Am I the only one not THRILLED with the new cover? (Case)
- Thread starter Broseph
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My apologies
My point was that the more muted, less flashy colors are only available in leather when they should be made available in poly as well. I hope you enjoy your pink case--it's not a bad choice by any means.But my point is why pick on Apple's Smart Case? Most every electronic device or accesory you buy is cheaply manufactured overseas. That's why they're made overseas. A product's price has little to do with the cost of manufacturing and everything to do with what the market will bear. My local Apple Store is sold out of leather smart cases, enough said. No one's forced to buy anything they don't want.
Broseph said:
I totally agree. Apple already knows that the professionals will head for the more corporate friendly colors which only come in leather. I couldn't imagine myself going into a meeting with a bright orange smart cover. However when I was apart of the younger set I was very attracted to bright pink and white. It is also more appropriately priced at 39.00 for that population to obtain. That's not to say that the older crowd couldn't enjoy the bright colors also. Even though would not take the orange to a business meeting I probably would use it or any of the other colors on a Saturday afternoon to accessorize an outfit.
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tzimisce
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But then, I don't buy accessories which are cheaply made overseas and resold at a vast markup. I have two iPad cases, one from Oberon Design and another from Treegloo, both of which are small design studios and their items are hand-made/customized to order in the US itself. These are not cheaply made nor are they cheaply sold - well, the Treegloo was quite a reasonable price although Oberon has always been a premium product - but when you look at the materials and craftsmanship, you know you are getting value for money.
I've always felt (and I've said this before on other threads) that third-party mass vendors like Belkin, Targus, etc, make crazy profits because they will design and make a product cheaply overseas, add some flashy packaging and push the product aggressively with marketing, and of course charge as high as they dare. The Apple smartcover falls into that category of "made cheap, sold dearly", so of course it's fair criticism.
More than once I've seen a particular product being sold under their brand at a markup, and then finding a very similar-looking product on Fleabay from a no-name Chinese-based vendor at a fraction of the price. (For all I know, it's the same factory selling the same product, just without the "brand".)
totemynote
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Torria said:
I was at an Apple Store today exchanging my iPad for light leakage and they didn't have any third party cases/covers at all yet. I was kind of surprised, I'd thought they would at least have one or two already. But your right, there will be a million choices very soon.
In my opinion thats also another huge advantage the Ipad has over the competition, there are tons of accessories/cases to choose from.
I saw one case I kind of liked, but they say it won't be out until July which is way too long to wait.
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