Cygnett Glam
Cygnett's vampish alternative to the Lavish, this simple folio is clad in patent red vinyl, but offers a better fit and - get this - space in the case for the iPad 2's front-facing camera!
Reg Rating 65%
Price RRP: £40 Online: £35
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Exspect Executive Wallet
Comprising a rigid skin with a plastic cover, this folio doesn't really deliver what the word 'executive' suggests, but it is inexpensive. Unlike some similarly designed folios, it holds the iPad tightly, but there's no clip to keep the cover closed, and it isn't designed to be a stand too.
Reg Rating 75%
Price RRP: £30 Online: £15
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COMMENTS
Corner and edge protection
One of the main reasons to put the 'pad in a case is to protect it when the inevitable drop happens. A lot of these cases don't protect the corners or edges of the 'pad.
One of the benefits of the Apple case, which I still haven't replaced, is that it does the job of protecting the pad exceedingly well. It's also extremely convenient being thin, relatively unobtrusive and the little stand, whilst primitive, works very well.
What's worrying is that despite the iPad being out for 6 months plus, none of the folio case makers have really bettered the Apple case in terms of core functionality. Aesthetics maybe, but functionally not.
Now...
I know you can't review EVERY folio, but why miss out the Incipio Kickstand? To me, it's one of the front runners - it can be used as a stand, it's got good protection and doesn't block any ports (some of these do) it looks, well, alright, and it's cheap.
Have I picked up a lemon and not noticed?
The Twelve South case
You can synch with the case on if you're only using a cable, and not a dock - the zip flattens just enough, and the bottom corners are far enough from it for the cable to fit without any problems
Point taken, but...
Point taken about the manual brightness control, but the auto brightness definitely uses the ambient light sensor at the top centre of the screen surround, hence the hole in some covers at around this point.
More often, cover are far thinner around the edge and simply do not obscure the sensor at all.
brightness control
The iPad has always had a brightness control, under Settings>Brightness & Wallpaper. iOS 4.2 just places a copy on the multitasking bar.
