00 am they had already, politely responded to my question.
Wow, I feel like a customer again :D
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Any chance the aluminum case could be affecting battery life??
I know if the signal is poor or completely blocked the iPhone will burn up the battery looking for a signal. Just a thought. :confused:

It's easy to go one or two days with a good signal using the Apple Bumper.
 
Givmeabrek said:
Any chance the aluminum case could be affecting battery life??
I know if the signal is poor or completely blocked the iPhone will burn up the battery looking for a signal. Just a thought. :confused:

It's easy to go one or two days with a good signal using the Apple Bumper.
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He has not got his case yet.
 
hidefguy said:
It's called "Troop231 Syndrome" here are the symptoms: excitement>paranoia>aggression>cancellation.
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Yeah, I'm at least going to try it and see what I think after all this time.

But I also ordered the Glasgow/LTD Tools case...

and am awaiting the Speck Pixelskin HD -- which may be the best out of the entire lot.
 
White/Rhino said:
Yeah, I keep hearing about how great the battery is but I'm just not seeing it. Mine was totally dead by 6:00 pm yesterday after being on the charger all night . I use my phone a lot but I'm not seeing any improvements over my 3GS.
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I am finding mine excellent, easily 20% better than my 3G. What actual usage is there with you? For me I can get 7 hours in an 18 hour period, 2.5 of that being talk time, push email on with some 70 emails being pushed in that period. The balance is browsing over 3G.
 
barachus said:
these look very interesting, they kinda look like what the actual vapor looks like as opposed to the beautiful renders
and i think i like the idea of a rubber lined interior
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the renders and the actual product look pretty well the same...save for the V2 changes with mic cutout and sim cutout...the V1 vapors look identical to the renders and not like a poo poo fusionwerks brick
 
Cynikal.Mindset said:
the renders and the actual product look pretty well the same...save for the V2 changes with mic cutout and sim cutout...the V1 vapors look identical to the renders and not like a poo poo fusionwerks brick
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I wonder if the fusionwerks case are cnc'd or stamped from a mold? You can at least tell the quality of the craftsmanship on the Vapor.
 
asleep said:
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Yeah, I'm at least going to try it and see what I think after all this time.

But I also ordered the Glasgow/LTD Tools case...

and am awaiting the Speck Pixelskin HD -- which may be the best out of the entire lot.
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Looks sick. I can imagine it wig the red phantom skin
 
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