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Product Review: 90+ Days
with the iBook Saver One of the first
things I did when I bought my new blueberry iBook was to
remove the clear sticker covering the solid colored Apple
logo on the lid of the iBook.... carefully I pried it off...
it wasn't easy and I wasn't even sure it was supposed to
come off, it was stuck on so well. But after 5 minutes, off
it went. But as I soon
discovered, as cool as the Apple logo on top of the iBook
cover looked, the material that it's made of scratches
fairly easily, (and btw the handle is of the same material
too). So when I first saw
the iBook Saver I thought "This is something I should have
had when my iBook was new" since the Apple logo on the top
of my iBook was already scratched after just 2 months! The
material the logo & handle is made of may be unbreakable
but scratch resistant it's not! There are quite a few
iBook bags out there on the market now, but compared to most
of them, the iBook Saver is quite a different animal,
whereas most bags are designed to carry your laptop and
every accessory known to man, the iBook Saver brings a
minimalist approach to market. About the iBook
Saver: Distributed
by Madson
Online the iBook
Saver retails for $47+$4 shipping and handling. The German
made iBook Saver is made of a stretchable neoprene sleeve
about 5mm thick (similar to diving suit material) black on
the outside and blue on the inside. It protects the iBook
against scratches, minor dings and slight
hits,
and yet is small and thin enough so that your iBook will fit
in any of your bags while taking up a minimum of space. You
won't find any pockets or straps here, it has one function
only and that's to cover your iBook. Features:
One of the nice features of the iBook Saver is
that it's open on top so you can use the iBook's handle. The
curved opening at the top on both sides lets you access the
handle
and also keeps the rear vent
free and clear for heat dissipation. It also has a zipper on
the right side where the CD tray is located to aid in
inserting your iBook. Michael Madson of
Madsononline
claims that because of this zipper you can also reach the
electrical socket for charging the iBook while in transport
without taking the iBook out of the iBook Saver, however I
never had to do this, although it does work. I was concerned about
the possibility of the zipper rubbing against the side of
the iBook, however the flat underside of the zipper which is
smooth, failed to show any marks on the side of the
iBook. I recieved an early
model, all new iBook Saver's now come with a Madson Online
logo and oddly not an iBook Saver logo. Using
it: The first thing you'll do as you put on the
iBook Saver is to unzip the side zipper which zips down
7 inches. Even with the zipper down you
can't insert the iBook straight down, you'll need to
insert
it at an angle with the CD tray facing you and pull the
stretchable neoprene up and over the iBook. Then zip it up
and lift up the handle and your ready to go. Real quick
& easy! I have now been using
the iBook Saver now for the past 4 months, and it has held
up very well. Every day before I go to work I zip up the
iBook Saver on my blueberry iBook and put it in my Gym bag
filled with assorted hard and soft objects and toss it into
my car and bring it to work. In the evening I reverse the
process. And it's held up perfectly. I find it's really
handy and convenient if I want to take it to the library or
Borders or go over a friend's house for a quick game of
UT. Conclusion:
The iBook Saver is for
you if you just want to grab your iBook & Go for a short
trip and leave the accessories at home and if you don't mind
the $50 bucks or don't need another bulky bag taking up
space. If you want to put
your iBook into another bag the iBook Saver will protect
it! Pro's:
With the
iBook
Saver you can turn
any existing bag, backpack, attache case or suitcase into an
"iBookBag". It's very convenient, protects against
scratches, is very durable, light and compact. High
quality. Con's:
Costly, ideally this
should sell for about 1/2 the price and it would be nice if
there was a flap to cover the handle. Rating:
We give the iBook Saver 4
1/2 iBooks out of 5
Madsonline is the US
source for the iBook Saver. The iBook Saver can be ordered
directly from Madsononline
at http://www.madsonline.com/ibooksaver.html Price:
$47 in the US plus shipping and California sales tax if the
address is in Califorinia. Shipping costs $4.
iBook Saver
Warranty: 30 day money back and life time
guarantee to fix or replace. Tom Trial
About
Madsononline
: Located in the US In
addition to the iBook Saver. Madsononline also sells G3
Carrying Cases, AC adapters including and an AC
micro-adapter, Auto & Airplane Adapters, Batteries and
BookWares for PB1400's (PB Covers).
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