Handspring
makes quality cases. Hands down, these are some of the
nicest, most useful cases I have seen for any PDA. The
Handspring website
offers a wealth of choices guaranteed to make any
shopper happy. There are many color choices, materials
and features available. Soon Handspring will be
bringing back their Custom Cases, where you can
basically design a case and have your initials
embroidered. All this comes from a company who
primarily designs and makes computer hardware. Cool.
The Sage Green Abbey Nubuck case is 100% top-grain
leather and is made in the United States. Quality is
definitely an important issue for Handspring, and it
shows here. The case is embroidered with a small, full
color Handspring logo in the lower right hand corner
and another stamped into the leather on the inside.
The case features a side pocket for business cards,
phone/credit cards or some cash, as well as an extra
stylus holder. Don't count on throwing out your wallet
though, too many cards easily cause the case to widen to
its maximum capacity.
The case has a snap on the front
which is one of its main attractions. Some cases (the
Handspring Slim Leather Case, the most inexpensive
model) have a velcro a tab closure which is too loud
for most settings as it causes a good deal of unwanted
attention. The snap falls easily into place and is
well designed. The Visor is held in place by an Ice
cover, sewn into the back of the case. This case
looked sharp with my graphite Visor.
Like a brand new pair of blue jeans, this case will
take some breaking in to soften up. The case is a bit
bigger and more rigid then the Slim Leather Case that
I also own. The Nubuck leather also looks like it will
weather some, giving the case a classic look. Overall,
only the finest materials were used for this case, and
it shows. The case will protect your Visor in most
instances, however if the case happens to land on one
of its corners, it may cause some damage as the
corners are not fully covered. The only thing bad
about cases that do not completely cover the unit is
that dust from your pockets can get on the Visor. This
is a very minor inconvenience and by no means should
be a deterrent from buying cases like this.
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