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dannyyankou

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I got the silver and white iPad Air 2 with a blue smart cover. I think I made the right decision.

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Space Gray iPad Air 2 with a project red Smart Cover. I'm really conflicted if I should go with a smart case or cover. I had a smart case with my former rMini and I mostly liked it. I like the idea of the smart cover being lighter and easier to remove. I'm just a little paranoid about going bare backed.
 
I ordered the gold Air 2 but haven't decided on Smart Cover yet. I won't get the Smart Case since I want to keep it as small as possible. Will probably buy the Smart Cover now and add a cheap sleeve later for specific travel conditions.
 
Space Grey iPad Air 2 with Black Smart Cover ...to go with my space grey iPhone 6 with my black case....black is the way to go...
 
Space grey Air 2 with a black smart cover.

I'm just a little paranoid about going bare backed.

I got a skin for the back of my iPad 4 and it did an excellent job of protecting against scratches. I'll be picking one up for my Air 2 as soon as the makers have them (since Apple changed the switch setup on the side, the existing skins don't line up properly).
 
Space grey with black Smart Cover. My air 2 Smart Cover is more like dark grey. I compared it to wife's air 1 black Smart Cover. Anyone else notice the color difference?
 
What are people's opinions regarding the smart case? I've always been a fan of the speck folio case but I don't know how long that will take to come in stock yet it's hard for me to drop $80 on just a normal case, especially since I'll like the stand functionality less (but I rarely use that).
 
My iPad Air 2 and Smart Cover came in today and it looks great!

Anyway, I went with the Gold iPad Air 2 with the black polyurethane Smart Cover.

Space Grey iPad Air 2 with Black Smart Cover ...to go with my space grey iPhone 6 with my black case....black is the way to go...

Space grey with black Smart Cover. My air 2 Smart Cover is more like dark grey. I compared it to wife's air 1 black Smart Cover. Anyone else notice the color difference?

I received my Air 2 yesterday, and my black Smart Cover. When I took the Smart Cover out of the packaging, I immediately thought that they sent me the wrong one since it looks like a dark grey. The Smart Cover that came with the original Air was definitely a black. This is more of a dark grey, and not black. I had to make sure that Apple didn't sell a dark grey Smart Cover, perhaps they put the wrong color in this packaging. But Apple only offers, black, white, and the other colors. I guess this is Apple's new interpretation of black. What do you guys think?
 
I received my Air 2 yesterday, and my black Smart Cover. When I took the Smart Cover out of the packaging, I immediately thought that they sent me the wrong one since it looks like a dark grey. The Smart Cover that came with the original Air was definitely a black. This is more of a dark grey, and not black. I had to make sure that Apple didn't sell a dark grey Smart Cover, perhaps they put the wrong color in this packaging. But Apple only offers, black, white, and the other colors. I guess this is Apple's new interpretation of black. What do you guys think?

Thanks for verifying. I don't like the "new black" one. I'm returning it since the black Air 1 Smart Cover fits the Air 2 fine.
 
I ordered a 64 GB Space Gray LTE Air 2, I have a product RED Smart Cover to go with it, but I might get a RED Smart Case. Undecided, but either will match my Space Gray iPhone 6 with its RED silicone case. Hopefully the Space Gray Apple Watch Sport comes with a RED strap option!
 
Thanks for verifying. I don't like the "new black" one. I'm returning it since the black Air 1 Smart Cover fits the Air 2 fine.

I included my original Air Black Smart Cover along with my iPad Air when I sold it on eBay. I want it back now :(
 
Same combo as you. I really liked the Yellow Smart Cover too, to be honest, and depending on whether or not the air gap between the cover and the iPad screen goes away, I might go back and exchange it.
 
Just came back from the Apple Store. I returned my "black" Smart Cover for the Product Red, and I love it. I've always had black iPads with black covers, so it's a nice change.

Apparently the Specialist I was talking to said that many people are complaining about the "black" Smart Cover as it's not really black. Guess I wasn't the only one :rolleyes:
 
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