Sleeves and cases are nice, but they usually have no strap, or they can't carry the power adapter and other necessities, or they've got some other major flaw or omission that force me to pass up on it.
I had an iPad 16GB that I traded off for a MacBook, to which I sold that off and paid the difference for an Air. The case I bought for the iPad was the Tucano Finatex XS, and it worked beautifully.
Who knew that the same case would work just as well for the 11.6" Air?
http://www.tucanousa.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BFITXS
The case provides decent padding and extra pockets to hold an iPhone, the AC adapter, a portable hard drive, and even my Wacom Bamboo tablet, and still manages to be under 2.5" thick.
My favorite part is the the sling strap that houses my wired headphones. When it carried my iPad, I realized the headphone jack routed into the outer pocket, not the main sleeve where the iPad was sheathed. So, I picked up a pack of grommets at Home Depot and hammered in a few clean holes (albeit bronze-colored, that's all I could find on short notice) and was able to route it either out of the case entirely, or into the main sleeve.
If you don't have a tablet, you can substitute it for a firm piece of plastic or presswood, like from a clipboard, or even cardboard, so as to provide an extra layer of protection for the screen and prevent any warping of the Air.
At only $35 from Tucano's site or J&R where I bought mine, it serves its purposes as the smallest case I could find for the Air.
UPDATE: J&R is selling the coffee-colored one for $25 and the red one for $31.
http://www.jr.com/product/productListing.jsp?Ntt=finatex
I hope this helps someone looking for a perfect case that's small and not intrusive. I found myself carrying my iPad and now my Air practically anywhere.
(not affiliated with product or companies mentioned.)
I had an iPad 16GB that I traded off for a MacBook, to which I sold that off and paid the difference for an Air. The case I bought for the iPad was the Tucano Finatex XS, and it worked beautifully.
Who knew that the same case would work just as well for the 11.6" Air?
http://www.tucanousa.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=BFITXS
The case provides decent padding and extra pockets to hold an iPhone, the AC adapter, a portable hard drive, and even my Wacom Bamboo tablet, and still manages to be under 2.5" thick.
My favorite part is the the sling strap that houses my wired headphones. When it carried my iPad, I realized the headphone jack routed into the outer pocket, not the main sleeve where the iPad was sheathed. So, I picked up a pack of grommets at Home Depot and hammered in a few clean holes (albeit bronze-colored, that's all I could find on short notice) and was able to route it either out of the case entirely, or into the main sleeve.
If you don't have a tablet, you can substitute it for a firm piece of plastic or presswood, like from a clipboard, or even cardboard, so as to provide an extra layer of protection for the screen and prevent any warping of the Air.
At only $35 from Tucano's site or J&R where I bought mine, it serves its purposes as the smallest case I could find for the Air.
UPDATE: J&R is selling the coffee-colored one for $25 and the red one for $31.
http://www.jr.com/product/productListing.jsp?Ntt=finatex
I hope this helps someone looking for a perfect case that's small and not intrusive. I found myself carrying my iPad and now my Air practically anywhere.
(not affiliated with product or companies mentioned.)
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