Comments on: Review: Hard cases for the Tungsten T

The extra weight and expense of an external hard case only makes sense if the thing it protects remains valuable by the time you need to replace it. Most handhelds are obsolete within a year or two and not worth much anymore. Sure, they may last longer, but you might as well buy a new, low-end one when your current one breaks. Sony is doing the right thing by integrating a hard cover into the handheld--no extra junk to carry around.

The review is dead on point. The Innopocket/ RhinoSkin/Proporta case is great. I was really amazed how much better the build quality and finish was than the pictures even showed. Not a sharp edge in sight. Only real flaw is the inability to sync in the case.

Great review Steve - very thorough and your sense of humor definitely shines through :)

Two quick questions:

Is there any price difference between the three rebranded cases?

Any plans for a "flip-lid" case review for the T|T?

Cheers,

Dan

>you might have all forgotten about the best darn
>Palm model available.

You're kidding, right?

Very good review otherwise.

-Kevin Crossman

I miss the slide connector from the side of the V series, this was a piece of design mastery in its simpliest form. All great design elements look so obvious, almost too easy. this is what we had with the V series, you could connect the case from either side, you could put the stylus in on either side. I think they blew it when they got rid of this. It seems they built the TT without regard to how the heck they would put a case on it, and now we have a case that puts rub marks on our beautiful TT. give me the old design with the new innards!!!! Who's with me???

Training sales and real estate professionals on effective palm use!

The blurb in the Palm store for their T|T hard case says that it "maintains full Bluetooth™ range." Is the same true for this case?

The Innopocket case is a great one, without doubt. I owned mine since it was announced. But meanwhile it is very uncomfortable to hold the Palm (in case) in the left hand and writing with right hand for a long time, I don't have a sure 'grip'. And, but that's just my humble opinion, it's not that stylish and beautiful.
I changed mine now for a Vaja i-volution case and I'm totally satsified with it.

[quote] ...the thoughtful hinge design of the Palm-branded hard case that allows that case lid to lock in the 45 and 90 degree open positions. [/quote]

Uh? Either my TT hardcase’s hinge is busted or someone napped too much in geometry class. A 45 degree position would be something like a V, which would mean that you can’t even look at your screen and a 90 degree position would be something more like a letter L. The TT hardcase is more like 100 degrees in it first open position and 180 degrees in its second position.

Other than that, I think the review is on point. I, however, sent my Innopocket back to the store. I just couldn’t get used to it and I missed the slots for the SD cards. I miss my old M515 hardcase.

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Just for curious readers in Europe. "ednet." is selling exactly the same hardcase for the Tungsten T here. You can either buy it as a standalone (for approx. 35 Euros) or in a "PDA Starter Kit" edition (for 49 Euros) which includes a hotsync & charger cable, 12 screen protectors and 3 plastic stylus. A fantastic price if you ask me.

You might want to check out the following links
http://www.ednet-ag.com

Or for a direct link (the Palm m500 model is shown)
http://www.ednet-ag.com/produkte/produkte_en?rubrik=116

Cheers,
.:LYs:.

Has anyone succesfully modified their cradle in order to sync with this case?
I just got my case and want to modify it and now I'm looking for hints and tips.

Review Addendum

Well, the Proporta case finally arrived and the original review comments are accurate. The case is identical to the RhinoSkin and Innopocket cases with the exception of an embossed Proporta logo on the lid and "proporta.com" silk-screened on the rear face of the case. All in all, a pretty nice looking case.

I also ordered the Proporta portable charge/synch cable. Unlike other third-party charge/synch cables, the Proporta cable has a synch button - no need to trigger the synch using software on the Palm. The Palm-branded portable charge/synch cable also has this button, but is much shorter. The Proporta cable is 5 feet long as opposed to the Palm-branded cable, which is about 3 feet long. The Proporta cable is also less expensive (approximately $20 versus $39 for the palm cable), but does not come standard with the USB to auto adapter. That adapter is an option for the Proporta cable and costs approximately $10. The adapter is included with the Palm-branded cable

As requested:

Bluetooth support - cases do not appear to interfere

Pricing:

Innopocket case - $34.90 http://www.innopocket.com/EShop/Main/product.php?ID=58&name=Palm

RhinoSkin case - $34.95
http://www.saunders-usa.com/rhinoskin/prod.cfm?cat_id=5063&prod_id=5139

Proporta case - £24.95 (British pounds folks, not US dollars)
http://www.proporta.com/detail.asp?id=380&Curr=GBP

iConcepts case - Regular $29.99, but now on sale for $16.14
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/B000092ZL4/ref=pd_ecc_rvi_sc_1/103-7585933-5168663?v=glance

While this review did not evaluate the iConcepts case, it appears to be identical in design.

Proporta USB HotSync and Charger Cable - £12.72 (British pounds again)
http://www.proporta.com/detail.asp?id=216&Curr=

SG.