Official Sony Case for Tablet S

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This morning I took delivery of Sony's genuine leather case for the Tablet S and I wanted to share my impressions of it. I have previously brought 2 cases for my tablet from Ebay.

The first I did not like as it had a wraparound clip which kept getting in the way each time I opened the case (stopping you from laying the tablet flat). The second was ok. Fake leather but the tablet fitted into it in such a way that it framed the screen which made swiping difficult (try opening dolphin browser favourites if you cannot get to the far side of the screen!)

The Official Sony case retails in the UK for £70. There was no way I wold pay that for a case but I found an exporter in Japan selling it for £20.

It arrived this morning in a Sony box and is the genuine article. But what a disappointment!

Firstly, it is (IMO) fiddly to fit the tablet into the case, requiring (supplied) velcro and adhesive pads. This will make removing the tablet from the case so it can go in and out of a cradle dock difficult.

Secondly, the front flap of the case is designed to fit snugly but takes away the opportunity to have an inbuilt magnetic catch that will keep the case shut. If you pick up the tablet the wrong way, the flap of the case just falls open.

Thirdly (and this really annoys me) you cannot plug the tablet charger into the tablet and then close the case. You have to leave the case open.

The case looks nice enough, particularly when it is closed the flap fitted snugly and with the Sony logo embossed on the front. But it is a bad design. If I had paid £70 for this I would be very unhappy indeed.

Others might think differently and we are all entitled to an opinion. I thought I would share mine in case anyone is thinking of ordering one at the vastly inflated Sony price.

Saved me some money

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Originally Posted by tonylee2000

This morning I took delivery of Sony's genuine leather case for the Tablet S and I wanted to share my impressions of it. I have previously brought 2 cases for my tablet from Ebay.

The first I did not like as it had a wraparound clip which kept getting in the way each time I opened the case (stopping you from laying the tablet flat). The second was ok. Fake leather but the tablet fitted into it in such a way that it framed the screen which made swiping difficult (try opening dolphin browser favourites if you cannot get to the far side of the screen!)

The Official Sony case retails in the UK for £70. There was no way I wold pay that for a case but I found an exporter in Japan selling it for £20.

It arrived this morning in a Sony box and is the genuine article. But what a disappointment!


Thnx mate you saved me about 80 euro's. I was thinking about gettting the gernuine sony case... guess better to wait a little longer..and see waht others make... I Hope someone developes a case with possibiliy to keep using the sony cradle.

Jip
Firstly, it is (IMO) fiddly to fit the tablet into the case, requiring (supplied) velcro and adhesive pads. This will make removing the tablet from the case so it can go in and out of a cradle dock difficult.

Secondly, the front flap of the case is designed to fit snugly but takes away the opportunity to have an inbuilt magnetic catch that will keep the case shut. If you pick up the tablet the wrong way, the flap of the case just falls open.

Thirdly (and this really annoys me) you cannot plug the tablet charger into the tablet and then close the case. You have to leave the case open.

The case looks nice enough, particularly when it is closed the flap fitted snugly and with the Sony logo embossed on the front. But it is a bad design. If I had paid £70 for this I would be very unhappy indeed.

Others might think differently and we are all entitled to an opinion. I thought I would share mine in case anyone is thinking of ordering one at the vastly inflated Sony price.

Thnx Mate,

You helped me save about 80 euro,s scince I had planned to by the genuine Sony Case. Guess we need to wait for something better.
I hope someone will be able to make a nice case with the possibillity to keep using the sony Cradle

Originally Posted by Jipster65

Thnx Mate,

You helped me save about 80 euro,s scince I had planned to by the genuine Sony Case. Guess we need to wait for something better.
I hope someone will be able to make a nice case with the possibillity to keep using the sony Cradle

Sony do make some beautiful equipment, i have a house full of their stuff, but, when it comes to 'extras' they charge the earth, which I feel is totaly unfair of them.

No car charger for the Sony S tablet, the mains charger is £29+, I also have a Sony TV, that has internet facility, but, the Sony dongle for it is £70, whereas, the 'normal' dongle price is nearer £12, and no, you can't use a standard one, it dosen't work, Sony have made that impossibel, by, having written some software in their dongle, that has to be read before it works on the Sony equipment it's connected to, i.e. my Sony TV!!

And, various other (Sony) bits, that only work with the dedicated Sony 'extra', ......... Sony is pretty expensive stuff anyway, and, I like their gear very much, but, it puts you off a bit, knowing you'll be ripped of when you want that accessory!

My opinion of course ....................

Originally Posted by tonylee2000

This morning I took delivery of Sony's genuine leather case for the Tablet S and I wanted to share my impressions of it. I have previously brought 2 cases for my tablet from Ebay.

The first I did not like as it had a wraparound clip which kept getting in the way each time I opened the case (stopping you from laying the tablet flat). The second was ok. Fake leather but the tablet fitted into it in such a way that it framed the screen which made swiping difficult (try opening dolphin browser favourites if you cannot get to the far side of the screen!)

The Official Sony case retails in the UK for £70. There was no way I wold pay that for a case but I found an exporter in Japan selling it for £20.

It arrived this morning in a Sony box and is the genuine article. But what a disappointment!

Firstly, it is (IMO) fiddly to fit the tablet into the case, requiring (supplied) velcro and adhesive pads. This will make removing the tablet from the case so it can go in and out of a cradle dock difficult.

Secondly, the front flap of the case is designed to fit snugly but takes away the opportunity to have an inbuilt magnetic catch that will keep the case shut. If you pick up the tablet the wrong way, the flap of the case just falls open.

Thirdly (and this really annoys me) you cannot plug the tablet charger into the tablet and then close the case. You have to leave the case open.

The case looks nice enough, particularly when it is closed the flap fitted snugly and with the Sony logo embossed on the front. But it is a bad design. If I had paid £70 for this I would be very unhappy indeed.

Others might think differently and we are all entitled to an opinion. I thought I would share mine in case anyone is thinking of ordering one at the vastly inflated Sony price.

Thanks for saving me the money. I picked up the following instead http://www.amazon.com/STM-Bags-Skinn.../dp/B006FWHFBE at the advice of another post.

Spunky168
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