iPad cases could come and go, and goodness knows the prices for them are absolutely ridiculous at most retail stores. IN fact, just going through the local bestbuy, wal-mart and Fry’s, I found cases that pretty much ranged from $50 right up to about $100 - ridiculous! And while I do agree that you MUST protect your iPad - it just makes sense to do so, I can’t help but think that our tendency to put a case on our gadgets is being taken advantage of.
The good thing is though, that there are a lot of online stores that offer up a darn good selection of iPad cases at much more reasonable prices - same cases, half the price.
In all honesty, the suggestion I give all of my friends when they ask me about which case they should buy is to go and look for an iPad case online and save some money. We can’t save on the price of our iPad’s, that’s just fact. You are definitely going to have to fork out $500 for the base model of the ipad. But you can save yourself a considerable amount of money by being a smart shopper when it comes to your iPad case. When leather cases are upwards of $75.00 at most retailers, you can get the exact same case online for about $25 to $30 - now that’s money well spent.
I always refer back to leather cases for the iPad. It’s because I am a huge fan of leather cases, and it’s my case of choice for the iPad as well. The iPad is truly a great looking tablet computer, and a good leather case just adds to the elegance and style in my opinion. I just can not picture a bright yellow or flourescent green silicone case over top of my iPad - it would completely take away from how good it looks. Mind you there are arguments for silicone cases which are valid - shock protection, better grip, etc… I am just not a fan of them at all, despite my friends often telling me how great they are.
What I really like is a nice executive style iPad leather case, it just adds that touch of class to the iPad. I also like them because most of them are flip-open cases, which means that it feels much nicer in my hands when I’m holding the iPad due to a bit of extra weight, and I can close to front of the case and completely protect my iPad screen when I am not using it. At under $30 it’s an easy decision to make and it’s not so bad for my bank account either.