Yes, they sent me an email that it had shipped and usps said they received electronic notification, yadayadayada...... I'll get it when it gets here, no hurry.
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Yes, they sent me an email that it had shipped and usps said they received electronic notification, yadayadayada...... I'll get it when it gets here, no hurry.
I'm also curious as to your opinion when you receive yours. Don't forget to post pics.
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I've used the Yoobao case for my original iPad, and with my iPad 2. For the latter, I also had the Chinao wheat case, which I would say, offers the same amount of protection. When travelling last year, I dropped my Ipad on a sidewalk. It kind of bounced on the corner, then landed on its back, screen side up. It survived totally unscathed. Although I love the look of the cases with no bezel, and have indeed ordered one, if my ipad leaves the house, it goes in a case that has good corner protection. My husband had the Zagg folio (no bezel, clipped into "frame') type. He dropped his just a few weeks ago, in a parking lot. The iPad bounced out the case, screen totally shattered, rear was badly dinged. Not a great result, especially when he was about to put it up for sale in preparation of his iPad 3 purchase. (He ended up just fixing it and giving it to a young friend.)
i would ask the seller as i would assume they would be the one to ask???
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well this is what the listing says
CHINAO Ultra Thin Wheat Genuine Premium Saddle Leather Smart Cover Case Folio for new iPad 3. Show off your iPad tablet with this classy high quality leather Apple ipad3 Folio. Complement your new iPad with the matching iPhone sleeve case and show off you apple cases and accessories
Please understand that these are Pre-Order and are not in stock, we expect to start shipping to customer between April 6th - 9th. Thanks for your understanding
That's a different case isn't it was wondering about this one as in the link: CHINAO Vaja Style Synthetic Leather Smart Case for the New iPad
wanted to know if they are going to make one in REAL leather for iPad 3
oh im sure they will but from what kev told me CHINAO waited to produce cases untill they had the new ipad in hand and are starting production on their new cases now and have several coming out late April. I am sure that he will post as they become available.
I just picked up a Yoobao Executive Leather Smart Cover Case for the new iPad (Third Generation, March 2012). Oddly, the box doesn't explicitly say that it's for the new iPad. While I also saw the red and brown colors, I chose black, which looks great! I'm happy with my purchase!
As an aside, I actually met "K***Kev" in person to pick it up. He's a great guy and really tries to take good care of his customers. As an example, he told me that he flew to Shenzhen, China to make sure that the new Yoobao cases worked with the new iPad soon after he received his. I look forward to when he will offer the Yoobao iSlim, iMagic, and iSmart for the new iPad.
As an aside, I actually met "K***Kev" in person to pick it up. He's a great guy and really tries to take good care of his customers. As an example, he told me that he flew to Shenzhen, China to make sure that the new Yoobao cases worked with the new iPad soon after he received his. I look forward to when he will offer the Yoobao iSlim, iMagic, and iSmart for the new iPad.
i don't get it the guy is great and it seams like he has a good name so why is his name and website always blocked?? I know i have never had nothing but good service. can someone enlighten me??
think he's had a bunch of shill accounts that always bump his threads and pump up his products
I am always baffled by his banning, have no idea why, and I've been a member here for 4 years, long before the iPad came out. I've always received fantastic service from him, find his customer support absolutely tops. I've had so many bad experiences with so-called "trusted sellers", so I am very cautious when ordering online, or recommending anyone. It's such a pity really, because I see many resellers on this site openly promoting their products. I have no problem with this, because on a forum like this, many of us come here seeking answers, opinions about the latest and greatest concerning anything Apple AND the many peripherals/accessories that we ALL need.
Yea, I don't get it either. KęviKęv is a great guy, and he doesn't get paid to promote cases on YouTube or with written reviews. He's just a guy that's trying to sell cheap cases to us make a living. It's funny to think that we spend quite a bit of money on Apple products, but cheapen out when we buy Yoobao cases. (Honestly, I'm not paid either. I'm just OCD with all of my Apple products, and I've been this way since my Macintosh LC, which I had long before MacRumors existed. Note that I've been a forum member since 2002, but perhaps longer since I remember there was some forum transition at one point. Hah!)
As an aside, I had a SwitchEasy Canvas for a day. I thought it was too thick and added too much bulk, so I returned it. My interim case that I've used since first generation iPad is the ultra cheap Kensington Netbook Reversible Sleeve (which cannot accommodate iPad with the Yoobao Executive Leather on). I'm pretty happy with the Yoobao Executive Leather since it's thinner than the Canvas. However, while I'd ideally want an iSlim (plastic back protection case), I think I might hate how a plastic back case might crack or wear more easily and less elegantly than a leather back. Personally, I'm interested in the iSmart because I really liked the folding triangle design of Apple's Smart Cover. Alas, I'm impatient and settled for the Executive Leather, inspired by Apple's first generation iPad case. Then again, the Executive Leather's front (with only a single seam) might look more professional for meetings than the multi seam design of the Smart Cover-inspired iSmart and iSlim.
One little nit picky thing about the case I'm noticing now: the front flap that covers the front face of iPad is actually smaller than the dimension of the enclosing portion of the case that holds iPad in place. It isn't a big deal since the front face is fully covered, but it's just a nit picky thing that some people might not really like. Personally, I think it's fine since I can more easily open the front flap of the case. Precisely, the top and bottom of the front flap don't perfectly "align"/"match" with the enclosing portion of the case that holds iPad securely.
For those concerned with the front flap sliding around, causing the sleep/wake to activate, I've had no such issues with my black version. It stays pretty rigid and even if you force the front flap to slide, it doesn't activate the sleep/wake.
Not a big deal: when you hold the iPad upside down with its front face facing the ground, the front flap does flip open. The magnets do not hold the front flap in place. Perhaps a rubber band or soft clip could hold the front flap closed, if you find this concerning.
The stitched seams at the center "binding area" where the leather interior flap folds over to secure iPad in place... They seem to curve inward a bit, which seems to serve the curvature of the iPad, helping hold iPad in place at its corners. Some might view it as a defect, but I kinda think of it as a nicely taylored product. Meh, maybe it's a defect. But it isn't a big deal. I think it's just the way it's stitched, well enough to accept the curvature of the iPad's back aluminum shell and the corners that curve.
The dock connector isn't perfectly centered, but it's accessible with no problems. Similarly, the speaker hole preforations seem to be more than needed, but again, there are no problems.
In the end, it's an awesome case for the value. I'm pretty happy with it. And highly recommend it for its value. There are some small nit picky things, but they're overcome by the value. Additionally, other Yoobao cases seem interesting, so I'd be excited to hear from others who purchase them when they become available.
As an aside, I had a SwitchEasy Canvas for a day. I thought it was too thick and added too much bulk, so I returned it. My interim case that I've used since first generation iPad is the ultra cheap Kensington Netbook Reversible Sleeve (which cannot accommodate iPad with the Yoobao Executive Leather on). I'm pretty happy with the Yoobao Executive Leather since it's thinner than the Canvas. However, while I'd ideally want an iSlim (plastic back protection case), I think I might hate how a plastic back case might crack or wear more easily and less elegantly than a leather back. Personally, I'm interested in the iSmart because I really liked the folding triangle design of Apple's Smart Cover. Alas, I'm impatient and settled for the Executive Leather, inspired by Apple's first generation iPad case. Then again, the Executive Leather's front (with only a single seam) might look more professional for meetings than the multi seam design of the Smart Cover-inspired iSmart and iSlim.
One little nit picky thing about the case I'm noticing now: the front flap that covers the front face of iPad is actually smaller than the dimension of the enclosing portion of the case that holds iPad in place. It isn't a big deal since the front face is fully covered, but it's just a nit picky thing that some people might not really like. Personally, I think it's fine since I can more easily open the front flap of the case. Precisely, the top and bottom of the front flap don't perfectly "align"/"match" with the enclosing portion of the case that holds iPad securely.
For those concerned with the front flap sliding around, causing the sleep/wake to activate, I've had no such issues with my black version. It stays pretty rigid and even if you force the front flap to slide, it doesn't activate the sleep/wake.
Not a big deal: when you hold the iPad upside down with its front face facing the ground, the front flap does flip open. The magnets do not hold the front flap in place. Perhaps a rubber band or soft clip could hold the front flap closed, if you find this concerning.
The stitched seams at the center "binding area" where the leather interior flap folds over to secure iPad in place... They seem to curve inward a bit, which seems to serve the curvature of the iPad, helping hold iPad in place at its corners. Some might view it as a defect, but I kinda think of it as a nicely taylored product. Meh, maybe it's a defect. But it isn't a big deal. I think it's just the way it's stitched, well enough to accept the curvature of the iPad's back aluminum shell and the corners that curve.
The dock connector isn't perfectly centered, but it's accessible with no problems. Similarly, the speaker hole preforations seem to be more than needed, but again, there are no problems.
In the end, it's an awesome case for the value. I'm pretty happy with it. And highly recommend it for its value. There are some small nit picky things, but they're overcome by the value. Additionally, other Yoobao cases seem interesting, so I'd be excited to hear from others who purchase them when they become available.
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I guess it's mainly because he constantly registered dozens of bogus accounts to spam the **** out of this forum.
Care to share some "real life" pictures of it?
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I can't wait till mid April want to get Chinao vaja for new iPad
I've been trying to upload photos the entire day, but there seems to be some issue with uploading photos from my computer--not sure if anyone else is having this issue, but I posted a comment on the support forum.
KéviKêv told me that the Chinao is a very high quality leather, but I didn't really fancy brown--I prefer black. There's a blue/black pseudo-Crocodile that he says is really nice, but that's way too fancy for my tastes.
Hope you resolve the upload problem soon. I am really looking forward to seeing your pictures!
By the way, the Chinao Wheat case really is a good quality leather. After a year of use, mine still looked perfect. I'm almost sorry now that I gave it away with my iPad 2.
maybe you should post those pictures i a Chinao thread or a new thread out of respect for the OP?
received mine today no issue with the cover staying closed while upside down its perfect until the imagic comes out, cutouts are not perfect but very close considering its a soft leather case with nothing to hold it in one place precisely
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Thank you for the flicks looks good but waiting on the Vaja or maybe will get Chinao, and what is this Magic case you speak of couldn't find it on site?
its like the imagic case for the ipad2, wont be available till like may from what kev said
I really like the black leather. It looks pretty similar to my red Yoobao. I'm really pleased they kept the form factor, and the soft leather. It's a really comfortable case to use, and it holds its position really well when folded. And don't be fooled by the "soft construction" - you'd be amazed the beating this case can take. After a year, mine still looks really great. The best part is how well the entire perimeter of the iPad is protected. Other cases of a similar design often cover way too much, if not all of the bezel.
i still dont get it, i could see if it was Yoobao that was posting and pushing their products, but he isnt the manufacturer and god knows if you look there are lots of posts by lots of sellers of Yoobao, look at AYL but i guess the pay for play cost them their Amazon business. If you really think about it isnt everyone spamming when they post a link? How are new products discovered? and i dont know of anyway to make someone buy a product by posting a link. I would have to say that it came down to where maybe he didnt pay Macrumors for advertising and lets face it this forum is a business as most forums they rely on dollars from the people they allow to push their products on here. I see several posts where the company has someone openly pushing their products and answer question and do alot of promoting but i guess thats becuase they pay.
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Yeah ive always considered the yoobao a good bang for the buck and i like to have different cases for different occasions, i finnaly broke down and ordered the Chinao folio bag looked perfect for my business trips i have the waterfield muzzeto but its just a tad bit bulky and i liked the way the folio was designed to hold just enough to not be too heavy and it looked like it would be perfect and stable on the tray on a plane, but let the collection of cases begin lol
where did you order this from? is this on your iPad 3?
I bought the same case on Amazon last September, but it doesn't seem to fit as well on mine. The cutouts fit well but do not center perfectly without constant readjustment. The magnet doesn't work very well either, but I've always had this feature disabled. I think I may have purchased an older generation case.
I'm wondering how well this case will fit on a new iPad.