Compaq iPAQ Executive Leather Style Pack

Rating:
Summary: Too Troublesome
Review: It is loose for the iPaq unit by itself. You cannot put the unit with expansion pack in it. Also You must take the iPaq in and out to charge and sync with cradle. Unless you have the sync cable which does not come with the iPaq, it is so troublesome to use it. It does not offer any more protection, e.g. drop or rain, on the iPaq unit than the pouch the iPaq comes with. So, why (...) [purchase] it, I did and I still don't know.

Rating:
Summary: Buy it until something better comes along
Review: It's good, but not great, but then it's fairly cheap for a good quality leather case. It will NOT work with the CF or PC Card expansion pack installed, no way. I found a few things I didn't like about it. The cut away sleeve that the iPaq slides into hold it very securely, but it makes the power button very hard to reach, and the cursor pad hard to use. I finally gave up and cut out the pocket, leaving a folded leather outer cover that I velcro attached the slim "style pak" into. It hold very securely and leaves all buttons more accessible. I used a small piece of velcro tape to allow the top strap to still secure the unit from slipping out.

One possibly major problem: I use screen protectors (Fellowes 98026 Writeright for Pocket PC, available right here, buy some now-you need them) to keep the screen from scratching. Every time I put my iPaq in my pocket for a long period of time, the coarse inner lining of this case scuffs the protector so badly I have to replace it. It may or may not do the same thing to an unprotected screen, I don't know and I'm not going to find out. If this was lined with a soft flannel it would be much better.

Rating:
Summary: Only for covering a naked iPAQ
Review: This case for the iPAQ 36xx Pocket PC will be suitable only for those that carry their iPAQ completely naked -- no CF expansion pack, no PC Card exapansion pack.

There have been reports of some iPAQ owners managing to stretch the leather enough to use it with the CF expansion pack, but others have reported that the increased pressure on the iPAQ itself has resulted in problems with the screen. If you do decide to use this with a CF pack, be sure you use something other than your iPAQ to stretch it. Of course, once you've done this, you can't use it to hold a pack-less device.

Overall quality of the case is pretty good. This gets a lower rating because it doesn't work with most iPAQ accessories - cradle, expansion packs, etc.