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In my experience they're just as sturdy as the old covers. I don't really use it for the cover so much as a flexible stand that easily stays with the iPad, and for that it's just as good as the old ones were. In comparison to the old covers the prices are pretty much the same anyway. If you were happy with the old one you'll probably be fine with the new one.
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DarkJC posted:In my experience they're just as sturdy as the old covers. I don't really use it for the cover so much as a flexible stand that easily stays with the iPad, and for that it's just as good as the old ones were. I like the new smart case, but it's no where near as good a stand as the old 4-fold smart cover. When you made the triangle it stayed in that shape. I've had the 3-fold cover fall apart on me when it gets moved around much at all (including light turbulence on an airplane).
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Nov 20, 2013 18:46
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fordan posted:I like the new smart case, but it's no where near as good a stand as the old 4-fold smart cover. When you made the triangle it stayed in that shape. I've had the 3-fold cover fall apart on me when it gets moved around much at all (including light turbulence on an airplane). Stop folding it backwards.
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Nov 20, 2013 18:50
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I fold it felt side outwards, and when in that position it seems just as strong as the 4-fold cover.
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Nov 20, 2013 18:53
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Nov 20, 2013 18:54
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DarkJC posted:I fold it felt side outwards, and when in that position it seems just as strong as the 4-fold cover. Same here. I'm currently tipping it back and forth, far beyond any normal use, and the cover is staying put and the iPad is not falling. If I fold it the other way, the slightest bump will make it drop.
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Nov 20, 2013 18:55
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DarkJC posted:I fold it felt side outwards, and when in that position it seems just as strong as the 4-fold cover. Pretty sure I'm not folding it wrong and am doing felt out (would be happy to hear otherwise), but the short end flap that actually supports the back of the case doesn't have a strong magnetic hold and breaks free too easily for me. Not saying it's general a decent hold (and I love the case weight and protection) but the 4-fold cover almost never fell over on me and this one does occasionally.
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Nov 20, 2013 19:04
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I hated the new Smart Cover for not being able to fold in half but now I just lay it fully flat backwards and the magnet holds it well enough. The hinge is a thousand times better than the old Smart Cover. I use it as a stand all the time. Felt side out is stable and flat for me.
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Nov 20, 2013 20:26
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supersteve posted:They went from 4 panels down to 3 and people hate change. People fold them plastic side out and they don't stand. Once they realise it's felt side out they think they are fine.
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Nov 20, 2013 20:43
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Problem is that the felt side goes against the screen so having the felt side also be the side that is in contact with whatever grimy surface the stand might be resting on is less than ideal.
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Nov 20, 2013 20:46
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withak posted:Problem is that the felt side goes against the screen so having the felt side also be the side that is in contact with whatever grimy surface the stand might be resting on is less than ideal. Same as the older model, I worried about it but never had a problem. One thing I've noticed is much better about the 3 fold model, the larger panels mean it doesn't fall over backwards when I swipe and tap the screen. The new design makes sense to me now as that was my only complaint with the old one.
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Nov 20, 2013 21:22
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RustedChrome posted:Same as the older model, I worried about it but never had a problem. I found that the appearance of the felt went downhill fast, but, yeah, it was never a problem as far as the screen goes. Just brush off your desk or table or whatever before you stand it up and maybe give the felt a quick brush before you close it if you're all that worried.
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Nov 20, 2013 21:30
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Case talk, because it's always fascinating. I bought the leather case for my Air on day one, then ordered a Roocase Origami a few days later because it was cheap and I got a deal. I only use the Roocase, it's lighter and less intrusive and let's me put my ipad in all kinds (or 3) positions that are more stable than the Apple case. I'm very happpy with the purchase. I had eggs for breakfast.
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Nov 20, 2013 21:38
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porktree posted:Case talk, because it's always fascinating. I bought the leather case for my Air on day one, then ordered a Roocase Origami a few days later because it was cheap and I got a deal. I only use the Roocase, it's lighter and less intrusive and let's me put my ipad in all kinds (or 3) positions that are more stable than the Apple case. I'm very happpy with the purchase. I had eggs for breakfast. Thanks for the positive review on this pork, I've been looking for a good case and you may have sealed it right here. What color did you get?
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Nov 20, 2013 21:47
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This is much more of a general iOS question than an iPad one, but is there a way to divorce language setting from the keyboard? For various reasons I tend to type with a Scandinavian keyboard layout but in English (most of the time). The problem is when I hop on my iPad my choices are either screwing up my Swedish dictionary by plowing through it with English and hoping autocorrect doesn't randomly drop Swedish everywhere, or having all me special characters moved around in a really useless way for me. Can I have a Swedish keyboard with English autocorrect enabled?
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Nov 21, 2013 00:32
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:This is much more of a general iOS question than an iPad one, but is there a way to divorce language setting from the keyboard? For various reasons I tend to type with a Scandinavian keyboard layout but in English (most of the time). The problem is when I hop on my iPad my choices are either screwing up my Swedish dictionary by plowing through it with English and hoping autocorrect doesn't randomly drop Swedish everywhere, or having all me special characters moved around in a really useless way for me. Can I have a Swedish keyboard with English autocorrect enabled? No.
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Nov 21, 2013 01:04
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Well that seems like super lovely design.
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Nov 21, 2013 02:05
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:Well that seems like super lovely design. Not really. An American English keyboard will give you American English spellcheck. Switch between the 2 (with one button) is your answer. Super lovely design?
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Nov 21, 2013 02:25
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The layouts are totally different.
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:The layouts are totally different. Not for an American.
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Nov 21, 2013 03:15
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The keyboard layout between American English and Swedish is still super different.
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Nov 21, 2013 03:19
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Hey guys my super edge case scenario not being supported by Apple makes it a lovely design.
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Nov 21, 2013 03:54
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Just pick a language and stick with it.
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Bung Harmer posted:Hey guys my super edge case scenario not being supported by Apple makes it a lovely design. Bilingual people are hardly an edge-case scenario, and most people who are bilingual still type with one kind of keyboard. It's bad design.
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Nov 21, 2013 05:02
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:Bilingual people are hardly an edge-case scenario, and most people who are bilingual still type with one kind of keyboard. It's bad design. Am I missing something? Switch to one language keyboard when typing in one language, switch to other language keyboard when typing in another. It's literally one button press. I mean I really hope I'm missing something.
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Nov 21, 2013 06:02
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But I prefer to type in icelandic on the urdu keyboard.
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Nov 21, 2013 06:06
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Dr. Video Games 0050 posted:I mean I really hope I'm missing something. Basic characters like ' are totally different keystroke combinations, if you are totally used to a different keyboard it's really disruptive to typing, for example pretty much every time I type a word like "they're" I end up typing @they\re@ because stuff's all moved around.
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Nov 21, 2013 06:48
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You're talking about using an onscreen keyboard, right? I can't speak for everyone, but I definitely had to adjust my typing anyway when using iOS' onscreen keyboard, even when using my native language and keyboard layout. I can see it being a legitimate complaint, but it totally is an edge case whether or not you want to accept it. Go sperg out on Android if you absolutely must have your edge case needs met, or be like the rest of us cool kids and just deal with it, probably by spending like 5 minutes to learn how to get used to using the other layout.
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Nov 21, 2013 07:59
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I use an apple wireless keyboard. Can't I be cool and sperg? 
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WAFFLEHOUND posted:Well that seems like super lovely design. I mean, I can kind of understand what you're after, but it seems you'll have to switch between the autocorrect languages when you change the language you're typing in, which to me seems more inconvenient than switching keyboard layouts, and even more inconvenient than just using the keyboard layout for the language you type in most often and disabling spellcheck when it gets bothersome. rohan fucked around with this message at 12:47 on Nov 21, 2013 |
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Nov 21, 2013 12:46
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All edge cases are dumb, until Apple handles them, at which point they become "the little things that show Apple cares more."
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Nov 21, 2013 14:10
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For the record: do not use a Google Voice number as your SMS authentication phone number for iCloud Keychain. It seems like the texts just don't go through, and if you make that mistake, the only way of getting it fixed is calling up AppleCare and having them override the system. I spent almost an hour on the phone yesterday, as a result.
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Nov 21, 2013 17:38
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The TV commercial makes it look even harder to pickup than it is now.
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Nov 21, 2013 19:56
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brettster55 posted:The TV commercial makes it look even harder to pickup than it is now. With your hands, you mean? It might be a little more difficult to do it one-handed, but not especially.
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Nov 21, 2013 20:38
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Sent my Switcheasy Canvas back to Amazon and went and picked up the Apple Leather Smart Case (Product Red) tonight. I love the feel of it, and the fact that my iPad Mini still feels thin in it.
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Nov 22, 2013 03:16
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gently caress all y'all I have been extolling the smart case for the last three weeks and now you all come to the conclusion that it is the bee's knees. Unrelated- my wife's retina mini is pretty sweet (with girly blue smart case too) but I am not convinced that I would trade in my air for it. I appreciate the larger screen, I guess. At least she loves it, and now that leave the OG mini to the kids.
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Turnquiet posted:gently caress all y'all I have been extolling the smart case for the last three weeks and now you all come to the conclusion that it is the bee's knees. I got my PRODUCT RED iPad(tm) Air Smart(tm)Case(tm)(c) and while it's extremely cool, I got used to the lightness of the naked iPad. With the smart case it feels about as heavy as maybe an iPad2. Not sure if I want to keep it on.
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Nov 22, 2013 03:33
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Sometimes the ipad keyboard lags on the reply window here and messes up my typing. Usually by not hitting spacebar when it should. Anyone else dealt with this? I had to fix this reply 2 times.
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So what was a simple, somewhat noticeable but not really long crack in my mini has become a full on shattered screen. I don't know how it happened but it has forced my hand. e: It appears I spoke to sooon the retina mini's availability at retail stores. All the same, I am planning to sell the cracked one and would appreciate advice. Thanks WHOOPS fucked around with this message at 04:21 on Nov 22, 2013 |
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