I was walking through an electronics store the other day when I just happened to see the above case in a markdown bin. It’s an Acer foldable case stand for their Acer A500/101 (Barcode: 4717276489618). Now the Acer Iconias just happens to be about the same size as my Lenovo Thinkpad Tablet, so I tried it out for size and it fit. 🙂 It’s a pretty cool design, so I took it to the checkout and found it was even cheaper than its marked $20 when they rang it up at $15.
From what I can see this case/stand seems to be end of life AND it seems to only be available in Australia (though I’m more than willing to have someone with better Google-fu to prove me wrong). Truth is I’m not sure how relevant this review will be to anyone, but it’s such a natty solution I thought I’d cover it anyway. 🙂
Construction
The case itself is made from a black felt material and you can see that there are pockets stitched into the top of the case which all have some form of screen protector stiffener in them. The pouch itself is 29 x 20mm ( 11.5 x 8 ” ). In addition there’s some small magnets in the triangles on the left and also in the big pad on the right.
The bag is lined with a nice grey microsuede.
The closure is a micro Velcro setup.
The Stand
Here’s the neat thing, by folding the case along the lines (much like origami), you can make it into a stand for your tablet. The magnets mentioned above strengthen the structure to create this sturdy little structure.
Your tablet is held in place by the black rubber latch at the front.
And from the back (see my expensive tablet back protector(s) 🙂 ). The stand is sturdy enough to support my tablet both in landscape and portrait mode.
Conclusion
This stand is lightweight and extremely handy to carry around. It’s not going to protect your tablet from a big drop or bang but will protect it from scratches and dings if you’ve shoved it into your favourite gadget bag. The fact that it easily and quickly changes into a stand for your tablet makes it a versatile solution.
As I mentioned above, it looks like it’s end of life an only available in Australia, but I’ve never seen a stand like this before (I’m sure there’s going to be millions of comments pointing them out for iPads and other tablets) and thought it worth posting 🙂
Product Information
| Price: | RRP: $39AU but can be had for $15AU marked down |
| Manufacturer: | Acer |
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I just bought an A500, where are these on sale? Was it O#####works? I am in Melb, eastern subs. Thanks
Found at the local Telstra shop.
And of course after this goes live I see that Janet has done a review of a similar case here. Though her case is about 1.5″ slighly smaller and would only fit an iPad or smaller 🙂
JAVOedge makes the Flex Sleeve I reviewed for a few other devices, too. The have sizes for the Kindle 2, Kindle Touch, Kindle Fire, Nook Touch, and the Nexus 7.
OK, I have been to about five Telstra shops now, all knew about the unit but none of them have it in stock. One even recommended that I go to the local JB shop, where it was available for $59.
Any more info about the actual shop and where it is, most appreciated!
Can tell you but not sure how much it’ll help. Was one of two units in the Telstra Shop Hobart Mall Tassie 🙂
I’ll see if the other unit is still there next time I go past and if you’re desperate I’ll pick it up for you. Postage shouldn’t be more than about $5, So still better than $59 🙂
Just my luck! TY anyway