Review: Stylish and functional business folio for your Kindle HDX 7
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 5, 2014
This Lektra folio case is the perfect case if you use your Kindle in a business setting.Pros:The case looks stylish and professional.  Even the pink color doesn’t detract for the business look.  The soft pink color is muted and tasteful, not loud in the least.Quality material and construction.  Stitching is tight, uniform, and precise.  No loose threads or misaligned stitches.  The thread is also a perfect color match to the cover clolor.  Exterior leather has a fine grain, smooth finish.  Interior fabric is soft micro-suede that won’t scratch the Kindle’s screen.  The gray interior fabric complements the pink exterior color very nicely.Cutouts and buttons on the case are perfectly aligned with the same items on the Kindle (power, volume, jack, speakers).Zipper closure works smooth.Several pouches to hold business cards, driver’s license, etc.  Also two larger pouches to hold larger items (like airline boarding passes).Has a holder for your stylus (if the stylus is slender enough to fit).Handy, dangling hand strap to help you hang onto your case.  The strap attached to the folio case is a really nice security/comfort feature.  With my hand in the strap I’m not as paranoid about losing my grip on the kindle and dropping it.Cons:This is a little nit-picky but I found the zipper a little noisy.  Make sure you open the case before the speaker starts to talk or you will get frowning, shushing looks from your neighbors.The wrist/hand strap looks a little flimsy.  The strap gives you a better grip on the case, but I’m afraid one strong tug would pop the thin leather. (But I may be wrong.)The removable case is REALLY hard to snap in and out of the main body of the Lektra.  You need to stick something thin and flat between the Lektra and the removable case to help pry the two pieces apart.  The instructions tell you to use your fingers, but I would advise against it.  It really pinches.There is an elastic loop that supposedly will hold a pen or a stylus, but none of the pens I tried will fit.  The pen fit in the elastic loop, but with the pen in place you can’t close the folio or zip it up.  You need a very thin stylus (size of a #2 pencil) to use this feature.~~So all-in-all this is an excellent case if you carry your Kindle into business meeting or through busy airports.  There are a few minor issues with the case, but none are deal breakers.