Fellowes Handspring Visor Bumper

Rating:
Summary: Horrible Case, Unholy Price
Review: First off, this is not the first review of this product-I wrote one months ago that never showed up-so here goes again!

What this little gizmo IS: It is a great way to keep you Visor safe from the slings & arrows of outrageous fortunes. By that, I mean, bumps, jars, & hits in your briefcase, purse or pocket. It probably would also do very well in keeping it safe if you dropped it from 6' or so. The Bumper is a neoprene cover, reinforced at the bottom for safety & stability. It is easy to take on & off your Visor with a minimum of effort-NOT like the Bumper for the Palm, which is a pain to get on & off & risks cracking your screen every time!! This does not, but do be careful, nevertheless!! The cover is translucent, so you can see what is going on whenever your alarm rings. A nice touch that the Palm unit does not have! It has a handy little groove on one side to hold a stylus. My only nag is that the stylus gets caught in it sometimes & is a little hard to remove-a minor quibble. Having never dropped my Visor while in the Bumper, I can't vouch for its absolute ability to save it-but it sure is better than no Bumper at all!!!!

What this device IS NOT: It is NOT water-proof or even water-resistant in any significant way, except for the occasional splash of coffee or the odd raindrop. If you want water-PROOF, this is NOT it. Look at one of the plastic Zero-type cases from Levenger if you want something absolutely waterproof. The Bumper is dust-resistant, but with a cover & an opening for your beaming port, water & dust-resistance is mostly marginal.

Bottom line: I like it & use it all the time! My Visor would not leave home without it!! Buy & try-if you do not expect water-proofness, then this will work nicely for you.

Rating:
Summary: What this is, and isn't! A word on Visor safety
Review: First off, this is not the first review of this product-I wrote one months ago that never showed up-so here goes again!

What this little gizmo IS: It is a great way to keep you Visor safe from the slings & arrows of outrageous fortunes. By that, I mean, bumps, jars, & hits in your briefcase, purse or pocket. It probably would also do very well in keeping it safe if you dropped it from 6' or so. The Bumper is a neoprene cover, reinforced at the bottom for safety & stability. It is easy to take on & off your Visor with a minimum of effort-NOT like the Bumper for the Palm, which is a pain to get on & off & risks cracking your screen every time!! This does not, but do be careful, nevertheless!! The cover is translucent, so you can see what is going on whenever your alarm rings. A nice touch that the Palm unit does not have! It has a handy little groove on one side to hold a stylus. My only nag is that the stylus gets caught in it sometimes & is a little hard to remove-a minor quibble. Having never dropped my Visor while in the Bumper, I can't vouch for its absolute ability to save it-but it sure is better than no Bumper at all!!!!

What this device IS NOT: It is NOT water-proof or even water-resistant in any significant way, except for the occasional splash of coffee or the odd raindrop. If you want water-PROOF, this is NOT it. Look at one of the plastic Zero-type cases from Levenger if you want something absolutely waterproof. The Bumper is dust-resistant, but with a cover & an opening for your beaming port, water & dust-resistance is mostly marginal.

Bottom line: I like it & use it all the time! My Visor would not leave home without it!! Buy & try-if you do not expect water-proofness, then this will work nicely for you.

Rating:
Summary: Horrible Case, Unholy Price
Review: This has to be the worst visor case that I've ever used.

Why?

1. The plastic cover is translucent, so you can't see a darn thing when an alarm goes off without opening it first. The fools should have left off the frosting and given us a clear plastic cover.

2. It's made of tire rubber, and has lots of traction. Getting this thing in and out of your pocket is a major, major, king-kong sized biiiiyaatch.

3. There's no hole for the springboard slot, just an inadequately sized cut-out circle that can be used as a cutting guide for case mod'ers.

4. There's no hole for the HotSync cradle, just a way-undersized cut-out circle that can be used as a cutting guide for case mod'ers. They didn't know that most visors have cradles instead of cables.

5. You have to open the thing to get to the buttons. It would be nice if the plastic door only protected the screen, but left the buttons exposed for when you want to look at your contacts.

6. [$$] for this piece of junk is way too high. [$$] for a decent case is just taking advantage of the deep-pocketed exec crowd desperate for something to replace the... cover that Handspring provided with the Visor.

I will never buy from Fellowes again.