I’m not sure what you were trying to do to open the case, but the manual shows that you lock/open the case by sliding the front half up/down. You need to slide the front half of the case down to unlock it and then it just falls open

Thank you, so much. I got my case from Suntek and I didn’t see any manual. That one little tip has made what was a very good case even better.

I didn’t realize this until I got the confirmation email for my order. I just hate ordering things from Canada as the shipping times are a lot longer.

There are many other US-based online stores selling these clear cases, so you may want to keep that in mind when ordering.

I bought mine a JAVOedge, but I guess it’s the same thing.

I have some added remarks:

I’m not sure what you were trying to do to open the case, but the manual shows that you lock/open the case by sliding the front half up/down. You need to slide the front half of the case down to unlock it and then it just falls open

I can get the stylus out just fine as well. Just use a swift motion to propel the stylus out. Never had the lever come loose yet. It is a bit of a nuisance that you need to take the stylus out before you put the iPAQ in the case (to allow the lever to grab the stylus) I keep forgetting that and then the stylus won’t come out or I need to take the iPAQ out and put it back in properly again. But that just might be a problem with me being to stupid to remember this

I have an extra issue. I bought the case to use the PDA for GPS navigation in the car and the plan was to keep the cover closed and the iPAQ in the case. Trouble is, when I wear sunglasses (with polarizing glass) the plastic looks “oil stained”. This makes it a bit less usable in that situation, but it’s still doable.

And maybe that the plastic is not very scratch resistant. Not a big problem for me (I keep the PDA+case in a otherwise empty pocket), but if you plan on being rough on the case (keeping it with keys and such) you will quickly end up with a “frosted” look on the plastic.

Lastly, it doesn’t work with my PDA Panache stylus. I realy love that Stylus, but the top bit is too short for the case lever to grab it and move it up. Don’t know if I explained that well enough, but the point is that it just doesn’t come out unless I slam the whole case on my hand to pop it out (like a pack of cigarettes).

I realy love that the cover flips back all the way. That helps in reducing the numer of times that you need to take the iPAQ out of the case. The transparency and the “flip back” thing were the reasons I bought it.

All in all I think it’s a pretty decent case. Better than most that I have owned (for several PDA’s) Every case has it’s problems though.

:edit: Forgot to mention something. Most people who pick it up start tapping the plastic as if they were using the touchscreen. It’s funny to see them tapping away in amazement (nothing happens) until they realize the whole thing is covered in plastic :p

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