iBook & iPod Cases
Protecting my Apple investment is obviously important. Besides Apple doing a horrid job of making its products aesthetically durable, I want to keep my iBook and iPod safe from more than surface scratches.
The Booq Vyper XS iBook case is made of a thick nylon material that provides great padding and non-scratching seams/zipper. The case holds the iBook snugly like a glove and protects the iBook well in a fast-paced college backpack lifestyle.
While my iPod may have been free, I still want to protect it the best I can.
Contour Design’s Showcase 4G provides two layers of protection: a shock-absorbing cushion and a hard protective shell. The easy access to ports and durable belt clip make this the best iPod case available.
UPDATE (2005-01-19): I have now had these cases for some time now. The Booq Vyper XS has successfully offered excellent protection of my iBook. The only thing that I wish it had a small handle, but this is negligible being that its primary purpose is just to allow my iBook to survive my backpack.
The Contour Design Showcase 4G is still the best iPod case in my opinion. However, the outer shell is highly susceptible to discoloration from contact with dirt or anything printed. The dirt stains come of easily, but not even elbow grease could fully remove the case’s encounter with the cover of Computer Arts magazine in my backpack.
This entry was posted on Thursday, December 23rd, 2004 at 3:40 and is tagged technology. 
December 23rd, 2004 at 6:08
So your iPod came through? I got 6 referrals, but half were rejected when I asked them to authenticate… haven’t had the energy to find 2 more.
December 23rd, 2004 at 12:03
I posted a comment awhile ago that it did.
Two of my friends had referrals that were rejected, but both of them tried to cheat the system.
December 27th, 2004 at 4:29
I also find protecting our Apple Powerbooks @ work incredably difficult. You just can’t hide scratches from watches and rings across the aluminum like you can cheap HP plastic. Granted a lot of the nasty dirt and other body oils that turn baige that ugly black color on your PC just wipes off of the Apple metal, as it was designed to do, but the scratches from watches and other metals give your powerbook that 60’s school room floor speckle look.
Unfortunately there isn’t a product to simply pad those areas and I’m not sure my employees would want to use it if there was one.. it takes away from the shiny cool factor to have anything on your Apple besides Apple.
For the iPod.. I’ve given up.. I’ve had a second and third generation and on both the face was scratched mysteriously within the month.. granted I take it to the gym and use it.. with the backlight on you don’t see them.. but in the sun it looks like I put it through the washer.. but they are meant to be used after all…