Best Case=No Case

[samcory]

After trying lots of different cases starting with my first iPaq and finishing with a metal case for the XDA II, I have come to the conclusion that all the case does is MAKE IT BIGGER and stop you from comfortably using some functions, and of course the FLAP ALWAYS GETS IN THE WAY.

Now if you buy Insure Gold £4.99 per month from o2
and the best screen cover from Expansys
PPC Tech i-mate Pocket PC writeSHIELD £16.95
(and I mean the best screen cover it seems to last for ever with very little loss of screen "feel")

You now have the best and smallest XDA ll available. You cannot damage the screen (so you can use anything to write on the screen) and if you drop it, its insured!

Try it - it works
You can put it in shirt pocket without looking like an absolute geek!

[hshortt]

Actually I fully agree! I use my XDA II naked with some egrips on the side (www.egrips.com) but for carrying it around I use a slip case from Tuff-As-Nutts (http://www.tuff-as-nuts.com/browser-redirect.html) you can get them without a close over flap, this give the best option in my opinion. Using the device naked is the way it's been designed to be used!

Cheers
Howard

[redejong]

I can only partly agree; as you know, pressure on the screen could cause considerable damage. (Especially pointed pressure)
Be careful guys!

[samcory]

So what - Its insured!

[munkee]

Yes, but with all the horror stories I've heard about O2's service (or lack of) I think its worth avoiding any dealings with them. If you can avoid the hassle of having to claim from the insurance then thats a good thing by me!

Personally, I use a Krusell case for my XDA2 and it is top quality protection for the device and looks very smart too :wink:

[samcory]

I agree to a certain extent - I left Orange to get the XDA ll, I thought Orange was the "pits" but I have to say that o2 made Orange look like saints!
However when my XDA ll stopped making any sounds (even after a full hard reset) the insurance changed my XDA ll by next day post!!!!! You cannot ask for more.

Sam

[ednap]

If you plan to keep your unit naked then I suggest buying and fitting some E-Grips as they make it much more comfortable to hold and takes away the slippery feel so less chance to drop your unit.

http://www.egrips.com/catalog/product_info.php?products_id=290

I'm currently using a MartinFields slip case. Doesn't add that much bulk and has no flap so very easy to use the unit.

http://www.doml.com/product.asp?id=1349

Ed

[BRosenow]

I also agree that using the phone naked is best - I cannot stand having the cover of one of the leather cases hanging down if/when I have to use the phone without the headset. It is also a pain when I use it as a PDA - it just gets in the way!

To solve this problem I bought a hard belt clip from Seidio. It is actually made for the XDA, but the devices are so close in size (the II appears to be just 1mm or so thicker) that it works. The beauty is that the device is stored backwards . . . so the screen is protected against the hard case. You can remove it with 1 hand - and I have not dropped it yet!

See it here - http://www.seidioonline.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=SHLO2XDA

[Jim Ill]

o2 have just cancelled my insurance after 4 claims in 5 months, so be warned

[cruisin-thru]

Jim, you are no deemed a "liability", cant really blame them though, if everybody put in that many claims they would be operating at a loss, not really what they had in mind as a business idea, profit is what all business is for after all.