Periscope Kindle DX Flip Case (Steel)
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Product Feature
- Wide angle LEDs illuminate the entire reading area without disturbing the person next to you.
- Periscope light goes on when extendedoff when retracted.
- Arm can be positioned in wide variety of angles to ensure no glare on the E-ink screen.
- Ideal for reading at home or in bed, as well as planes, trains and automobiles. Great for dorm rooms as well.
- Luxurious yet rugged cover protects your e-Reader investment.
Product Description
Wide angle LEDs illuminate the entire reading area without disturbing the person next to you.; Periscope light goes on when extendedoff when retracted.; Arm can be positioned in wide variety of angles to ensure no glare on the E-ink screen.; Ideal for reading at home or in bed, as well as planes, trains and automobiles. Great for dorm rooms as well..Periscope Kindle DX Flip Case (Steel) Review
Paying $60 for a Kindle cover is ludicrous, but since the device is open-faced, a cover seems almost necessary. I have a neoprene soft netbook case I was using, but I wanted a bit more protection. Unfortunately, there's a slew of predatory manufacturers and merchants, eager to charge a premium for extremely low-quality products.This is why I'm writing this review. I want to fairly warn anyone considering the purchase of this product. I understand that there's a steep demand for covers for consumer electronics, and this is going to drive prices above $50, but products really need to rise above a certain threshold of quality if they're going to enjoy the privilege of this price point.
My wife has the "official" Kindle cover for her smaller Kindle, the one with the elastic band. It's also kind of pricey, but at least the design seems thoughtful. The built-in light is impressively tidy, almost clever. This is in stark contrast to the periscope light this cover comes with. Clearly the light is a bit bulky even in the pictures, but it's worse in reality. I convinced myself it might be a sleek metal or something. It's not -- just plastic -- the kind of thing you'd expect to be given away for free at a trade show. Furthermore, the cover doesn't really seem like it was designed to stand up as illustrated. Rather it seems the designer discovered that it did after the fact.
But the worst part for me is how poorly the cover closes. It really doesn't. There's a large gap between the front cover and the device. The designer's best attempt to mediate the disparity was to install a rubber stopper in the lower right-hand corner. The final product feels like a prototype, glued together from bits and pieces from a hobby store.
I've returned this cover. As a replacement, I will probably end up purchasing he larger DX version of the same cover my wife has. The reason I didn't purchase this cover originally was out of fear of the fancy metal hinge system. Some reviewers reported bent metal or cracked plastic. However, this seems largely due to opening the Kindle the wrong way. But since the cover has an elastic band, it seems a bit difficult to mistake the front from the back (at least I haven't had a problem with my wife's Kindle).
I'd rather have a $50 cover that was mostly well designed than this $60 cover designed by a greedy hack.
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