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Summary: nicely made. but not a total fit for v36
Review: To be fair, the packaging says "compatibility: Pocket PC V35 and V37".. But since Amazon listed this case as an accessory for the V36 model, it should have been perfect for my PDA. To my dissapointment, it is NOT.Viewsonic V36 came with a leather case. But if you're like me, a commuter that often has to grab subway car handles and sometimes can't have a steady hold while reading books and appointments off the pda, you may find this flip-open case a lot easier to access, so you don't have to draw the pda out of a case each time you need it. You can google "PPC-CASE-001" for a product picture (as of today, amazon shows "no image available". This leather case is very nicely stitched. It has a compartment where you slip in the pocket pc, with carve-outs for the screen, the button pad, the microphone, and the speaker. It has an outer flap where you supposedly store a couple of business cards, credit cards (doubt who would ever do that) as well as two SDIO cards. It also has an inner flap to cushion the screen against the cards you may have on the outer flap. You can store an extra stylus in a slot. Here's my major gripe: The case didn't have the measurement done right for the frame. It's not aligned with my V36. If I slip the pda all the way down, which is what you would normally do with a case like this, I no longer have access to the four hardware buttons, nor can I tap the software tool bar on the bottom of the screen. Because they're all blocked by the misaligned frame. So I have to keep the pda poking out a bit, like 1/8 - 1/4 of an inch, and as a result I'm now having a harder time punching the power button, because it's now partially behind the strap. Well, all this doesn't really hinder the daily use, but it still bothers me... View Sonic made the case, not a third party.. By the way, with this leather case I'm no longer able to carry the pda in some of my tighter pockets, as I could with the original case.. But that's expected with the two extra layers of leather protection.
Rating:
Summary: nicely made. but not a total fit for v36
Review: To be fair, the packaging says "compatibility: Pocket PC V35 and V37".. But since Amazon listed this case as an accessory for the V36 model, it should have been perfect for my PDA. To my dissapointment, it is NOT. Viewsonic V36 came with a leather case. But if you're like me, a commuter that often has to grab subway car handles and sometimes can't have a steady hold while reading books and appointments off the pda, you may find this flip-open case a lot easier to access, so you don't have to draw the pda out of a case each time you need it. You can google "PPC-CASE-001" for a product picture (as of today, amazon shows "no image available". This leather case is very nicely stitched. It has a compartment where you slip in the pocket pc, with carve-outs for the screen, the button pad, the microphone, and the speaker. It has an outer flap where you supposedly store a couple of business cards, credit cards (doubt who would ever do that) as well as two SDIO cards. It also has an inner flap to cushion the screen against the cards you may have on the outer flap. You can store an extra stylus in a slot. Here's my major gripe: The case didn't have the measurement done right for the frame. It's not aligned with my V36. If I slip the pda all the way down, which is what you would normally do with a case like this, I no longer have access to the four hardware buttons, nor can I tap the software tool bar on the bottom of the screen. Because they're all blocked by the misaligned frame. So I have to keep the pda poking out a bit, like 1/8 - 1/4 of an inch, and as a result I'm now having a harder time punching the power button, because it's now partially behind the strap. Well, all this doesn't really hinder the daily use, but it still bothers me... View Sonic made the case, not a third party.. By the way, with this leather case I'm no longer able to carry the pda in some of my tighter pockets, as I could with the original case.. But that's expected with the two extra layers of leather protection.
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