Computer-Case Reviews

I bought this case from Best Buy. The case is ok, and seems to protect the PDA decently well (I have a Toshiba e310). I would have liked to see a further reenforced screen cover though. Some may like the belt clip included in it, but I do not. The fastener for the clip protrudes when it is in your pocket, and can get very annoying. Perhaps my biggest complaint of it is the storage pockets for credit cards and SD cards are useless. They are too tight to put anything in. I'll probably look for a new case when I get my SD wifi card.

I am using mine with a Toshiba e805, which is a big PDA. It's not a perfect fit, but the case is nice and sure does the trick. But the slots available for the cards are a waist. (my PDA had nothing to do with the cards not fitting) If I could squeeze a card in there, I'd be afraid of damaging it. It protests my PDA and it's not too bulky. It's a nice looking case and seems pretty well made and I like it.

It is worth the price. I have no regret for buying it at all.
It fits my e355 the way I wanted it.

It is too big for my Mavica

While it is recommended by Sony for the DCR-PC100 (and other cameras), this carrying case is too big

I have a Sharp VL-NZ105U. (Great cam by the way! Check it out!) This bag is PERFECT! Everything I need fits in, just the right way. No cramming, no cams sliding and banging around the corners. It's nice and very protective. Very comfy to carry around and most important of all: Quite stylish.

So style and efficiency. If you have a similar-sized cam go for this.

Is there a better option for you than the Speck Products iPod Skin? Perhaps. Consider where/how you'll be using your iPod, and what features you'll need, and go from there.

This product offers basic protection for your expensive gem, however. If you'll be dropping it in a pocket, tossing it in and out of purse, or laying it in a cupholder or on a desk, you'll probably want an extra barrier to prevent scuffing and small scratches. This product will do that. The folding flap on the bottom will allow you to dock your iPod while in the skin, and all buttons are accessible.

Getting your iPod into the skin may be a little tricky, as it fits quite snugly. If you've ever worn a wetsuit, you're familiar with the wriggling necessary to get the skin on your iPod.

An unexpected benefit--because of the tactile rubber, I had more difficulty getting my iPod out of my pants pocket, as the rubber would tend to grip the pocket. I appreciate this, as there's much less chance that the unit will zoom out if I lean back in a movie seat, for instance.

I bought this skin for the sole purpose of preventing major scratches on the outside of my ipod, as it develops them quickly and they are not attractive. I also wanted an extra buffer between the ipod when it is in, say, a bookbag or purse. This skin is perfect for those purposes, as I took it on a two week trip where it spent most of the time in the bottom of my daybag or on my lap sitting in planes, buses, and trains. No major damage inflicted (yay!). I had no huge complaints, and have even decided to try to take it in the car, where it sits comfortably on the passenger seat WITHOUT SLIDING OFF when I have to make a sharp turn or sudden stop. The gripping ability is a perk for klutzes anywhere, as it is harder to drop. My only real complaints were that the buttons were harder to push with the skin on, and that when on, the ipod will not fit in my front jeans pocket, although that might be just from lack of trying. Overall, it is a good product, and I would recommend it for basic ipod protection.

This ipod case is nice... having said that I have a few editorial comments.
Negatives
1. The Case doesn't protect the ipod screen, something I am constantly scared about when the ipod and its case are in my pocket.
2. The case adds bulk to ipod
3.The buttons are harder to push, not too bad though.
Positive
1.OVERALL protection is given to my ipod (dropping the ipod has been absorbed by the mushyness of the case.
2.I can just set this on a surface in my car and IT WONT SLIP!!!

This Ipod skin is very useful for covering my ipod and protecting the body of it. Unfortunately I am still scared about the screen of my precious $318.57 (yes I still remember exactly how muhc it cost) GEM. I love this music cube, and this case gives my gem some protection!

The camera fits well , but this is not a lether case at all. Not happy after all.

The case that gets sent is not the case shown on web site. The case sent is for the elph size camera. If you can put 10 lbs of crement in a 5 lb bag, than you it will work for you, but I can't do it. This was a waste of time and money.

The product itself fits my needs. PROS- The bag is well made, stitching is consistent and even, the sides are straight and the flap opening has a velco closure to carry extra items and still close. It has a separate compartment for 2 batteries, or a battery and memory card. The opening flap also has a hole to thread the camera's lanyard through so you can strap it around your wrist/hand. It has a loop on the back to place on your belt. The only other thing is the small metalic name plate on the front of the bag.
CONS- nothing really about the bag itself, but I do have one complaint about the actual description which is misleading! The bag is NOT LEATHER! The piping around the bag might be, but the bag itself is NOT LEATHER, it is made out of some blue synthetic vinyl material.
OVERALL-I would buy this product again, even if it ISN'T LEATHER as stated. It's well made/designed. it will protect the camera from small bumps and scrapes, and has extra space for batteries or a memory card.

TIP- Use the hole to thread the camera's lanyard through, when you take pictures, take the camera out, then close the bag up, loop the lanyard's other end around your THUMB,not your wrist. The lanyard will be longer and the bag will hang farther away from you, and the camera is still safely secured to you, just in case you drop it.

Price to high, can buy this same product for 9.99

I'm surprised the reviews for the cases have been so bad. Fortunately, my experience with them have been much better. I've never had a single one crack, and they seem to withstand well in high summer heat, when I leave them in the car.

These cases are just as flimsy and light as a standard CD jewel case. The reason I'd get them is because the color adds a little life to my music collection (no, really!). However, I got these as a free bonus with the purchase of an Imation 50-pack spindle, so I wouldn't pay more than a few bucks to get these. They're nice to have, but not something that should cost you more than what you would pay for a single CD album.

There are 25 to a pack in a variety of colours. They are about half as thin as regular cases. I have not had a problem with them breaking or cracking. I love 'em =)

I got this case for a HTPC setup because it looked great, and because I thought I could deal with surely minor cooling issues. I've owned SFF pc's in the past, and thought that anything that could fit an mATX board would probably be better than most. Unfortunately, with an AMD Athlon 2200 running stock, the idle temps alone varied between 61 and 68C! The same board and CPU holds at 39C in a mid-tower case. Under load, it was just too unstable to use. The power supply issues that others mentioned are the main culprit... there is less than 70mm of clearence, forcing the use of a low-profile heatsink and fan. If Antec had just made the case 10mm higher, it would've opened up a world of cooling opportunities.

Quite a dissappointment. I had thought that Antec was a good brand to get, but I don't see how they could release a product with such problems.

There is no room for a desent CPU cooler because the PSU is overtop of the CPU. Fast systems will become unstable and very hot. I expected better from antec.

I really like this case. The only real downside is that it is limited as far as cooling is concerned. In SO MANY other ways it is almost limitless, especially when compared to other cube cases. This is the ONLY CASE of this type that you can completely customize yourself! That has to count for something! Anyhow, customizability comes at a cost. The way standard mATX motherboards are designed causes the cooling problem. The CPU sits partially under the PSU (an unheard of full 300w one). This could be fixed with a custom motherboard for the case, but then the whole customizability bonus is out the window and you have a pre-built shuttle box.

You can fit pretty freakin' large heatsink in this baby. I am using a Thermalright AX7 which measures 80mm tall including the 25mm tall fan... its on the large side. The fan just touches the PSU on the side. I am able to remove it and reinstall without taking the motherboard out of the case btw. Many other quality heatsinks can fit in here and still have a good 10mm clearance with a full 25mm tall fan.

The case could cool a little better with some type of an intake fan, but when it was made, they made a choice to make it a quiet pc case, not a case made for overclocking. Even with great flow, how great can the cooling be in one of these cases be anyway? Geez... Oh well, anyhow, it is very very quiet. I really love the 120mm fan in the PS. The slot fan that's included probably isn't doing much, but it can't hurt.

It really is almost unbelievable that this thing can have three hard drives! I even had three in it at first because I had two that needed data taken off of the two extra, and it worked quite nicely. I don't know why anyone would permanently need more than one but... who knows. The front faceplate covering the optical drive is quite nice. I was glad to not have to buy another drive and instead use my current beige one.

What else haven't I mentioned? Well I didn't know that it had two front blue LEDs until I plugged it in. They're pretty neat, and if you don't like them, you can choose not to plug in the molex cable that is giving them power. Also, not many mATX boards will have the correct headers to power the card reader, both USB connectors (three USB headers needed in total) and firewire. That's something to think about when selecting your board.

Taking the case apart is also really easy. I've taken this thing apart so many times its not funny. All you need to do is remove one thumb screw that keeps the top in, slide the top back and up to come off, then press a tab on the side and push the side panel forward to come off (repeat on other side). The cage holding the optical drive and hard drive flips up and lifts out easily. You can even take it out and set it on top of the back of the case without removing any of the IDE or molex connectors (I just did this earlier today when I removed and replaced my heatsink).

Overall I really love this case. I would give it a 4.5 if I could. The ony bad part really is the cooling, but I would rather have a quiet pc running at these temps than a louder one. Oh, and the side panels seem to get scuffed easily, but they all seem to wipe off, no real harm done.

Also, let me say that most AMD processors aren't in trouble until they reach 80C, 60C really isn't anything to worry about. Stock computers with cheap coolers aren't cooling any better...

This is a very small laptop bag. I have a Gateway and the bag was three inches to small. It would be a great bag if they had made it larger. It offers a handle and a backpack option thus giving your laptop "handles" without room for much else.

If you have a more compact laptop (mine is an IBM ThinkPad 380XD) and you like backpacks, you'll LOVE this product! The price is great and you'll have ample room for the laptop, cables, disks and more. I was concerned when I read that some buyers found this backpack too small. For a smaller laptop, this is the best for the money! Order it now!

This bag is very sturdy and compact. It holds more than it appears, and is great for travelling. It serves its purpose well. I highly recommend purchasing this lap top bag if you like back packs.

Does NOT work with most window xp systems! It works with my MAC at work, but didn't with my PCs. How dare they advertise that it works with windows! I had to go through the hassle of thinking it was damaged so I sent it to Lacie, then they sent me a new one and then it still didn't work so I had to send it back to Amazon and I lost out on tons in shipping costs and I didn't even get refunded the full amount! What a hassle. How about sending me something that works with my system next time?

I own several of these drives, but I would never buy another product from LaCie again. I ordered directly from the company. When I didn't receive notice that the drive had shipped, I emailed the company. The reply I received from the company was shocking. It was an email making fun of my name, and how funny it is when you glance at it. It was then followed by another email stating they weren't laughing at my name, but merely commenting on it. This is unprofessional and immature. LaCie has lost me as a customer forever. I ended up purchasing the Maxtor 5000 dv. The Maxtor drive works better, and is a better value. From now on I am sticking with Maxtor, they don't insult their customers.

First off, I want to say that I have WinXP, and this drive WORKS FINE on it. Lacie is not a bad company either.
So here I go: I've had this drive for a couple months, with almost no problems whatsoever. It has saved me when my computer crashed, and yes it has an on/off switch, which is very nice. It is also very small and affordable. Aside from one time when the power wouldn't come on(it came back on after cooling down), this drive has been a lifesaver and a wonderful companion to my PC. Thanks LaCie!

I have owned several Canon cameras and have always been perfectly satisfied with both camera and case. Opening and closing the EH13-L case, however, was so unmanageable that I finally threw it in the trash and bought a universal case from a local discount store. Much, much better. I can't understand why Canon would provide a poorly designed case for such a well designed camera as the EOS Rebel 2000.

Sleek and simple for nice occasions, but a bit awkward to un-snap and re-snap quickly. I don't regret now buying the case since I don't have cumbersome accessories. However, once I get a bigger lens, I will have to buy those huge lunch--box-like thingamajigs.

I bought this case for the Canon Rebel 2000 camera, and although I couldn't tell from the product description or other reviews, I ordered it hoping it would fit over the "Kit" lens -- the 28mm-80mm zoom. Which it does. It's a well-made soft "leather-like" two-piece case with a bottom part that attaches to the camera's tripod socket and a detachable top piece that snaps into the bottom. In several days of use I've found it to protect the camera (and lens) from ordinary jostling, dust, direct sunlight, and so on. To cover the camera, the top piece wraps underneath the camera body and over the lens and camera top. A small tongue velcroes in on one side and a snap at the back secures it all in place. Opening it up to take a pic is a two-handed affair measured in seconds -- it's no speed holster. And you'll have to deal with the top portion dangling from the base, as noted by one review, but for me that hasn't been a problem. I'd have given it five stars if it was priced...less.

This is my first hard case. Previously, I had been using E&B leather cases for my Palms.
The pros of this case:
* Relatively easy to open - the palm hard case is comparatively tough to open quickly.
* Tough - can take a knock and doesn't appear worse for wear
* Hard to scuff the metal - the Palm hard case marks up easily
* Easy to slide out Palm from case to sync. Some people have said their palms have fallen out when they open the case - considering this would only occur if you are not careful I dont really have an answer. The fact is that if you want to sync each day as I do, you need to take it out of the case, which means the sliding is what the case spine is meant to allow.
* Doesn't cause the palm buttons to be pressed - as has been claimed with the Palm hard case.
* looks smart on a desk

The negatives of this case:
* The hinge metal work could be more stylish
* You have to take the palm out to sync
* Left on a desk, the case can attract attention and dissapear.

Conclusion: I like this case and I think it does a good job. It has protected my Palm for the last 6 months without incident. Its surface has also held up well and hardly has a scratch on it that shows. If you need a hard case because you are a little brutal with your electronic gadgets, then this is the case for you.

I am deployed to Iraq (LSA Anaconda) and I really enjoy the aluminum hard case...I slip my pda into the pocket of my military uniform and sometimes I would worry about knocking it around. Not anymore...the case is strong...light weight...easy on the eyes...and I thought the price was great off of Amazon.com...I keep a lot of good information on my pda and feel confident that I wont loose it now...If you hot sync frequently I would recommend taking the pda out of the case first and then place it in the cradle...easy enough...I am very pleased with the case and would recommend one to my friends.

thanks for listening
Joe in Desert

Okay, I've got a Palm Vx and I have this habit recently of using it before bed, reading the news or playing games, or whatever. And the thing is, I ALWAYS FALL ASLEEP while I'm using it, so EVERY NIGHT I DROP my poor Palm onto my hardwood floor. And EVERY MORNING I wake up and it's A-OKAY -- no cracks, nothing! It really would be broken by now without the Rhinoskin. So it does the job!! The only glitch with this case is that once your Palm is in there, it's a pain to get out. And for synching in your cradle (w/my Vx), you kind of have to rest it carefully on there with the case butterflyed-out to make it fit. It's no big deal; just a little awkward. Overall, it's a great case.