So as I said earlier in this thread, I will be comparing the Poetic Strapback Rigid Leather case to the Yoobao Executive Leather case and posting my thoughts on which case I thought was the best buy.
I have the black Yoobao case in hand and have used it for about a day now and I received the Poetic case just a few short hours ago and it is clear which I think is the better buy.
In the short time that I have had both cases I have noticed some things that I think are worth mentioning, so let's get started.
First off, the auto sleep/wake feature works great on both cases, but I'm going to have to give this one to the Poetic. The reason being is that with the Yoobao case, the front cover that activates the sleep/wake feature can be moved around because the magnets that hold the screen cover down aren't very strong and the case doesn't have stiff spine to keep the screen cover in one place, and I have on numerous occasions, accidentally activated the sleep/wake feature on the Yoobao case unintentionally. This is not a problem with the Poetic case because the latch that is built into the front cover of the case keeps the screen cover in one position.
Secondly, both cases offer very good protection for the iPad, but I think that the Yoobao case offers more protection than the Poetic case because it covers more of the iPad than the Poetic case does. That isn't to stay that the Poetic doesn't cover a lot of the iPad, it does, but the Yoobao covers literally the whole iPad, bezel and all.
Third, the typing and stand positions on the Yoobao case are, in my opinion, not the best. With the Yoobao case, there is only one little latch that you fold the screen cover into to enable the stand and typing positions, and I have noticed that the stand feature is stable only if it is on a completely flat surface, like a table. The Yoobao case easily fell over and was quite unstable while in stand mode when it was on my bed. The Poetic case on the other hand, was very stable whether it was on a bed or on a table because instead of only having a small portion of the case propping it up, the whole front cover acts as part of the stand because the grooves for the stand options are built into the inner part of the front of the case giving it a larger area for the case to stand up on as opposed to the Yoobao case. Also, with the poetic case you get multiple stand options and a typing position. So far from my usage, the stand options on the Poetic case are much better than the stand options on the Yoobao case, but the Yoobao case has a better typing position. This is something I noticed about the Poetic case. The typing position starts off at about a 30° angle but since there is no groove for the typing position, it eventually sinks to a useless 5° angle, which is pretty much the iPad laying flat, but other than that flaw, the stand options on the Poetic case are great.
Lastly, the quality of the cases is great, however I did notice that on my Yoobao case, some stitching was visible, but the leather was much more genuine leather than that of the Poetic case. Also, the Yoobao case doesn't really feel to snug against the iPad. When you grab the iPad, you can feel the back of the case push in a bit when you grip the iPad, this is not the case with the Poetic since it rigid unlike the leather of the Yoobao case. I did notice that the clasp on the Poetic is tight at first, but it does loosen up, so it really isn't a problem.
Overall, I think the Poetic case is the better buy, especially now that the Yoobao case is going for $35 shipped while the Poetic is $20 shipped. In the end, I feel like I expected more from the Yoobao, but it just didn't deliver, while the Poetic delivered in all ways except for the typing position issue, but other than that it was a very good, well-made case.
Ratings:
Yoobao case: 4 out of 5
Poetic case: 4.5 out of 5
P.S. Sorry for any typos, this was typed entirely on my my iPad.
