Hey All,
For those curious about how the Portenzo case works for the Nexus 7, you can check out my review below:
http://www.androidincanada.ca/news/portenzo-bookcase-for-nexus-7-review/
You can see the video review here:
Nice looking case.
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Nice looking case.
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Ya, it is actually a very well built case. Feels premium. Also, I'm sure people will be less likely to steal it bc it looks like a book when closed lol
Very good case,does anybody know where is available in Europe?
Sengir said:
Very good case,does anybody know where is available in Europe?
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You can't pick them up in stores since they are custom made and shipped. They do ship Worldwide, so you can order it, it will just take a while if you get the cheapest shipping option. Since I live in Canada, shipping is around $14, but worldwide looks to be around $17, so not too much of a difference.
Not so expensive shipment..thank you then!
Sengir said:
Not so expensive shipment..thank you then!
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Ya, it's not too bad. The wait can take a while, but since it's handmade, I'll usually let it go. Also, if you chat with them down below are asked really nice, they may give you a coupon code...
I am also waiting to get my hands on the Alano cases, but those are really premium lol
Portenzo Case Giveaway
Hey All, for those interested, our site is giving away a protenzo bookcase (the one from the video). Included in the giveaway as runnerup prizes are 3 $40 coupons for the bookcase and 3 $25 coupons for the hardback case. The draw will close this friday and is only open to Canadians.
http://www.androidincanada.ca/news/p...case-giveaway/
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http://www.amazon.com/Acase-Streak-...?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1306179517&sr=8-10
Anyone have any experience with this case? It seems some of the Xoom guys have Acase cases and like them. This one's under $10 if you use their promo code. I'm tempted to pull the trigger, but I have some other things to purchase, first.
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http://www.amazon.com/Acase-Streak-...?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1306179517&sr=8-10
Anyone have any experience with this case? It seems some of the Xoom guys have Acase cases and like them. This one's under $10 if you use their promo code. I'm tempted to pull the trigger, but I have some other things to purchase, first.
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Can you share the promo code for others, or is it a one-time thing? The item costs about $18 with shipping.
stevedebi said:
Can you share the promo code for others, or is it a one-time thing? The item costs about $18 with shipping.
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Read the link. The promo code is listed on there.
Z4nd4r said:
Read the link. The promo code is listed on there.
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Ah, the "Special Promo" section. Yup, I missed that. I don't think I'm going to buy it, but thanks for the link.
stevedebi said:
Ah, the "Special Promo" section. Yup, I missed that. I don't think I'm going to buy it, but thanks for the link.
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It's a tough one. I'd like a case, but I don't want the T-Mobile Folio case since it's not a good fit by all accounts. At the same time, I don't want to get this one if it's a POS, too. For instance, it looks like it doesn't completely fold out. But, for $10, I might just have to.
Just ordered one. Less than 15 bucks shipped, I figured I couldn't beat that even if its a POS.
I will let you guys know what I think once I get it.
Gravityrat said:
Just ordered one. Less than 15 bucks shipped, I figured I couldn't beat that even if its a POS.
I will let you guys know what I think once I get it.
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Awesome; look forward to hearing your experience.
Z4nd4r said:
It's a tough one. I'd like a case, but I don't want the T-Mobile Folio case since it's not a good fit by all accounts. At the same time, I don't want to get this one if it's a POS, too. For instance, it looks like it doesn't completely fold out. But, for $10, I might just have to.
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I also ordered one, for use when (and if) I take my S7 out of the house. I will report back. I concur; it was too cheap not to try it.
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Awesome; look forward to hearing your experience.
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Got mine yesterday. This is a very nice case, especially at the price. I will continue to use it when I go out of the house with my streak. The leather is good quality and the fit is good if not perfect. But I think it will l protect very well.
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Well I got mine yesterday and for 10 bucks I think its awesome. It fits very snug and I can reach all the buttons with ease.
The only thing I can complain about is the piece of leather that goes around the screen kinda bows up a little bit but that may be cause its so new and just needs to break in a little bit.
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Well I got mine yesterday and for 10 bucks I think its awesome. It fits very snug and I can reach all the buttons with ease.
The only thing I can complain about is the piece of leather that goes around the screen kinda bows up a little bit but that may be cause its so new and just needs to break in a little bit.
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Mine also bows out a bit, but since it holds fine, I have no complaints.
dangit. i'm assuming i saw this deal too late? looked through the link and couldn't find the promo code.
dirty k said:
dangit. i'm assuming i saw this deal too late? looked through the link and couldn't find the promo code.
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Yeah, promo code's gone, now. I ended up getting a wicked sweet murse, so I didn't purchase this. I'll post on it in a bit.
Doing pretty well
I have been using the case for a while now. I still like it, but it does slide a bit left to right. So for example if I wanted to use the camera (which I don't), I might have to position the device a bit to make sure the holes aligned.
Still can't beat it for the price...
I just picked it up, unfortunately not for $15 but for $25. For $15 I'd be happy, but it does not fit as snug as I'd like. I think it's going back, and I'm going to bite the bullet on the dell rotating case. Now if they can just do free shipping again.
Just got it today, i'm a happy camper! well built! fits snugly!
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dbpaddler said:
I just picked it up, unfortunately not for $15 but for $25. For $15 I'd be happy, but it does not fit as snug as I'd like. I think it's going back, and I'm going to bite the bullet on the dell rotating case. Now if they can just do free shipping again.
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Dell coupon code available expires 7/28/2011. Might help a little...but even with the 10% discount, my total was going to be $46.42 I'll pass, but it might help someone else.
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Got one from amazon very nice 19.95 free shipping for prime members such as me ha ha
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yes i agree, got mine today very impressed even at 20.00, still a good deal for this case.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008MIQGTQ/ref=ox_ya_os_product
So here's a case I pre-ordered for $4.99 total. Not sure if it's worth it or not, but hey for 5 bucks I figured it was worth a shot. What do you guys think?
What tablet is in the case in the picture?
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Looks ok, imagine paying $60 for that, lol. Let us know how well the clips hold the tablet in.
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What tablet is in the case in the picture?
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I have that case in red without the sleep wake magnet. I decided to order a TPU case recently, and a slip cover plus a car mount. Folio cases make it harder to mount in the car which I actually like to do, oddly enough. GPS is excellent on the N7.
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Looks ok, imagine paying $60 for that, lol. Let us know how well the clips hold the tablet in.
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Yeah $60 would never have happened. My tablet normally hangs around the house so the Moko case seems a bit overkill for me. And hopefully the clips hold it in.
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jiggarific said:
What tablet is in the case in the picture?
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It's a Kindle Fire. Looks like the other cases out now.
Poetic makes the same one for a few dollars more. Looks like this is the cheapest one. I'm ordering.
Long live the One X
MoKo, Bluerex, and a few others are making what appears to be the exact same case for a few bucks more. Did they skimp on materials, or are they identical. Warranties? Anyone know? I would think they are all buying them from the same manufacturer, so I'm curious how these guys sell foll less than half the others.
Hey, thanks for posting that! That's exactly what I'm looking for (a case that doesn't completely cover the bezel, has multiple angles, and cheap). I just pre ordered mine as well, and will be using it until Speck releases their FitFolio for the Nexus.That's the case I ultimately want, but this $5.00 case looks like it will hold me over just fine for now.
-Flu
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MoKo, Bluerex, and a few others are making what appears to be the exact same case for a few bucks more. Did they skimp on materials, or are they identical. Warranties? Anyone know? I would think they are all buying them from the same manufacturer, so I'm curious how these guys sell foll less than half the others.
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These guys probably bought a large quantity from the manufacturer and probably got a big discount which equals best price for the consumer. Makes sense no?
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veliksam said:
These guys probably bought a large quantity from the manufacturer and probably got a big discount which equals best price for the consumer. Makes sense no?
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I guess, but I hear the other names more, so I would have put them at the bigger order. Never heard of EXOTEK. Are they big?
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MoKo, Bluerex, and a few others are making what appears to be the exact same case for a few bucks more. Did they skimp on materials, or are they identical. Warranties? Anyone know? I would think they are all buying them from the same manufacturer, so I'm curious how these guys sell foll less than half the others.
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Depends how much profit they want to take. You can look these cases up on alibaba to see where they come from - the manufacturer is happy to emboss a logo on the front to make it look branded. I wouldn't be surprised if there were a couple of different factories ready to supply the same basic design, but doubt there'll be much difference in quality.
[Edit: I can't find this design on Ali Express at the moment, but similar cases are running for around $6-7 in lots of 20-50, so $4.99 is getting pretty close to the base manufacturer price.]
Wow, I am so annoyed with amazon's shipping. Not the first nice case I've found, and for such a nice killer price too that won't ship to Canada. The case concept is exactly what I'm looking for. I found this one that ships to Canada branded by i-bason, but it's 24 bucks with shipping though looks the same. I'm debating either ordering that or waiting until more 'look alike' cases appear on amazon that ship to Canada.
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Depends how much profit they want to take. You can look these cases up on alibaba to see where they come from - the manufacturer is happy to emboss a logo on the front to make it look branded. I wouldn't be surprised if there were a couple of different factories ready to supply the same basic design, but doubt there'll be much difference in quality.
[Edit: I can't find this design on Ali Express at the moment, but similar cases are running for around $6-7 in lots of 20-50, so $4.99 is getting pretty close to the base manufacturer price.]
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Yeah, very strange. Thanks for the link. I think I'll see if anyone else gets this branded case before jumping in. Like you said, there is almost no profit for EXOTEK, and that doesn't even include shipping/transport for them. Something seems off about the price. For not much more, there is a bit more peace of mind I think.
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Yeah, very strange. Thanks for the link. I think I'll see if anyone else gets this branded case before jumping in. Like you said, there is almost no profit for EXOTEK, and that doesn't even include shipping/transport for them. Something seems off about the price. For not much more, there is a bit more peace of mind I think.
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I preordered the orange one from iblason (ships on 7/26). It's to hold me over until the treegloo cases start shipping. I'll report back with one of my mini reviews.
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I preordered the orange one from iblason (ships on 7/26). It's to hold me over until the treegloo cases start shipping. I'll report back with one of my mini reviews.
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please let me know how it is. I've been thinking about getting that same one, color and all, but not sure yet.
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B008MIQGTQ/ref=ox_ya_os_product
So here's a case I pre-ordered for $4.99 total. Not sure if it's worth it or not, but hey for 5 bucks I figured it was worth a shot. What do you guys think?
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This is almost identical to the ViperTEK case I had for my Tab 8.9 which I loved. I just pre-ordered this as well. Looks like it has a magnetic as well for on/off functionality which is a bonus. Thanks for posting this.
Looks like they raised the price to $8.99 + $4.99 shipping...
I checked my invoice to be sure, and sure enough it's still at $4.99 and no shipping charges. Maybe a mistake on their end by having that original price, or they saw the orders coming in and thought they could make a few more bucks by raising the price?
-Flu
Is this the same as moko's version?
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Have they stated when it ships?
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sorry folks was going to post this earlier as it was sold at $5 with free shipping when i ordered mine, but for less than 10 this might still be a decent deal, free shipping
http://www.amazon.com/EXOTEK-Slim-Fit-Multi-Angle-Automatic-Function/dp/B008MIQGTQ/?tag=noref-20
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sorry folks was going to post this earlier as it was sold at $5 with free shipping when i ordered mine, but for less than 10 this might still be a decent deal, free shipping
http://www.amazon.com/EXOTEK-Slim-Fit-Multi-Angle-Automatic-Function/dp/B008MIQGTQ/?tag=noref-20
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Similar to this, which i have purchased but not yet received. I almost think I might like mine a tad better, dues to the hand strap. But we'll see when it comes in.
Sorry for repost
Friend showed me this earlier. There are just too many similar cases out right now but this looks to be the most inexpensive. If you guys are interested, I'd order before the price goes up again.
I had no plans to get a case (unless there eventually came a good one with keyboard), but I really like the look of this one for the price and the hand strap. I like to sit in bed for a a while before bed and play with it. That might come in real handy lol
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I almost think I might like mine a tad better, dues to the hand strap. But we'll see when it comes in.
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I was going to get this case over another one because yesterday it was only 4.99. Instead, I just bought the exact same case with a handstrap from YooMee on Amazon for 7.99... go find that one instead of this one.
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I ordered this for the $4.99 thanks to a slickdeals email alert :good:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...t_details?&tag=asinref-20&ie=UTF8&me=&seller=
probably cheapest i have seen, i paid 5 for mine before
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http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...t_details?&tag=asinref-20&ie=UTF8&me=&seller=
probably cheapest i have seen, i paid 5 for mine before
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I was just about to post the same thing. Good job!
Awesome
Zeros said:
I was just about to post the same thing. Good job!
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Nice find!! In for one. Shipping time....17-28 business days!!! hahaha
bidzer said:
Nice find!! In for one. Shipping time....17-28 business days!!! hahaha
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Yep, it looks like they are the same as EarlyBirdSavings on eBay, which is based in Shenzhen, China. No surprise on the shipping then.
OP you might want to put that in the title.
You can get the black one from them on eBay for $3.41 as well or even try a best offer to see if you can get it cheaper. Still have to wait forever for it though.
Zeros said:
Yep, it looks like they are the same as EarlyBirdSavings on eBay, which is based in Shenzhen, China. No surprise on the shipping then.
OP you might want to put that in the title.
You can get the black one from them on eBay for $3.41 as well or even try a best offer to see if you can get it cheaper. Still have to wait forever for it though.
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Meh, I can wait. Not like I NEED it now
Still looking for nice case with a kickstand. I don't know why these are so uncommon. People do want to watch video hands free on these tabs! Not a big fan of the portfolio cases, they just add too much bulk for my liking.
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Meh, I can wait. Not like I NEED it now
Still looking for nice case with a kickstand. I don't know why these are so uncommon. People do want to watch video hands free on these tabs! Not a big fan of the portfolio cases, they just add too much bulk for my liking.
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I'm assuming you've seen the TPU with a kickstand, like the Fosmon one on Amazon? I know its not the nicest looking one though.
Take a look at the soon to be released Poetic REVOLUTION Case too. It looks nice.
if you live by a major city (JFK, LAX) you can usually get it around 10 days
Shenzhen is next to Hong Kong, so most of the time they send it by HK post, and aside from chinese holidays the turn around is fairly quick, but if you live in the boonies, the USPS is where things slow down in my experience (for some reason USPS move domestic post faster than packages and envelops from overseas)
i got 2 more from them just in case the one i got breaks.
If you don't mind ordering from China I found a seller selling the plastic battery covers on Fleabay for $19 ea. Pretty big drop from the $69 others are selling them for. They are supposedly OEM.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271911332141?var=570746796591
However one thing that I've learned from ordering from China is that you should never spend more money than you're willing to lose. At least Ebay has seller protection
Just about to post this. Nice find. Seller has pretty good feedback so hopefully they are legit. I'm tempted.
If they intergrated Qi, I'd be interested.
I bit.. So in late July when it finally shows up from China I will let you know what I think.
the seller posts minimum details about shipping.... quite suspicious for me
but then again, i'm not that experienced with ebay or amazon
i'll just wait till this item shows up in my local e commerce
He doesn't look that professional but in the feedback you can see he has sold smartphones and replacement parts so that's a good thing I guess. Anyway eBay buyer protection would probably cover the cost if they were fakes as long as you can prove it.
Well like I said I bit on the deal. I just got the ebay notification that the item is marked shipped and has some form of tracking number. So far so good, and at $20 its not the end of the world if I have to use with eBay buyer protection services..
I bought 2, a white and gray. If I don't get them I'll get my money back from eBay. I have ordered plenty of items from China for my RC helicopters so I know it will take at least 2 weeks to get here. The seller has 100% positive feedback so I'm not really worried. I ordered them last night and when I checked my email this morning they have already shipped.
Nice find! Now if only the lg branded leather ones dropped that low lol
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erwaso said:
Nice find! Now if only the lg branded leather ones dropped that low lol
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They are getting closer. I saw $29 for leather the other day.
tourbound129 said:
They are getting closer. I saw $29 for leather the other day.
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Link?
thaibruin said:
Link?
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http://m.ebay.com/itm/281720748256?nav=SEARCH
tourbound129 said:
http://m.ebay.com/itm/281720748256?nav=SEARCH
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Wow quite the difference from when it was going for $79 each
tourbound129 said:
http://m.ebay.com/itm/281720748256?nav=SEARCH
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SK Telecom's bandLTE sure is making a name for itself around the world thanks to these exported battery covers being all over eBay.
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Wow quite the difference from when it was going for $79 each
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Yeah that's for sure. Hopefully the price keeps coming down.
Hell yeah great find. Thanks.
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If you don't mind ordering from China I found a seller selling the plastic battery covers on Fleabay for $19 ea. Pretty big drop from the $69 others are selling them for. They are supposedly OEM.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/271911332141?var=570746796591
However one thing that I've learned from ordering from China is that you should never spend more money than you're willing to lose. At least Ebay has seller protection
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Good find. I may order one. If it's not legit, it's only $20. I would hate to waste $70 and it not be legit.
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Well according to the USPS site my back should be here today, so I will update later today with pics if it does indeed arrive.
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SK Telecom's bandLTE sure is making a name for itself around the world thanks to these exported battery covers being all over eBay.
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What is this band lte branding on these covers ? Are they original ?
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Well according to the USPS site my back should be here today, so I will update later today with pics if it does indeed arrive.
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Mine is still in transit, I'm not expecting to see until the end of next week or the beginning of the week after.