Is it wrong to spend £225 on an iPad cover?

By on September 21, 2011 in News
Given you’ve spent about £399 or thereabouts for the device, is spending half of the value on a case worth it? How much did you spend on your iPad case? Me? I didn’t bother with a case!
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  • Patrick Soeder

    Whats the origin of the leather? Where was it manufactured? – Thats my only concern.
    I dont care what other people spend their money on. New boobs, new noose, virtual gold, virtual pet, designer jeans (tailored in some 2cent regime) – whatever rocks your boat ;-)

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan

    I’m not sure I was just having a wee look!

  • http://www.joshuapr.com PatrickatJPR

    I’m not sure I could justify it. In the same way, I can’t justify £50 for a Kindle cover, when it only cost c. £100 to buy the Kindle itself.

  • Anonymous

    Ewan – are you just building up to a Malsanne purchase that you’re planning to justify to yourself as just an expensive iPad cover?

  • Mike42

    Yes. Yes it is. People with £225 iPad covers will be first against the wall when the revolution comes. Just like Overfinch drivers or anyone wearing anything by Abercrombie & Fitch.

  • http://nseriesus.com matthew bennett

    iPad belt clip?

  • Mike42
  • http://nseriesus.com matthew bennett

    Oh, Tactical!

  • Mike42

    I think that’s one for @danlane:twitter  or   @whatleydude:twitter  

    (actually, damn you social media world, why do I just expect my @’s above to just magicaly get to the relevant parties? Hmmm?)

    (oh, they do. Handy.)

  • http://whatleydude.com James Whatley

    Definitely a @DanLane:twitter thing.

  • Mike42

    I have it on good advice that you own clothing tailored around gagetry. In fact, that your fair visage is utilised to promote said garb…

  • http://whatleydude.com James Whatley

    I own *stylish* clothing tailored around gadgetry… Nothing like that monstrosity above ;)

  • http://nseriesus.com matthew bennett

    Maybe a custom leather/rubber dealie with more spikes for @danlane:twitter ?  Good for rioting, too.

  • http://invalid.name DanLane

    I saw an Overfinch the other day… they look quite nice!

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan

    Shhhhhhhhhhhhhh! ;)

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan

    Aye, take that Mr Mike!

  • http://www.linkedin.com/in/jfenton Jay Fenton

    You know, if you zoom in.. you’ll see on the leather it says “BALLS” – that’s gotta be worth £225, no?

  • Mike42

    I maintain: spending £100,000 on a mobile drinks cabinet with all the class of a footballer’s wife and much the same utility puts you against the wall with X-factor producers, News International executives and whoever invented Collateralised Debit Obligations.

    Where’s @dominictravers:twitter when you need him in an argument?

  • http://www.kcjhdesign.co.uk Kip Hakes

    Yes.. that’s fucking ridiculous. 

  • http://twitter.com/DominicTravers dominictravers

    Mobile hardware should be robust enough to not be cased. Range Rovers don’t need black anodized 22″ wheels. Abercrombie and Fitch is purely designed to allow the well to do to “dress down” Few people have true class like you Mike :)  

  • Mike42

    Hmmm…I think something as big as an iPad does benefit from one. But the £30 standard smart cover is fine. or an all-over one if you want to keep it scratch-free to resell when the next one comes out.

    Actually, maintaining resale value would be a major consideration.

    And I reckon A&F is more for the not-well-to-do who want to appear well-to-do. The properly rich wouldn’t dream of shopping there. They buy their Barbours from charity shops, like us :-)

  • http://twitter.com/clocklear candace locklear

    Just seeing this! Know that you can always rely on us to hook you up with sweet iPad cases from Speck Products. Come see us in SF soon!

  • http://www.mobileindustryreview.com Ewan

    Most definitely!