Review: Secure, good looking, and well-organized
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 05 29, 2014
I've tested a bunch of Kindle cases for Vine since getting my HDX in December, and have yet to find one that I love as much as my near-invincible OtterBox Defender Standing Case for Kindle Fire HDX 7", Green But insofar as there is no perfect case, so much as ones appropriate for a specific use, I think the Lektra has potential to be my favorite for "dressing up".I'm not easy. I recently reviewed the Tek-nical Case for the All New Kindle Fire HDX 7" by Incipio, Blue (Accessory), and I kind of. Um. Hated it. But with that baggage, I still find the Lektra to be very close to an ideal "fashion" travel case.The OtterBox is the case that withstands practically everything, but it's bulky and has a rough sort of beauty. The more elegant Lektra is about as slim-profile as it gets while still affording a little needed padding and protection - with rigid sides, in this case, as opposed to soft-sided-with-padding that's found in some zipper cases. (Both have their merits - padding I think lends a bit of a false sense of security, but rigid doesn't help much with impact shock absorption.)The Lextra is secure, it's easy to get the Kindle in and out, it's got an attractive "pleather" exterior and a soft, non-marring suede-y interior.I don't see the point of making a zip-able tablet case without including pockets and stylus holder, and this case has both. There are six business/credit card pockets (yes, they fit both), and two larger ones below, all on the side facing the kindle when the case is opened.  Unfortunately, the case is set up such that if you are viewing your Kindle screen in "portrait" orientation (vs. "landscape" for videos and such), then items may fall out of the pockets, which will then be upside down.So that's one strike, but I still like the case a LOT, in black and in a sophisticated pink shade.  (Looks Pepto-Bismo pink on my monitor, but I can assure you that my sample was much more sedate in tone.)  Dunno about the gold, but then I haven't been sparkly girl since the 1980s.Pride of craftsmanship is evident.  Even the little lobster clasp securing the strap to the bag is of high quality.The price, at this writing, is also pretty high, but as someone who's tested a few cases, I can say that a relative few are as good a *value* as this one.