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But the real Achilles heel is that the case is held closed by a very thin tab of plastic that has broken on both of my cases, one of which is only a couple months old. And the completely smooth outside makes it slip easily into a pocket (though it would also slip out of a shirt pocket easily).Now for the flaws. Third, it's a bit bigger than it really needs to be. Helpful hint--there's some freeware out there called "PowerBtn" that will remap a button of your choice into a power button.
I have virtually the same case for a Tungsten E2 and a Tungsten TX. When this breaks, the case doesn't stay closed, and due to the double hinge design this results in the front cover hitting the palm itself which could scratch it. The resulting size of the Tungsten E2 case is OK, but that for the Tungsten TX is too big. On the positive side, they seem to do a good job of protecting the Palm by completely enclosing it.
Next, the case really, really interferes with any cables (power, sync, earphones) attached to the Palm; you almost have to remove the Palm from the case if anything is plugged in. Just looking at the design makes one wonder why Palm ever thought it wouldn't break.I could live with the other problems but the inadequate snap renders this product unacceptable. The double hinge design allows one to fold the front cover all the way to the back of the device to get it out of the way. First, you have to hinge the Palm forward to get at the stylus or to push the power button.
:-) Great value and it works fine. Just took a second to figure out how to open it.
It has saved my palm pilot many times, as I have dropped it several times which resulted only in small dings in the "shell" I love this cover.
However, I am very unhappy and disappointed; and, do not feel that I received the value for my money. Therefore, I am using he product as is, because it works. I feel that someone was just trying to empty out their inventory of old items on hand.If I had to do it over, I would probably purchase it elsewhere where I would get what I ordered. The item I received did not have the features that were advertised on Amazon. Although it looked similiar to the item on-line, it was not the same item as described on-line by Amazon.
In addition, the case is a bit awkward to use when using my Palm and when charging the case sort of gets in the way. Also, the case doesn't "lock" shut very well so when I accidentally dropped my Palm the case popped open. Like I said in my title, the case is doing the job but not what I was hoping for. This product is alright but the case I had for my Palm V was a lot better. Unfortunately, the outside of the case doesn't seem to be a very strong metal so when I toss my keys into my purse it gouges the case.
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