Comments on: Review: Vaja Clié N610C Case

Vaja Cases recently debuted a line of leather cases specifically designed for Sony handhelds, including the N and S series. This includes cases specifically designed for the various Sony models, like different versions for the N610C and N760C. First-time reviewer Rod Dunn has a look at the version for the N610C.

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Vaja

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/31/2002 3:38:32 PM #

How do you pronounce Vaja?

RE: Vaja

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/31/2002 3:54:24 PM #

Vacha.

Good question BTW ;-)

RE: Vaja

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/31/2002 6:36:17 PM #

I thought it was like "Vaha"

RE: Vaja

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/31/2002 7:59:05 PM #

Yes, it is pronounced "Vaha" with a strong "h". I am from Argentina, where these cases are made. ;-)

RE: Vaja

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/1/2002 3:55:28 AM #

Its french so its pronounced "VAHWAH!"

ALAS Sony has Discontinued the N610C

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/31/2002 3:49:15 PM #

Maybe you should start reviewing a case for the T615C so that by the time the review comes out and the case is readily available people will have time to buy it before the T615c is replaced buy yet another formfactor and the sony-cycle starts all over again.

RE: ALAS Sony has Discontinued the N610C

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/31/2002 3:56:03 PM #

L O L

But kinda sad though . . .

RE: ALAS Sony has Discontinued the N610C

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/31/2002 4:07:56 PM #

There are still a lot of 610's out there, and companies will continue to create accessories for them for a while longer. - nar

RE: ALAS Sony has Discontinued the N610C

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/31/2002 4:40:06 PM #

So what! Mine is pretty new, only a few weeks. I've been using Palm products for many years, starting with the 500k model. I was in CompUSA a couple of weeks ago to look for something, and noticed that the 610 was on sale for $250, knowing a good deal when I see one.... It's a nice replacement for my Vx. I know that this is not related to the Case review, but... However I did buy a E&B slipper that is very nice.

Belt Clip Protrusion

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/31/2002 4:35:47 PM #

Damn, I ordered a case without the Belt Clip, assuming that the Belt Clip would annoy me if I slipped it in my pocket.

Is it really that discrete?

Do the clip on the case and the bracket for your belt feel sturdy? I've had two cell phone brackets break on me, and one belt clip. Not pretty. Would you trust the clip with your $400 PDA?

RE: Belt Clip Protrusion

rldunn @ 1/31/2002 4:43:10 PM #

I'm the actual reviewer; they made a typo and put Kezza. The post for the belt clip sticks out about 4mm. I was actually very surprised at how little I noticed it in my pocket, but YMMV. You can see in the 2nd pic down that it doesn't stick out a whole lot farther than the case snap.

As for it's sturdiness, I would say that it's very sturdy. I can't imagine what you would have to do to break this one. The actual clip is still plastic, but it feels very thick and compact. I would feel very confident with it holding my $400 PDA.

Rod

Ed @ 1/31/2002 7:01:44 PM #

> I'm the actual reviewer

Rod, I am so sorry. I have changed the article to credit it to you. It was a crazy day.

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News Editor

RE: Belt Clip Protrusion

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/31/2002 9:07:07 PM #

>> Would you trust the clip with your $400 PDA?

I would, but not with a case from Vaja... at least not any more. I bought a Vaja case with a belt clip for my Visor Prism. Then one day (after about 8 months of daily use) I pulled it out of the clip and the little metal stub came with it. Fortunately my handheld wasn't damaged, but it could have been ugly.

I had a belt clip case from E&B cases that I used on my Visor Deluxe for well over a year with no problems and I'm now using another belt clip case from E&B cases for my Prism. I don't like the case quite as well as the Vaja case, but if it's not going to fall off my hip, I'll get over it.

RE: Belt Clip Protrusion

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/1/2002 8:40:05 AM #

Some of the early (and mid) Vaja's had this problem. I bought one for my Prism and had the clip come out 3 months later. I requested a replacement (which I received the day after I sent my email, dang good turnaround!) and THAT clip broke within 3 months as well. The problem with it was that the clip actually separated from the case, as they were using a dinky plastic attachment to keep the metal clip secure (dunno how that's supposed to make sense).

Instead of getting ANOTHER replacement (and having that clip break in 3 mos) I simply superglued a mobile phone belt clip to the inside of the case and it worked fine.

NOW I'm using a Vaja Prism/Cell case (the one for the VisorPhone), and this thing feels solid as a rock. Honestly, with the old cases you could feel the clip "wobble" within a week or so of daily use. I've now had THIS case since October, and it's still as stiff as it was when it arrived. I'm not sure if this is a factor if JUST the Prism/Cell case (perhaps the design lends itself better to a more secure clip) or if they've improved their entire line.

Vaja case mods

I.M. Anonymous @ 1/31/2002 4:42:48 PM #

I found it more or less impossible to use the back button and jog dial on my N760 with a Vaja case, and Vaja support was not very responsive on this issue. I ended up going to a local shoe store, and got the owner to cut out the side opening wider. Now it works fine, but Vaja really ought to have taken care of this before the case ever got to me.

RE: Vaja case mods

rldunn @ 1/31/2002 4:48:41 PM #

I would agree with this. I'm not even using the case anymore due to this very issue, because I use the jogdial/back button so much. I've heard of many people with these cases that have taken a leather punch to it to widen the holes. I think for the amount of money these cases cost, you shouldn't have to do that kind of modification. However, if you did, you would have almost the perfect case.

RE: Vaja case mods

I.M. Anonymous @ 2/1/2002 4:32:55 PM #

Did the same thing to my eb slipper case for my 710c.

VAJA's New Belt Clip Option

beaubennett @ 5/12/2002 8:20:31 PM #

Just FYI, VAJA began offering our new Ultra Clip as an option.

http://web.vajacases.com/Ultra/Ultra.html

The Ultra Clip has eliminated their previous issues with belt clips, or the old sewn-in tab. The Ultra Clip is designed for high security, high value devices.

The Clip Company
Device Portability Experts
Visit us on the web at:
www.theclip.com