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| Kindle Voyage Cases |
I was disappointed when Amazon didn't offer an equivalent leather cover for the Kindle Voyage, instead offering an awkward and bulky Origami Cover. I rarely need to prop up the Kindle on a table -- it's light enough already to just hold in my hand -- so I did not want the additional complexity and weight of the Origami Cover. Also, it's ugly!
So ever since I switched to using the Kindle Voyage, I've been on the lookout for a cover that would match my experience with the Amazon Kindle Paperwhite Leather Cover. The TAGreat Kindle Voyage SmartShell Case looked like it fit the bill. It only had a few mixed reviews, but it was less than $10 including shipping, so I ordered one anyway.
It arrived yesterday (3 days ahead of schedule!), and I've been using it for all of an afternoon, evening and morning. So far, I'm pretty happy with it. I had trouble getting the Kindle Voyage into the cover until I figured out the trick to it: first insert the right edge of the Kindle into the right edge of the cover, then push the left edge of the device into the left edge of the cover. Do that and it's literally a snap. There appear to be some magnets on the rear of the case that mate with magnets on the rear of the Kindle Voyage, so the device feels really secure once it is in the case. The auto sleep/wake functionality works just like the Paperwhite leather cover did. The device automatically wakes when you open the cover and it automatically sleeps when you close the cover.
An aside: if you have a Kindle Voyage with ads -- er "Special Offers" -- you'll want to pay the extra $20 or so to get rid of the offers if you like the idea of auto sleep/wake. A special offer is shown whenever you wake the device, so you have to do any iPhone-like "swipe to unlock" gesture to dismiss the offer and get to your book. It ruins the magic of simply opening the cover and reading right away.
The exterior material is not nice as the Kindle Paperwhite Leather Cover. The PU (synthetic leather) material is very thin and looks like it will damage easily. The Paperwhite Leather Cover was definitely a step up: it still looks as good as new two years later. Only time will tell whether the TAGreat material will fare as well. On the other hand, the TAGreat costs about a fifth of the Paperwhite Leather Cover, so I think it is still a great value.
Also, as other reviewers have noted, the design of the cover leaves the top and bottom edges of the Kindle unprotected. I don't consider this a big deal, though. It actually helps makes the cover *lighter* than the Paperwhite Leather Cover, which is a nice improvement in my opinion.
The interior material is a soft touch fabric that seems like it will be gentle on the screen and the back side of the Kindle. The hinge works just like the one on the Paperwhite Leather cover. It allows you to easily fold the cover all the way back. I suspect that this is the part of the cover that will wear out first as it is entirely dependent on the robustness of the PU material I described earlier.
The case uses some pretty strong magnets to keep the cover closed so there's no chance that the cover will accidentally open. On the other hand, you may find opening the cover a bit difficult. The Paperwhite Leather Cover had a metal tab centered on the right edge of the cover that served as a robust affordance for opening the cover. That was definitely a superior design. With the TAGreat case, it's easiest to open the cover from the bottom or top edges where a bit more of the edge of the cover is available for leverage.
Overall, I'm really pleased with my purchase. The TAGreat is a reasonable solution for Kindle Voyage owners who miss the wonderful Paperwhite Leather Cover. Although there are some compromises in quality and design, it's lighter, thinner, and a lot less expensive.
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