[X4U] 5G iPod question

[Samantha Cornell]

I don't have one, but I've heard that they are kind of a pain to use,  
and that, at least in earlier models, the iPods were actually  
scratched by the case.  I can see the potential benefits, if you are  
doing some pretty intense activity with your iPod.

I used silicone cases and some other options for the first six months  
or so that I had my iPod, eventually I get sick of them.  Honestly,  
the bulkier cases make it harder to use the iPod.  The silicone cases  
are near impossible to get in and out of pockets...they are "sticky".

I wound up getting plastic skin (http://www.podskinz.com) and a foof  
(http://www.foofpod.com).  I am particularly fond of the foof, they  
are handmade in Australia and work great!  I've wond up buying them  
for both of our ipods, both iBooks, and a few as gifts as well.

For me, the podskinz/foof combo offered usability while providing an  
acceptable level of protection.  Of course, if I drop it, I may still  
be out of luck, as mentioned in my prior post regarding the cold  
weather issue.  But, the iPod was in a silicone case at the time and  
he still had issues that, luckily, were easily resolved.  I also no  
longer use my iPod at the gym and the such - I use a shuffle instead  
- but that is just me.  I do travel pretty heavily with it and so far  
everything has been fine.

Best piece of mind...Applecare, which of course is still not complete  
protection.

Just my 2¢, everyone has different levels of acceptable protection.

Hope that helps!

Samantha


On Jan 1, 2006, at 5:21 PM, holly sisson wrote:

> On Jan 1, 2006, at 12:52 PM, Linda wrote:
>
>> So, I'm looking hard for cases too... do you have a URL for the  
>> Otterbox?
>>
> —url is simply otterbox.com
>
> I would love to hear from someone who actually has this case. There  
> are some pictures on the web, if you do a search (and on  
> otterbox.com, but not for the video one as it hasn't been released  
> as of yet). What I would like to see is a picture of an iPod by  
> itself next to an iPod in the otterbox case, which I have been  
> unable to find. I'm still trying to decide which way to go but am  
> intrigued by the zcover cases that someone posted about in reply to  
> my original email message.
>
> Still don't know which one to go for!
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