Comments on: SpeckProducts 4G 20 and 40gb iPod ToughSkin Review

By: gremlin_591002

gremlin_591002 — Sat, 07 May 2005 01:25:58 +0000

I like hard plastic myself. My life is pretty dusty/dirty. I have a hard time keeping dust out of my Zire 71. Rubber tends to hold dirt where plastic lets you wipe it off. Probably makes it less likely to scratch in my play pen. Of course I don’t have an iPod so I guess it’s all a moot point. :p

By: solarsailor

solarsailor — Tue, 03 May 2005 01:30:36 +0000

I got one for use with my 40 GB Photo. It’s definitely a tight fit. I haven’t seen much in the way of scratches though. The bottom opening is big enough for the usual plugs, but just a hair too small for a SendStation PocketDock to fit without stretching the hole.

By: Julie

Julie — Mon, 02 May 2005 16:38:26 +0000

I’d still feel much better if the plate was made of rubber instead of hard plastic…

By: JohnKes

JohnKes — Mon, 02 May 2005 16:07:05 +0000

Translation:
A softer material, e.g. plastic, cannot scratch a harder material, e.g. chrome. That assumes there is no sand in between, which has greater hardness than chrome.

Materials Science comes in handy sometimes.

By: gremlin_591002

gremlin_591002 — Sun, 01 May 2005 17:09:42 +0000

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rockwell_scale

By: Julie

Julie — Sun, 01 May 2005 02:02:44 +0000

gremlin_591002:

Rockwell scale?

By: gremlin_591002

gremlin_591002 — Sun, 01 May 2005 01:25:18 +0000

Wouldn’t worry to much about plastic scratching chrome. Rockwell scale makes it pretty much impossible. Now if the case or the ipod was dirty maybe…