iPhone and iPod Touch Hardware Cases Belkin Leather Folio for iPod Touch

Belkin Leather Folio for iPod Touch

Written by Cuby July 28, 2008

4.3 (1)

Hardware

Cost	$49.95 NZD
Suitable For	iPod Touch
Company	Belkin
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A stylish protective case from Belkin for iPod Touch.

This fashion-inspired leather case provides full protection from everyday scratches and scuffs. The sleek, portable design lets you slip your iPod right into your pocket or purse. Leaves spaces for headphone jack and charging/connection, plus access to controls. It's made of soft durable leather and comes with a clear screen protector for keeping the iPod's screen safe.Comes in Black/Chocolate, Persimmon/Bone, and Cameo Pink/Chocolate.

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Overall rating:		4.3
Ease of Use:		4.0
Help/Support Material:		5.0
Value for Money:		4.0

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful

I bought this case for my iPod Touch about a month ago and overall I'm pretty pleased with it. I'll break it down into Pros and Cons...

Pros:
Looks great! Plus you can't tell it's an iPod Touch inside there, just looks more like a wallet or something.
Velcro close, so it closes well.
Fits fairly well.
Easy access to dock connecter, headphone jack, sleep/wake button, and home button (mostly).
Made of leather, so it shouldn't fall apart and break.
Case protects the iPod Touch well, when closed.
Comes with a screen protector, but... (read cons)

Cons:
ALMOST fits perfectly. However it slips to the left a fraction, making the home button harder to push, and access to the far left of the screen difficult. This means you have to keep pushing it back right again.
No hole for Ambient light sensor, which is a real pain. This means that you have to turn it off, and just have it set to something suitable, which means that 1) you're often wasting battery, and 2) you have to turn the brightness down manually if you're in a dark room.
Screen protector only covers the actual screen area... not the whole front of the iPod which is silly because it means you'll have this bump where the screen starts and ends. For that reason I haven't used the screen protector, but I've found you don't really need one because the case has good protection itself when closed.

Yeah, so overall I think this is a really great case, even though there is room for improvement. However looking at the one on the Apple Store, it looks as if the new one (I guess) has a whole cut in for the ambient light sensor. I'm thinking I might get a whole cut in mine as it is an annoying thing not to have.

Cheers
Cuby