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I was going to get a new housing for my sad looking Ameo. They come in the standard Ameo silver or a rather smart HTC black. I already have a silver case, but here is the question.
Do the black housings, wear, scratch, or paint rub away easy? I don't want to get one and find it looks crap after six months. They ain't cheap! before anyone else says it, I know it depends how you treat it. I'm on about normal wear and tear use. How does yours look now? are there any signs of the metal underneath showing?
Regards
Jay
Black Case On The "advantage"...
Hey Jay,
I have a HTC Advantage x7501, with the black case of course, and have been using it with "typical" every-day use now for about 6 months. I have never even seen one of the silver cased "Ameo" versions of the device in person, so my review is a bit "one-sided," if you will... Also, I have a friend with whom I work with that also owns the same model as I. With saying all that, and without having experienced the silver model, I would bet the silver model would hold up a bit better on the finish due to the fact that if the silver gets scratched, the metal beneath it looks much closer to the silver finish than the black. I have a couple small blemishes on mine, and I am very particular with my mobile devices, but after using day-by-day at work and home, it has managed to get marked up just a bit. The biggest problem is, if you get a scratch on it, the metal below sticks out "like a sore thumb!"
I definitely believe that the black finish is a bit more professional looking, where sometimes the silver finishes can make a device look cheap or make it stand out.
Anyways, to give you my honest account on TWO Advantage x7501 devices (black finish) after 6 or so months of daily use, it is overall good, and neither one shows any major signs of wearing finish. Also, we both use a case that the device "slides" tightly in and out of each time you use it (without the keyboard attatched), and the device really hasn't shown any real signs of wear on the sides where it rubs the case. However, if you do happen to mark it up in any way, you will definitely notice it. Again, I am very picky, so keep that in mind, but so you have a better idea of what I am saying, I attatched a couple of pics so you can see what it looks like when or if you do scratch or mark it.
HOPE THIS HELPS!!!
-Ryan
Also Note: Only one of the devices I wrote about is pictured, but are very similar in condition, and were both purchased slightly used.
X7501 Cosmetics...
I have had my X7501 for almost 10 months now and it only has one very tiny mark on the top right corner (you have to look hard to even see it).
Since I'm also very particular about my devices (I always keep them looking new) I just used a Sharpie (permanent marking pen) to "erase" the offending mark. This works great and I would recommend it to anyone wanting to touch-up black anodized aluminum like the Athena housing.
Wow! thanks for the reply Guys, Ryan that was one hell of a reply. Must have took you a while to do that and I appreciate it. toyfreak, the idea with the marker pen is a great one. I think on just that idea alone I will get black. Its harder to touch up silver! It looks better too.
Regards
Jay
Indeed is surprisingly hard coating, I carry mine in my pockets and can't say I'm careful with it, rather the opposite, I have it since it came out and there is only a little wear in one of the corners, hardly noticeable, where the scratches are more visible, is on the silver border next to the screen, not that it look bad or anything.
Black housing - Where?
I would like to know where you can buy a black housing for your Ameo, mine needs a new one as well!
And what about your keyboard, can you get a black one too?
/HM
Silver / AMEO
Hi guys,
Proud owner of a wonderful brick since 6 months in grey color I should say that if I new I would have choosen a different color.
The grey AMEO housing is far from being "time resistant"...
Since few weeks the "video camera" around the front cam as disappeared and the "Alert" will soon do the same.
I allways take good care of my stuf and I'am bit disapointed for a 1.000 bucks machine to see it !
hmeyer said:
I would like to know where you can buy a black housing for your Ameo, mine needs a new one as well!
And what about your keyboard, can you get a black one too?
/HM
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They are available on ebay, if you search athena case you should find them. any problems then let me know. There is a guy who does spares on there and he has them in black or Silver.
regards
Jay
Hi,
Just a quick update on the new housing. It's arrived, and I put it on. It looks great, so glad I got black. Thanks to those who took the trouble to answer this post so well.
If anyone needs a new housing for their device then let me know and I will let you know where to get them from. He claims to have a few left!
regards
Jay
responderman said:
Hi,
Just a quick update on the new housing. It's arrived, and I put it on. It looks great, so glad I got black. Thanks to those who took the trouble to answer this post so well.
If anyone needs a new housing for their device then let me know and I will let you know where to get them from. He claims to have a few left!
regards
Jay
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I'm looking for a new housing, for the X7501 not the 7500. Please advise me where to find one.
tootallk2000 said:
I'm looking for a new housing, for the X7501 not the 7500. Please advise me where to find one.
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Forgive my ignorance, What is the difference?
Jay
responderman said:
Forgive my ignorance, What is the difference?
Jay
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The X7501 does not have the internal or 2nd camera, the X7500 does. So I would have a big hole in my unit if I used that one. I don't know if the inside layout is any different but that's the only visible thing on the external end.
I need a new housing too.
Anychance you could PM me a link or contact for this.
Thanks in advance.
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The X7501 does not have the internal or 2nd camera, the X7500 does. So I would have a big hole in my unit if I used that one. I don't know if the inside layout is any different but that's the only visible thing on the external end.
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7501 does have 2 cams. the 7510 doesnt
goodluckje said:
7501 does have 2 cams. the 7510 doesnt
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LMAO dude have you been drinking? The 7501 has 1 camera and the 7500 and the 7510 has 2. I own the 7501 which is also cheaper than the 7500. I suggest you google them and you'll see the difference.
tootallk is correct. 7501 has 1.
back to the subjct of cases. i got the nutshell case mentioned elsewhere in this forum. definitely woth the money... and the wait. beautiful case and funtional.
wgary said:
back to the subjct of cases. i got the nutshell case mentioned elsewhere in this forum. definitely woth the money... and the wait. beautiful case and funtional.
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hi
you are talking about a extra case to protect the athena right?, the thread is about replacing the cover / housing of the athena itself, a step that becomes nesesary when you not use case like your nutshell .
anyhow (and to really come back to subject ) i have to replace my housing too and wonder, why nobody can simply post the web/email adress of a reseller here?. i searched alot now an only find companies in asia and prices 'far away from reality', so if someone know a good reseler please post here.
thanks mad
madbird said:
hi
you are talking about a extra case to protect the athena right?, the thread is about replacing the cover / housing of the athena itself, a step that becomes nesesary when you not use case like your nutshell .
anyhow (and to really come back to subject ) i have to replace my housing too and wonder, why nobody can simply post the web/email adress of a reseller here?. i searched alot now an only find companies in asia and prices 'far away from reality', so if someone know a good reseler please post here.
thanks mad
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oops my bad.
madbird said:
hi
you are talking about a extra case to protect the athena right?, the thread is about replacing the cover / housing of the athena itself, a step that becomes nesesary when you not use case like your nutshell .
anyhow (and to really come back to subject ) i have to replace my housing too and wonder, why nobody can simply post the web/email adress of a reseller here?. i searched alot now an only find companies in asia and prices 'far away from reality', so if someone know a good reseler please post here.
thanks mad
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Here you go,
http://search.stores.ebay.co.uk/sk-...shopQQfsooZ1QQfsopZ1QQsaselZ239115870QQsofpZ0
Not cheap though!
Jay
P.S if im in trouble "Madbird" made me do it
Now, I use Winmo and Android.... and i have two sd cards, one for every OS... Because it is so easy to lose the new microsd cards... I cut the rubber that protects the battery and I put there the second sd card. For me it is sufficiently fixed, and I can carry ever my two sd cards with me.... (I dont use any case, only film protectors....)
I'm sure I'm not the first, but I think someone has not thought about it..
Regards....
Edit: probably, can fit a sd card plus a sim card....
lol
what a cool idea xD
im not using two sd cards, but probably soon xDD
I do that, a lovely tweak
I experimented with including an SD adapter as well, but no room
Guys...you don't need to cut anything for the microSD to fit.
Just put the second card on top of your SIM card. The clearance is sufficient without putting undue pressure on the battery/case/card.
That's what I did when I backpacked through Europe my HD2 + spare memory card for storing extra photos/videos.
Will the heat generated from the battery ruins the SDcard?
It's kinda funny seeing this. I've been doing this since I started running android on my hd2. But I didn't cut the foam and haven't had a single issue... didn't even try down by the simple but I don't want things sliding round inside the battery cover..
Sent from my Mytouch HD2
And I thought I was the only one..
Good to see other genius individuals in here as well.. Although, I did recently donate an 8 gig card because the card bumped out and got caught on the side seam.. Just keep an eye out.
this is how i roll, no sliding around either
fastwanabe said:
this is how i roll, no sliding around either
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this one is awsome xD
Thats how ive been carrying my two extra cards. Glad to know theres others like me out there.
Havent had any issues yet.
fastwanabe said:
this is how i roll, no sliding around either
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Been doing this for months, no problems with the cards when I've had to use them, 4 cards 3 android builds and a winmo build - easy
fastwanabe said:
this is how i roll, no sliding around either
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Double sided tape leaves glue on the cards? Or use Blu-tack?
no glue or tape required, just place card and slowly put cover on hd2
Excellent idea, thought of it just couple of hours ago but thought maybe it wouldn't fit. Gonna store my 2GB card there w/ copilot on it, for whenever I can't use Google Nav.
thanks for the trick. its a good idea to carry extra stuff in the back. im now looking for the cushion in the middle to put in my mugen extended battery back. there is no support inside so everything will slide around and get damaged. just for a temporary fix, i might stuff it with some bounty lol. picts when i find the cushion strip.
i had this thing on my mind ! .. what if some third party company does a very durable and good cover just like the ones made by HTC ! just to replace the plastic-y one on the nexus S !
i mean is it possible ! and would you buy it ?! : D
I can't see why they couldn't make it.
I wouldn't buy one since I will be using a case. Once that case is on, the phone will feel solid for me.
I say no, why? Cuz the NFC reader is on the battery cover itself! Anandtech has a video review and they showed it. The NFC is glued or something onto the battery cover and there are 2 tiny metal contact points that connect onto the back of the phone.
I doubt any third party covers going to come out and tell you to rip out the NFC reader and try to paste it back exactly right.
isnt just a aerial for the chip thats in the back not the chip it self?
well it's only one feature that's still not widely spread to lose ! i'd trade it for a good quality battery cover !
it's also ok i think to keep the NFC cover with u wherever u go just in case u need it !
^ providied it's the chip not an antenna or watever : D
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isnt just a aerial for the chip thats in the back not the chip it self?
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It's the antenna, without it, the NFC will NOT work at all.
nxt said:
It's the antenna, without it, the NFC will NOT work at all.
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yep so it shouldnt add much on the cost
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I say no, why? Cuz the NFC reader is on the battery cover itself! Anandtech has a video review and they showed it. The NFC is glued or something onto the battery cover and there are 2 tiny metal contact points that connect onto the back of the phone.
I doubt any third party covers going to come out and tell you to rip out the NFC reader and try to paste it back exactly right.
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The atenna on the covers are probably like $.50 at most, third party mfgs will to incorporate them.
yeah i agree... If there were compatible replacement back covers made from either steel like Moto or good quality rubberised plastic like HTC, i would definitely get the Nexus S.... Otherwise i'll wait for the moto olympus
joey3002 on the Evo forums ended up producing a bunch of covers simply because he wanted to. Granted the inside of the Evo is way cooler than the NS, but if you want it enough it can be done.
After realizing I didn't like my $5 dollar velcro sleeve and not willing to spend $50 on a Portenzo or anything like that I set out to make my own book case. There's multiple instructions online how to hollow out a book but they're all basically the same. This is the most detailed http://rive.rs/projects/how-to-hollow-out-a-book and I mostly followed it but I didn't save a page at first so whatever. You can also tell I didn't do as good a job because I wasn't as clean on the corners and didn't take a lot of time. I also cut into the back a little but it's ok I might even paste a page back there to cover it up.
I'm not sure I'd suggest the sketchbook I bought because it's one of the Nepal Lokta ones and they have kind of "fuzzy" pages. If you're wondering a Moleskine notebook is too small. Just go to any book store and look at the hardcover journals/books. Books are actually cheaper because they have like $5 dollar bins and whatever but you have to like the cover of the book. I payed $13 for the sketchbook.
I'm also thinking of adding either an elastic band or magnets to secure it. Probably an elastic band because I'd have to cut some more to make a hole for the magnet.
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Great Idea and great job! How do you make sure the Nexus stays in there? Do you glue it in or? Sorry, I can't see it that clearly from the pics.
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Great Idea and great job! How do you make sure the Nexus stays in there? Do you glue it in or? Sorry, I can't see it that clearly from the pics.
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It doesn't stay in there, I don't like having a case always on so I just pick up out of the book when I want to use it. I've seen other book cases for Kindles or Nooks that use elastic bands on the corners to keep it in if you want it that way.
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After realizing I didn't like my $5 dollar velcro sleeve and not willing to spend $50 on a Portenzo or anything like that I set out to make my own book case. There's multiple instructions online how to hollow out a book but they're all basically the same. This is the most detailed http://rive.rs/projects/how-to-hollow-out-a-book and I mostly followed it but I didn't save a page at first so whatever. You can also tell I didn't do as good a job because I wasn't as clean on the corners and didn't take a lot of time. I also cut into the back a little but it's ok I might even paste a page back there to cover it up.
I'm not sure I'd suggest the sketchbook I bought because it's one of the Nepal Lokta ones and they have kind of "fuzzy" pages. If you're wondering a Moleskine notebook is too small. Just go to any book store and look at the hardcover journals/books. Books are actually cheaper because they have like $5 dollar bins and whatever but you have to like the cover of the book. I payed $13 for the sketchbook.
I'm also thinking of adding either an elastic band or magnets to secure it. Probably an elastic band because I'd have to cut some more to make a hole for the magnet.
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Nice!
One question, did you install any "bumpers" inside the book to keep it from falling you if you turn it over?
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Nice!
One question, did you install any "bumpers" inside the book to keep it from falling you if you turn it over?
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Not exactly sure what you mean but there's nothing inside the book but the hole I cut out.
That looks really cool. I might try and make one.
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Not exactly sure what you mean but there's nothing inside the book but the hole I cut out.
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NVM I see your response that you take the N7 out of the case when you use it. I thought it was wedged in there and kept in place with some sort of rubber inserts in the corners to keep it from slipping out. My bad. :silly:
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Not exactly sure what you mean but there's nothing inside the book but the hole I cut out.
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hm, if you don't mind, I'd recommend putting some thin foam-pads (the stuff the use to do for packaging) which might reduce the movement of the nexus while in the case? And it might give you a little bit of extra protection
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hm, if you don't mind, I'd recommend putting some thin foam-pads (the stuff the use to do for packaging) which might reduce the movement of the nexus while in the case? And it might give you a little bit of extra protection
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I'm kicking myself a little for throwing out the foam insert that came in the package away but it's not that bad. It's barely loose so I'm not worried about that and for protection once I have the cover stay closed it shouldn't be bad at all. I could also line the inside with felt or something.
Did you make slots for buttons and charger and headphones?
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Did you make slots for buttons and charger and headphones?
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I did not, I like the clean look of the pages from the outside ( So you can't tell anything is inside)
Hey,i've bought a new wallet cover and this might seem dumb,but i really confuses me.
It's nice,it's an official one,it appears in the "accesories" tab,but the pocket doesnt seem to have an intrance. It has that line,but no entrance. And i can feel that there is a pocket for the card,but i really don-'t know how to reach it.
I did not read the papers...,who does that for a CASE?
Do i need to do something for it to open or it's just one of a kind who has no entrance?
saaron272 said:
maybe you should take a photo of it so can be more clearly to help you , usually there is a line use for put the card slot,
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Problem solved,i had to cut it with a knife on the line. Close this thread