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Since Otterbox still has the "Coming Soon" sign for their HTC EVO cases, I decided to check out their Facebook page to see if they had any information.
One of the people who is a friend with Otterbox, posted a link to a company that sells rugged-type cases comparable to...well..Otterbox - http://www.goballisticcase.com/products/htc-evo-ballistic-hc-series-case
What do you all think?
Seriously, what's taking otterbox so long? Doesn't look like I care anymore since that ballistic case looks pretty damn sexy! Also looks really really safe for my baby.
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I don't know what the holdup is with Otterbox. People have been posting on their wall, asking when they are going to release any of the 3 cases for the EVO. All Otterbox has to say is a general, "they are being produced..." response
Been watching the youtube videos on this, and I'm pretty impressed. I have a sedio active, which makes the phone a bit bigger...hmm
that's a huge *****!
Yea whats up with damn otterbox. They already have a case out for iphone 4 and it came out after the evo. wtf!
damnnit,,just got my rugged in yessterday...fml
that's badass man, I'd get one
Signed up for the waiting list XD
Hot stuff.
so you tell us that one company is taking too long and link us to another company that also has "coming soon"?
In my original post, I put that this company sells cases like Otterbox. I never said that they were being produced and sold yet. Like a lot of other people, I am just getting tired of waiting on Otterbox. All I did was present another choice or option
At least this company has a picture of the product, on their website. Otterbox doesn't have [email protected]
Anybody have any idea when the otter box case is going to become available?
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Thanks for the reply but i had signed up for notification off the site for when the product comes out but i posted this thread because on amazon the case is already being sold so i wanted to make sure i wasnt missing anything.
stlsaint said:
Thanks for the reply but i had signed up for notification off the site for when the product comes out but i posted this thread because on amazon the case is already being sold so i wanted to make sure i wasnt missing anything.
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While it is listed on Amazon it's from a third party seller and availability is listed at 3 to 5 weeks.
I'm waiting for it too
i heard it will start shipping between may 4th to the 6th. Am waiting to get my hands on one as well. Am not happy with the current price point. Especially the amazon price. I have seen others online with way less. Maybe the price will balance out once it is release. But it's a good investment, considering the device it is for. That's less then a best buy insurance for a year. So i won't mine buying one at that price if it stays that way.
The tech specs show the case as .84" but I think that is without the stand. Anyone hear how thick the combination of case and stand will be?
Looks like this case is for folks with hard wear situations only. No sure how appropriate it will be for normal use. Thoughts?
i do believe it's on the thick side. as most of the outterbox cases are. they sometime makes lighter version. but i mean for what i spend on this baby, i'll want to get the best jacket for her. it will keep her safe from everything, weather to falls. even the dog. lol
MobileCityOnline.com is taking preorders at 69.99 and have a in stock date of 05/06 listed. Think I'll pass on the rooCASE now that I know when the otterbox will ship.
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Noreve make some of the nicest cases I know (for phones) so quite excited to see them release this one.
It is basically like the Moto Portfolio case as far as I can tell and they are saying it will be in stock on 30th April which is a nice and firm date, whether they hit or not is another matter.
Its a little pricey and I can't decide if the PDair series might be nicer for a similar sort of cost.
Anyway just thought I would share the knowledge as I am still tooing and froing between case choices.
s.t.s said:
Noreve make some of the nicest cases I know (for phones) so quite excited to see them release this one.
It is basically like the Moto Portfolio case as far as I can tell and they are saying it will be in stock on 30th April which is a nice and firm date, whether they hit or not is another matter.
Its a little pricey and I can't decide if the PDair series might be nicer for a similar sort of cost.
Anyway just thought I would share the knowledge as I am still tooing and froing between case choices.
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Thank you for this! I cant tell if this case has the appropriate charging cutouts. Also looks expensive, any idea if they ship outside the U.S.?
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It certainly appears to since it is really only held at the corners. I am not sure it is worth it but from my experience of their phone cases I can vouch for their quality. They ship worldwide or at least many places, definitely uk and Europe and Australia
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that looks exactly like the new official moto portfolio case
Has anyone bought one of these yet? I can't find any videos of one on YouTube. I can't decide between PDAirs white ugly(ish) stitching or Noreves corner-holding case. The Noreve case looks far prettier to my eye, but I don't think I like the plastic that shows when the case is being used to prop up the Zoom, that and currently it's ~£75.
Decisions, decisions. I am off to NYC at the end of the month and I want a nice case for viewing the Xoom on the plane. If anyone knows of another professional, smart looking case I'd love to hear of it.
*Edit* Okay, I just spent £98 on the Noreve with fast shipping. Probably about £35 overpriced if you include shipping but meh.
same gripe for me as the moto case; why couldnt they just cut a hole for the charger!
Very interested in your experience with it so please keep us posted.
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Ten days later, still no case, 3-5 days delivery is what I was quoted when I paid $32.50 for express delivery... Money well spent.
As a follow up, I have e-mailed them today and got a response, after waiting ten days I have to wait another ten days before I will receive it! I paid over $30 for delivery and it will take three weeks to come! What an absolute JOKE, so now I have a $160 case I can't take to New York with me, the whole reason I bought it. And I'm not buying another cheaper one, ~$200 on cases is rediculous. I am so pissed off with them, I don't recommend them at all as far as getting your product in a reasonable timeframe goes.
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As a follow up, I have e-mailed them today and got a response, after waiting ten days I have to wait another ten days before I will receive it! I paid over $30 for delivery and it will take three weeks to come! What an absolute JOKE, so now I have a $160 case I can't take to New York with me, the whole reason I bought it. And I'm not buying another cheaper one, ~$200 on cases is rediculous. I am so pissed off with them, I don't recommend them at all as far as getting your product in a reasonable timeframe goes.
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it has already been 3 weeks since i placed my order, and it still hasnt shipped. after looking at all the other available xoom cases, this is the only one i want... so i wait. i will post photos, and my impressions when it arrives.
Just an update for those of you that might be interested in the Noreve xoom case. They are apparently having production issues right now, with a lot of new cases coming out all at once.
I'll just add to Kalavere's warning that the Noreve case cannot be recommended at this point.
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Just an update for those of you that might be interested in the Noreve xoom case. They are apparently having production issues right now, with a lot of new cases coming out all at once.
I'll just add to Kalavere's warning that the Noreve case cannot be recommended at this point.
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Aye, apparently they messed up the production of the Xoom cases. I got an e-mail from them to say something of the like which is why I now have to wait 3+ weeks to receive mine. I'd steer well clear at least until I get mine which will be sometime before the 6th of June I am told, not that I'm even in the country to receive it, *grumble, grumble...*
@Kalavere
Surely at this point unless you still really want it you could ask for a refund although they do make nice cases they are expensive IMO and in the past I've tended to use PDair whose quality I have always found to be excellent. So far I just have the Motorola gel protector and am not sure what else I'm going to get yet but am considering an easel type stand and a neoprane case as have seen some nice ones on E-Bay and it works out at under £20 for both.
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Well I came back from the States yesterday after a week or so away and I still hadn't received it, 28 days later...
I e-mailed them yesterday and demanded a refund, as they will only refund after a 30 day period has passed and you haven't received the product. I got a response this afternoon with a refund. They also had the cheek to respond to my English e-mails in FRENCH. I won't buy another product of theirs again, ~£100 for a case direct from the manufacturer is overpriced, and they are rude and incompetent.
I was forced to buy the official Moto Xoom case from Carphone Warehouse before leaving for the US, and I think I'll be sticking with this one, cheap and it works. I don't use a case at home so it's only for transporting it.
Bottom line, if you really have to buy this case, avoid buying it directly from Noreve like the plague.
I've had the noreve case for a couple weeks, and although it is very well built, it has a very negative impact on the xoom's wifi radio. It cuts my signal in half and web pages take forever to load... or don't load at all. As soon as I take the case off everything goes back to normal. Its weird. Xoom wifi.
Anyone hear anything about speck or otterbox making cases for the tab.
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Unfortunately no because apparently the trend now is to wrap your tab in dead cow or artificial cow skin. And this is one of those instances where the mass trend is important because it determines what cases get made.
There has been a listing on amazon for a otterbox like case from Incipio for a couple of weeks now but the status has stayed at 1-3 months for a really long time now.
I just posted something in another thread about this but I called incipio and they told me it's in the early development stages and should be out in around a 5 or six weeks. You can get emails from them with updates. I'm doing that right now but once I hear anything new I'll post it.
Thanks Dive! That is awesome that they are actually working on a case, especially if its only 5 weeks out.
I just wish it was sooner. That does explain the 1-3 Amazon listing...
- Incipio has only a KickStand case in the works, not a Silicrylic or feather case for the GT 10.1.
- OtterBox doesn't have any plans to make a case for the GT 10.1
- Gumdrop has the only rugged GT 10.1 case that I'm aware of (not on sale yet)
MrSewerPickle said:
Thanks Dive! That is awesome that they are actually working on a case, especially if its only 5 weeks out.
I just wish it was sooner. That does explain the 1-3 Amazon listing...
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No problem. I'm looking forward to this also. Their cases look pretty nice and durable
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- Incipio has only a KickStand case in the works, not a Silicrylic or feather case for the GT 10.1.
- OtterBox doesn't have any plans to make a case for the GT 10.1
- Gumdrop has the only rugged GT 10.1 case that I'm aware of (not on sale yet)
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Unless you have been told otherwise that's what the rep at Incipio told on the phone yesterday. He added me to a mailing list for updates. Where did you hear about that Incipio was only making the kickstand?
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Unless you have been told otherwise that's what the rep at Incipio told on the phone yesterday. He added me to a mailing list for updates. Where did you hear about that Incipio was only making the kickstand?
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They said this on their Facebook wall last week. Scroll down about half-way. The Amazon listings for the other Incipio cases will be taken down. Clearly one of these reps are misinformed! I hope it's the Facebook rep.
http://www.facebook.com/incipio
Yeah that would be a pretty bad call on their part (Incipio) considering that they have a complete line for the Xoom which is one of the SGTs main competitors.
I guess more SGTs will have to die an untimely death via ground collisions before they realize that rugged cases will sell.....
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They said this on their Facebook wall last week. Scroll down about half-way. The Amazon listings for the other Incipio cases will be taken down. Clearly one of these reps are misinformed! I hope it's the Facebook rep.
http://www.facebook.com/incipio
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Man that does suck!. I too hope this guy is wrong. Maybe I'll call back tomorrow and see what a different rep has to say. I'm sure they make something similar out there or otterbox or speck are working on one.
Anyone know if cases from these two manufacturers are on the way? Would love a nice high quality case from either.
Otterbox has no comment on what it's plans are...
All we can do is email them/call and ask for the case to be made...
Keep contacting them!
I am a Sprint Rep and I emailed my Otterbox rep that has sent me several cases for friends and family for free and below is his response when I asked him when the case would be available for the Epic 4G Touch.
The current case for the Galaxy II S is the international version and does not fit the Sprint version. I do not believe we have plans to make a case for the Epic Touch 4G. I took out his name and personal info. just for his sake....LOL!!
Thank you for the support!
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OtterBox
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Fort Collins, CO 80521
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I see seidio has a section up for the E4GT but its only cables and cradles at this point, no batteries or cases yet. I'm keeping an close eye out though cuz I loved my last Innocase.
Case Mate cases are coming soon (end of this month). They are even better than Otterbox from my experience.
Transmission sent from a Galaxy S II.
Seidio has already said they're going to make a case for the E4GT, but unfortunately no ETA. You can sign up for updates on their site.
http://www.seidioonline.com/Articles.asp?ID=164
OB lost my money when I got the EVO
Seidio won me
I'm betting that most major companies are waiting to see sales numbers for the first month before committing the money and time it takes to make multiple cases.
Im sure Seidio will hook me up.
I like OB, they just waited too long
to put out a case IMO for the EVO.
me said:
Hey Otterbox,
I am an avid user/supporter of your cases and would love to protect my device with a defender series. Is there any plan to make a case for this device: http://www.samsung.com/us/mobile/cell-phones/SPH-D710ZKASPR
Thank you kindly,
Joe
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They said...
Otterbox said:
Just like you, we’d love for our cases to be available right when a device is, however we need the device in hand to analyze and design to the exact specifications. We conduct extensive research and testing to ensure we make a precision-fit case for each device. In our design process, we make certain nothing is missed and the correct approach is implemented. We need to work directly with the device in order to deliver OtterBox quality and that’s why our cases appear on the shelves a month or two later. Great design takes time and we appreciate your patience! Please take the time to sign up on the website to receive email notification as soon as the cases are available.
Thank you
Jonathan Gavaldon
Customer Service Representative
P: 855-688-7269 (855-OTTRBOX)
[email protected]
www.otterbox.com
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I guess whenever they feel like it. Sounds like I might end up like jfoster...I want to protect my phone with a well designed, tough case so whoever makes it first will receive my business.
Seidio Surface Innocase in black is now listed as shipping, plus it lists one in blue as "in development".
Also has the Active case listed as in development now too.
is otterbox coming before christmas?