Review: Robust
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 01 22, 2014
If you are looking for the ultimate in protection for your Kindle HDX 8.9", this will give it to you. It gives you a case with a screen protector, surrounded by a silicone case, and covered by a hard shell. It's robust to the point that opening it up for the first time to insert your Kindle is not trivial. Thus it's not the type of case to use merely for storage when you want to take out the Kindle to hold it in your hands for reading. It's designed to be left on as part of your normal use.The cover part also serves as a stand and works well in four positions, two of which are vertical. When slanted at an almost vertical angle, it works well on tables and would be well suited to an airline tray table. At the other angle, I found it surprisingly comfortable for laptop placement when lying down in bed. That's something that I didn't expect. It's also practical for use on top of your lap when sitting on a chair.Something like the Kindle Paperwhite is small and light, and a heavy case defeats the purpose of having something that's easy to hold in the hand. For a Kindle Fire, you expect it to be heavier to begin with, and a typical folding case can be awkward. This case makes it much easier to use when resting it on an object, but won't be ideal if you want to hold the Kindle by hand for extended periods of viewing. But if you need to carry it around to use the screen as needed for apps and other functions, the case won't be in the way and will offer you a great deal of protection. Fortunately I've never dropped a Kindle HDX. But if I had to be in a situation where it might accidentally fall off a table, I'd want to be using one of these cases.