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homer
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Registered: Jan 2000
Location: Twin Cities, MN
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Well, I need a case.

The main priority is protection, with small size being secondary.

Any recommendations for the thinnest case that still offers some protection from drops?

I'm leaning towards a RhinoSkin, or, a Bumper...if they ever make one for the Visor.

06-08-2000 05:15 AM

Winchell
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Registered: Oct 1999
Location: Baltimore MD, USA
Posts: 717

The Rhodiana offers protection, and only increases the size by about 1/8"
http://www.rhodiana.com

I love mine!

06-08-2000 02:27 PM

homer
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How much protection do you think it provides? Enough to pad it from the occasional fall? How easy is it to remove th visor to hotsync?

It doesn't look too bad...thanks for the info!

Oh...one more question...do I have to get it with the belt clip? (I hate belt clips!)

[This message has been edited by homer (edited 06-08-2000).]

06-08-2000 10:00 PM

JHromadka
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The Rhodiana Visor case has some padding, so I think it could handle an occasional fall (it has for me ). You can get it w/o the clip, but that's the best part about it!

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06-08-2000 10:06 PM

dequardo
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Devian model DVP-7. Fits like a glove and offers good protection. I love mine.

mike

06-09-2000 02:59 AM

homer
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Dequardo:

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately, that's not my taste...I'm not really a leather bi-fold type of person.

By the way, is that Devian site not one of the worst-ever designed product sites? It took me 5 minutes to figure out where the pictures of their products were.

06-09-2000 05:25 AM

gordons_m
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Rhodiana would be my vote. I have been using this case for almost 3 months and have no complaints. Its worth the slightly higher price tag and the greatest feature is that there is no velcro.

06-09-2000 01:12 PM

SherylKing
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I have an E&B slipper case. Mine is grey leather. It has a flip-up front, so it is very easy to use the Visor while in the case. In fact, you can even sync with the Visor in the case -- or beam. The leather offers some protection -- especially to the front of the Visor (the screen). I keep a few business cards and some other junk in the pocket on the front, which adds additional protection. I really like it because it doesn't add much to the size of the Visor (so it will still fit in a pocket or purse easily), and looks good. Protection was not my number one criteria, but I believe it does offer enough. I've dropped my Visor a few times -- not on concrete, though -- and it has been fine.

06-09-2000 02:06 PM

Winchell
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quote:
Originally posted by homer:
How much protection do you think it provides? Enough to pad it from the occasional fall? How easy is it to remove th visor to hotsync?
Oh...one more question...do I have to get it with the belt clip? (I hate belt clips!)

It is padded, so it does provide some protection. But since it doesn't have one inch of foam all around, I'm sure it is possible to drop a Rhodiana protected visor from a height sufficent to damage the visor.

It is very easy to remove the visor for hot-synch. Pop the two snaps in the back, and slide the visor right out.

You do not have to get the belt clip option, as a matter of fact I didn't for my Rhodiana. I did, however, spring for the extra $2 for the lexan insert. It's not very thick lexan, but it is better than nothing.

Some people have trouble getting the stylus out of the silo, but I never did.

And there is a hole on the side to expose the I/R port for beaming.

My favorite feature is the elastic straps on the back, which allow the case to adhere to your hand. No more having the visor accidentally knocked out of your hand. Especially in grocery stores, with the concrete floor and lots of rude pushy children.

06-09-2000 03:45 PM

Corky
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I like the Rhodiana but I have a related question.

(1) What cases do not attach the Visor with a sticky patch of Velcro?
(2) Are there any other cases that have the loops to attach the case to your hand? (I'd have to say that that's one of my biggest fears due to the size of the Visor... I find myself VERY fearful of dropping it on a tile floor somewhere while using it... in fact, I'm scared when other people want to look at it, that they will drop it accidentally. Paranoid to lose my lifeline I suppose.)

Thanks!

06-10-2000 04:52 AM

matty
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Registered: Dec 1999
Location: brooklyn
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quote:
Originally posted by Corky:
I like the Rhodiana but I have a related question.

(1) What cases do not attach the Visor with a sticky patch of Velcro?
(2) Are there any other cases that have the loops to attach the case to your hand?

Thanks!

well, i was using the rhinoskin 2000 --a little big for this thread's original criteria, by the way-- and the visor attaches one of two ways: a) via it's own hard cover, which gets slipped behind the elastic strips, and then the visor clips in over the strips, or b) just slip he whole thing behind the elastic straps. each option has drawbacks: if using option a) you have to remove the visor from the hardcover/case combo when you want to sync or add a springboard, making it more susceptible to cracks (cf. numerous threads in the general visor forum). if using option b) the straps while placed pretty well, still obscure small bits of the silkscreen, so you'll want to remove the unit more often; also the unit is much less securely in place than with option a. i tried both for a long time, and ended up settling for hardcover-catch-cracks and the security and unobstructive view of option a.

the r2k also has a handle of sorts on its spine which i often used to strap the case to my hand when using the visor while still inside. it was great.

i have since upgraded to the r3k, which stores all my visor stuff - pda, stowaway, backup, flash, and modem modules, modem phone cord, karma cloth, pen-sized stylus combo, business cards, pad of paper, checkbook, and c. - which is why i was talking about my r2k in the past tense--although all this talking about it makes me miss it a little... maybe i'll pull it out again for awhile.

the whole rhino line is all about protection tho', which i know is one of the reasons homer's lookin' for a case. sorry about the fall, dude.

anyway... sorry to be a little off-topic; i know this thread was started to find the smaller cases, but, that's my .02

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matty
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[This message has been edited by matty (edited 06-11-2000).]

06-11-2000 03:48 PM

homer
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Location: Twin Cities, MN
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Thanks for all the replies!

I am still leaning towards the Rhodiana case, but am now considerint the ShockSuit as well from Rhino Skin. Has anyone used that case?

So far, the nicest all-around case I've seen (in my opinion, of course!) is RhinoSkin's aluminum case for the Palm V...THAT"S a nice looking (and practical) case!

06-11-2000 08:36 PM

John Nowak
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Registered: Nov 1999
Location: Redwood City CA
Posts: 472

quote:
Originally posted by homer:
Thanks for all the replies!

I am still leaning towards the Rhodiana case, but am now considerint the ShockSuit as well from Rhino Skin. Has anyone used that case?

I had a ShockSuit for my old Palm III. It's foam in a plastic frame, mostly glued together. The down side of this is that it did tend to fall apart over time; the up side is that a little Elmers fixed it right up.

The Shock Suit does indeed provide protection. I once caught my hip (with the Palm) on the edge of a metal door. The Shock Suit practically split in two. No damage to the Palm, and it fixed up easily, so no regrets. The ShockSuit is fairly large and someone with small hands would probably have real problems with it.

The Rhodiana, on the other hand, is smaller and has the hand straps on the back to make it very hard to drop.

06-12-2000 10:44 AM

dequardo
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FYI, My DVP-7 got it's ultimate test (so far) last night. Going into my house I dropped it from about 4 feet onto concrete. Made a HORRIBLE sound. Thought for sure the LCD would be cracked. Opened the flap, no cracks. Turned it on-everything is nominal.

happy happy joy joy

06-14-2000 06:02 PM

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