Review: 4 Stars for Cool Factor, 3.5 Stars for Protection
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 7, 2013
I'm a huge Kindle Fan. Last year, I became instantly cool in the eyes of my sixteen-year-old niece, when I got the BUILT Summer of Love Indigo case for my 7" Kindle Fire. Normally, I'm not all matchy-matchy, but I couldn't help myself: when I purchased my Kindle Fire HD Tablet, I immediately ordered the BUILT Summer of Love Indigo Sleeve to go with it.NOTE: This product is a *SLEEVE* and not a case, it so doesn't close at the top.PROS:1) The Cool Factor. Older teens and college students will love it. (My niece squealed over it, and then she tried to liberate it from my possession. Grin.)2) Soft indigo fake fur lining to protect your tablet from scratches, while stowed inside the sleeve.3) It's washable.4) It fits over my Kindle Fire HD Tablet's slim-fit hard case.5) Because this sleeve is soft and slim, it's excellent for toting one's Kindle Fire HD Tablet in a carry-on. (It's also easy to slip one's tablet out on a moment's notice -- say at airport security check points.)6) It's neat and professional enough to take to business meetings.CONS:1) It doesn't protect my Kindle Fire HD Tablet from a fall as well as a hard case would.2) A "naked" Kindle easily slips out of this sleeve. If you want/need added protection, use this sleeve with a slim-fit hard case. As I don't have the best grasp of left and right, let alone open-end and closed-end,  I use this sleeve only when my Kindle HD Tablet is "cased."3)I don't recommend *any* sleeve be used in lieu of a hard case.BUILT makes an excellent, well-made product. I *love* my Summer of Love Sleeve.  I chose it, because it does exactly what a sleeve is supposed to do -- and it makes me happy.Oh, and the Cool Factor doesn't hurt. Grin.