iPad Cases & Accessories Reviews UK - iPad Flip Case in Blue from MobileFun.co.uk

OK, this review was supposed to have been published last Monday. Two things stood in the way of that... First was that I forgot Monday was a bank holiday and therefore I would definitely have a to do list from the love of my life. Second, our hot water tank sprung a leak, so all my best laid plans remained just that... Plans.

So I received this iPad case just over a week ago from the chaps at Mobile Fun to see what I thought of it. The short version is I really like it. Good quality, functional and does look nice with your pride and joy slipped inside... For the modest price tag of £14.95 and in a selection of different colours, you really can’t go far one with this as a choice. I’m not so sure it would be to most blokes taste though as it does has a bit of a feminine feel in it’s design and colour choices. There are a few minor niggles, but nothing major. Frankly it’s a bargain and well worth more than it’s price tag suggests.

Longer and more detailed review after you click the jump below...

Your still with us, so I guess you are already thinking about this as a possible purchase for your very newly (assuming you bought one in the UK or anywhere else outside the US) acquired iPad. Even though I am in the UK, I’ve been lucky and had mine for almost two months now and loving every minute of it.

The build quality of this blue flip top leatherette case is surprisingly good for the price tag. Significantly better   construction than I was expecting. So that was a really good start...

But, there are a few details which very quickly took the edge off my admiration for it. There are three details, which for me personally let this case down from what it could potentially have been.

1. The magnetic latch when the flip top is flipped , it naturally curls and sits right in front of your Home button and does, when new touch the screen. Which, considering this is probably the most used of the few buttons on the iPad, is just a little inconvenient. Having the latch attached the other way round would have made a whole lot more sense. Whilst having a magnet touching your electronic screen is definitely not what you ideally want, you can be pretty sure it won’t happen for long.
2. The second are the slots illustrating the pockets where you keep your credit cards. If you chose to keep your credit cards in those slots, particularly if you had used them on the iPad. I would dearly love to know how you managed to afford to pay for the iPad in the first place! As given you are carrying what will be a highly knickable bit of hardware, your IQ would have to be at a level where you were finding it difficult to open a door, let alone go through it to get to work and earn the pennies to pay for it. These slots are no doubt very useful for business cards etc. But credit cards - NO. If they were to contain something a little more heavy duty than a sliver of card, they would ideally be placed elsewhere as addressed in the final point...
3. Neither I, any member of my family or anyone at the studios offices can fathom what on earth the elasticised strap is for on the flip top. Sure, we can figure out plenty you could slide in there and have it kept moderately secured in place by it. But if you have items thick enough to be able to be restrained by the elastic and given the excellent construction for the price I have already mentioned, you will effectively be forcing, under pressure objects into your new, very bling and very cool love toy. A sheet of paper is about your limit there... OK, maybe two. Anything larger and especially if you have stuff in the ‘credit card’ pockets, you asking to get very upset indeed. Pressure damage to the LCD or scratch on the glass... Don’t do it to yourself people...

 
 

So, before the jump I was saying how great this product was for your new toy. And the above three points maya seem rather contradict that and may seem rather critical and negative. They are not...

Keeping mind that this product is a whisker under £15, making it a veritable bargain, with a build quality way in excess of it’s retail price. The 3 critical points, while there, are pretty insignificant and merely points to bare in mind once you have purchased it. If it were made by Louis Vuitton and retailing at £350, I would advise giving it a very wide birth indeed. Having said that, you’d be mad to spend that kind of money on a case anyway. Besides which, there site uses Flash extensively, so you probably won't be able to find it on you iPad anyway ;-)

Putting the 3 points in perspective; Point 1. the strap will supple very quickly and render it pretty much a non-issue; Point 2. It’s common sense that you don’t want to be putting valuable, abrasive  that will potentially damage your screen on your fancy new iPad, and; Point 3. again is a bit of a no brainer and hopefully very obvious - pressure on an LED/LCD screen = not clever.  

This case is a bargain and whilst having a feminine feel to it, is a very practical and high quality accessory for you iPad. Having  used it for over a week I would be more than happy to highly recommend it.

Value for money  5/5

Quality  4/5

Male appeal  2/5

Female appeal  4/5

Overall  4.5/5

Feel free to add your comments and thoughts...

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