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I'm not sure if you guys are familiar with the brand Yoobao, but the make really good cases for the iPads (yes, I know, an Apple product. blah blah blah). My GF currently has it on her iPad2 and the fit is awesome.
http://www.amazon.com/Leather-Case-...&qid=1342654596&sr=8-3&keywords=yoobao+ipad+2
Anywho, I was wondering if anybody ran into a similar case like that of the Yoobao for the Nexus 7??
I've seen the YooMee, and frankly its not what I'm really looking for.
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Don't see anything for the Nexus 7, only stuff for the Galaxy Tab 2 7.0
they make cases for the Galaxy Tab 7.0 which has similar dimensions. I wonder if it would fit...
Yea, but Belkin is way overpriced and their products are crap
Finally got an email from YooBao. Be on the lookout for next month, they make really good cases and the fit is phenomenal.
Dear XXXXX,
Nice days!
Thanks for your interests in Yoobao products and sorry for our late reply.
The case for Google Nexus 7 will come out next month.
When it comes out, you can see it on our website.
www.yoobao.com/en/
Any question ,please feel free to contact us.
Thanks & best regards,
Yoobao Lyda
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Sweet, probably end up getting that :victory:
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Yea, but Belkin is way overpriced and their products are crap
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Funny I just replaced my 10 year old belkin 54 g wifi router not because it didn't work anymore, but because I now have a roommate and want more bandwidth for the home network. Guess 10 years of solid reliable service is crap, huh?
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Funny I just replaced my 10 year old belkin 54 g wifi router not because it didn't work anymore, but because I now have a roommate and want more bandwidth for the home network. Guess 10 years of solid reliable service is crap, huh?
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Exceptions are not rule. I never had good luck with Belkin products.
Yoobao for Nexus 7
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Finally got an email from YooBao. Be on the lookout for next month, they make really good cases and the fit is phenomenal.
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The case is displayed on their wbdsite. Looks like smaller version of the good Ipad case.
Had a yoobao case on my sensation. The case is actually flame resistant and honestly had a great fit and look.
Looks like the case is out:
http://www.aliexpress.com/product-f...Case-for-google-nexus-7stand-wholesalers.html
$30 with free shipping. A much better deal than the Official case for the same price.
also available on eBay for $5-10 more.
Has anyone used Aliexpress or Alibaba? I think they're mostly direct to retailer/wholesaler shop out of China.
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oh, and does anyone know if these will have the velcro strip on the inside to keep the flap that holds the tab in place from slipping out? I LOVED the Yoobao case for my iPad, except for the lack of this feature.
I looked a lot before I settled on the Yoobao case for my iPad and haven't seen a nicer case. Their N7 case looks like the same design which is great. The only thing about my iPad case is that it is a version 3 meaning it took 3 tries before they ironed out the issues. Version 3 of the iPad case corrected some issues with the smart on features as we'll as add magnets to hold the front flap in place.
I suspect that this N7 cover may not have the smart on/off feature yet and if they follow foot steps of the iPad they will probably produce a v.2 in short time with the smart on/off. At $30 plus, I'd wait til they produce one with the smart feature.
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I looked a lot before I settled on the Yoobao case for my iPad and haven't seen a nicer case. Their N7 case looks like the same design which is great. The only thing about my iPad case is that it is a version 3 meaning it took 3 tries before they ironed out the issues. Version 3 of the iPad case corrected some issues with the smart on features as we'll as add magnets to hold the front flap in place.
I suspect that this N7 cover may not have the smart on/off feature yet and if they follow foot steps of the iPad they will probably produce a v.2 in short time with the smart on/off. At $30 plus, I'd wait til they produce one with the smart feature.
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It's actually $30 with free shipping, so just flat $30. I think it's a much better deal than the official case which costs the same (if you add shipping).
I'm actually assuming that they've incorporated all the things that they learned from the various versions of the other cases and implemented them into the first version of their newer cases. I know that my Yoobao ipad case had the smart on/off but not the magnet to keep it closed. It didn't fling open though. The one feature it lacked was the thin velcro strip to keep the flap that kept the ipad in the case from slipping so it constantly needed readjusting. Did yours have this?
I just ordered one of these from mobile fun.co.uk
amazing case brilliant quality here it is its out and in stock but be quick they sell very very fast
http://www.mobilefun.co.uk/yoobao-leather-case-with-stand-for-google-nexus-7-p35966.htm
jutley said:
amazing case brilliant quality here it is its out and in stock but be quick they sell very very fast
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Have you received it yet? any chance you could post pictures on what the fit is like?
Some of the pictures they use seem to be of a galaxy tab so i'm suspicious about the fit.. lol
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It's actually $30 with free shipping, so just flat $30. I think it's a much better deal than the official case which costs the same (if you add shipping).
I'm actually assuming that they've incorporated all the things that they learned from the various versions of the other cases and implemented them into the first version of their newer cases. I know that my Yoobao ipad case had the smart on/off but not the magnet to keep it closed. It didn't fling open though. The one feature it lacked was the thin velcro strip to keep the flap that kept the ipad in the case from slipping so it constantly needed readjusting. Did yours have this?
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My Version 3 Yoobao iPad case did not have the velcro to hold down the flap, however, I never found the iPad moved around and needing adjustment.
Your assumption about Yoobao incorporating all the things they learned from other cases for the N7 case is sort of right. They actually already have a Revision 2 case for the N7 with a "fixed Sleep/Wake" and Magnetic Closure.
The review from mobile fun.co.uk seems to indicate the case puts the tablet asleep when folded all the way over. Waiting for reviews from here before I take the plunge.
I've just ordered this from the kevikev ebay store. It's cheaper to do that with shipping than to order here in UK. Here's hoping the version 2 has the magnet issue resolved. The case looks very nice.
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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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.
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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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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?
E_man5112 said:
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?
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Is this the same as moko's version?
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Have they stated when it ships?
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Just got a Nexus 7 the other day and have been scouring the web for the right case. There's surprisingly few slim and attractive cases with a smart cover. I was looking for something slim, that doesn't cover the bezel, and provides a magnetic cover. I found this beauty on a Chinese wholesalers site. Doesn't appear to be on ebay or any retailer site yet. Unfortunately, for now it can only be ordered wholesale with a minimum of 100 pieces.
What do you guys think? It also comes in 10 colors. Can't wait til I can purchase an individual piece.
Since I'm new I can't post a link, but if you go to alibaba.com you can find it with a quick search for nexus 7 fold case.
Some pics:
Exactly what I'm looking for.
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From pic it seems to cover at least one of the 2 mics? Maybe both?
i don't know the rules of xda super well. But why not try starting a group buy thread? If it's wholesale for 100, that'll be cheaper than if we all bought it alone. Possible we get a 100 people to buy right?
It's just a variation on a theme, there are a number of almost dentical cases available already on Amazon and eBay. Quality and prce varies a bit but they most likely all come out of the same factory in Shenzen.
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It's just a variation on a theme, there are a number of almost dentical cases available already on Amazon and eBay. Quality and prce varies a bit but they most likely all come out of the same factory in Shenzen.
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Looks a lot like the poetic, just different colors.
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Don't think anyone else has mentioned this yet. Save up to 86% Just bought a Nook 360 Stand for Nook HD for a fiver delivered. Was £34.95. Not bad! Also other accessories like screen covers and power leads on sale.
Link?
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Link?
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Here y'go:
http://www.nook.com/gb/store/accessories
Click on it when you've slowed down a bit!:laugh:
Wow! Wish the US site had prices like that! The cover I've been looking at over here is still $40.
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SamZzz said:
Wow! Wish the US site had prices like that! The cover I've been looking at over here is still $40.
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No doubt. I guess it's only fair though. They always pay way more than us bloody Yanks from across the pond- right, mate?
The Lautner covers are really nice.
At least we can get the Poetic case from Amazon for 5 bucks. It's not too shabby.
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No doubt. I guess it's only fair though. They always pay way more than us bloody Yanks from across the pond- right, mate?
The Lautner covers are really nice.
At least we can get the Poetic case from Amazon for 5 bucks. It's not too shabby.
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Lol. Yeah. I was kinda wanting to go with the Groovy (in blue).. like having the option to use it as a stand for video and reading on breaks. Guess I'll have to check out some of the Amazon ones. Only thing I noticed on most of those is they all seem to have that frame around the sides of the screen.. not sure if I'd like that. Does the auto sleep thing work ok with those? (I currently just have a sleeve I keep mine in that slides into a pocket in my shoulder bag, but I think a case/cover might be better.. less parts to have to deal with. Lol)
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The cheap Poetic case can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-StrapBack-Protective-Function-Manufacturer/dp/B00AAKLDN8.
I hate cases that cover the bezel. This one fits the bill, has the magnetic on/off, and does well as a stand. (side rant: I never understood manufacturers who place the inside surface of a cover on a table when in stand mode. Great way to pick up all sorts of debris and possible scratches. This one doesn't do that, thankfully.)
I'm happy with it. Looks sleek when closed. One potential caveat : it will have that new car smell for a week or so. Didn't bother me, but may some. I would have been happy with this case for 4x the price.
By the way - While I highly recommend this for the HD+, I just as highly don't recommend it for the HD. Given the way the HD is made, it will have possible problems.
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Cheers for the heads up on this Just ordered the 360 degree HD+ case and matte screen protector.
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The cheap Poetic case can be found here: http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-StrapBack-Protective-Function-Manufacturer/dp/B00AAKLDN8.
I hate cases that cover the bezel. This one fits the bill, has the magnetic on/off, and does well as a stand. (side rant: I never understood manufacturers who place the inside surface of a cover on a table when in stand mode. Great way to pick up all sorts of debris and possible scratches. This one doesn't do that, thankfully.)
I'm happy with it. Looks sleek when closed. One potential caveat : it will have that new car smell for a week or so. Didn't bother me, but may some. I would have been happy with this case for 4x the price.
By the way - While I highly recommend this for the HD+, I just as highly don't recommend it for the HD. Given the way the HD is made, it will have possible problems.
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Ahh OK. Hadn't really noticed that one for some reason. I had been looking at these: http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-Slimline-Portfolio-Manufacturer-Warranty/dp/B00B20N9XW Which, as you you mentioned have you putting at least part of the inside cover against the table. While the only time I'll probably be using the stand feature is at work.. those break room tables can definitely be nasty at times.
Actually now that I look at it, I remember why I'd skipped over this one, there seemed to be several complaints on Amazon of this cover damaging people's Nooks??
The Nook HD version can damage your device. The HD+ one is fine.
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Really disappointed in the Lautner case. Adds a lot of bulk and not anywhere near as light as I expected. Luckily it was only £5,the original £35 is daylight robbery.
Thanks for the heads up, picked up two USB cables and chargers for less than the price of one (planned to get one anyway and handy having a spare).
they don't ship oversea (from B&N-UK-website to France/Belgium/Netherlands...)
They do from B&N-US-website, but the prices are higher and the shipment cost also (which is logical: US -> EU)
I've just ordered a Nook HD+, to start reading/try annotating texts on a tablet, thanks to their current low prices (I had to look for a place shipping overseas). It's a pitty I can't do the same with the accessories. Well, I'll have to look further for those. Or maybe see if no one I know is going to the UK anytime soon
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Lol. Yeah. I was kinda wanting to go with the Groovy (in blue).. like having the option to use it as a stand for video and reading on breaks. Guess I'll have to check out some of the Amazon ones. Only thing I noticed on most of those is they all seem to have that frame around the sides of the screen.. not sure if I'd like that. Does the auto sleep thing work ok with those? (I currently just have a sleeve I keep mine in that slides into a pocket in my shoulder bag, but I think a case/cover might be better.. less parts to have to deal with. Lol)
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Here is a groovy inblue for the hd 12.50 shipped 2 available
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=390763896523
Ebay is a great place to find the groovy cases, i have one in black i got there for $7
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Here is a groovy inblue for the hd 12.50 shipped 2 available
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=390763896523
Ebay is a great place to find the groovy cases, i have one in black i got there for $7
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Aaaand then there was one. Thanks for spotting that @adam_ky ! Sure beats the $32 "clearance" one I found at Wal-Mart. Lol
I'd been watching eBay and Amazon hoping for just such a find but since eBay's search ignores the "+" I found myself using 9 in the search terms to narrow it down.. this one flew right under the radar. Had $18 in my PayPal account from Ebates so this one will be free!
Nice.
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Glad to help. I have found ebay to be the best solution when searching for a good deal on a case. I only have the hd not the plus but i really like the groovy case looks good and works nice. I hope you like it.
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Glad to help. I have found ebay to be the best solution when searching for a good deal on a case. I only have the hd not the plus but i really like the groovy case looks good and works nice. I hope you like it.
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I'm liking it a lot actually. Works good, not a ton of options for angles, but you only really need two anyway, ya know? I love the auto sleep/wake feature too.. the cover keeps it from coming on in my backback and draining the battery down. And it looks very nice, not cheap and plasticy.
eBay is definitely my first stop, then Amazon, then from there I go poking around the different sites .. but I'd say 99% of my online purchases are either from eBay or Amazon.
Why UK only?
Can someone buy me some things and ship them to Germany?
I just picked up a Nexus 10, and wanted to get a tri-fold book cover for it. But to my surprise, they don't exist.
In fact, I cant find any book covers for this device besides the official one:
https://play.google.com/store/devices/details?id=nexus_10_cover_gray&hl=en
Why have no 3rd party case makers taken advantage of the removal back, and made more book covers for this device?
Sadly, because this tablet has not been a sales-breaker. In fact, there are rumours that say that Google will not keep the full size format in next gen.
Apart from the official one, you can check this page, where you can see some options, and then search them on amazon/ebay:
http://nexus10accessories.com/
Rgds
eBay!!
Hiya,
I just bought my nexus 10 and while waiting for delivery I went on eBay to get a book cover..
Quite a few from U.S. suppliers, Quality makes, delivery makes it a tad expensive for us down under,
Several from the U.K. quite cheap, and the usual offerings from Hong Kong and Mainland China.
I bought from the U.K. cause mail from China takes wayyyy to long and things get lost...
( an sometimes thing's arrive safely and reasonably within time.) But you never know..
So hop on EBay if its available to you, or Amazon probably have them to.
Kogan's also have nice book covers for N10, $25...
Go check them out...
Love in my N10, my old TF201 just had to be replaced...get on it
I like this one:
http://amzn.com/B00A9G985S
The 3rd party ones are bulky and heavy. I think I might bite the bullet and get the official one even though I can only find it in red and it doesn't double as a stand :/
I bought this a year ago and absolutely love it. Unfortunately I waited about 3 weeks for it to be shipped and haven't seen them for sale lately. If you can find one I highly recommend it. http://www.ebay.com/itm/YOOBAO-Slim...-Cover-Case-For-Google-Nexus-10-/261178402054
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I bought this a year ago and absolutely love it. Unfortunately I waited about 3 weeks for it to be shipped and haven't seen them for sale lately. If you can find one I highly recommend it. http://www.ebay.com/itm/YOOBAO-Slim...-Cover-Case-For-Google-Nexus-10-/261178402054
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How heavy is it?
Less than 1 lb I would guess. I just took it off and it barely weighs anything.
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I would look at this. Easily my favorite case.
http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-SLIMLINE-Portfolio-Function-Warranty/dp/B00AAKLHES/ref=sr_1_1_m?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1395294727&sr=1-1&keywords=poetic+slimline+nexus+10
This is the one I picked up. Also come in a number of colors and designs but very thin and functions just like the google branded one without the lack of back protection
http://www.amazon.com/Poetic-CoverMate-Google-Function-Warranty/dp/B00AG0D8BC
I got bored of waiting and picked official one. All this poetic/moko/yoobao seems to be the same crap for me, only 3 models: the trifold one, the tristand and the one with a holster.
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I got bored of waiting and picked official one. All this poetic/moko/yoobao seems to be the same crap for me, only 3 models: the trifold one, the tristand and the one with a holster.
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I just like the idea of covering the back and corners to. If , God forbid, I do drop it I want the case getting scuffed not my nexus