Review: Good for protection, some quirks
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 03 27, 2014
I received the Incipio Hive Response Standing Case for Kindle Fire HDX 7" in purple. It's a fun looking case - a mix of silicon/rubberish, soft material that is easy to grip and hard white plastic. You have to pry the Kindle into the case, and once in, the case sticks out enough to protect it enough from falls should you drop it. You'll need some sort of screen (or I'd advise you get some sort of screen protector) since this case doesn't have anything to protect your Kindle's screen from scratches if you carry it around in a bag, which is one drawback.Another drawback is that the case only displays in horizontal mode. The stand will NOT support vertical at all. You can hold it in vertical mode (if you do hold it in the middle, you'll be gripping the hard plastic, and the case isn't as slim as some others out there), but the stand does at least fold into the case.Which leads to another drawback that maybe others don't mind that much, or is just a problem with my particular case. I have to use something, a coin, a pen, whatever's on hand, to get the darn stand OUT. It's extremely stiff and difficult to pry out.The power and sound/volume buttons are integrated into the case (not just cut out, but actual buttons), and the same purple color as the rest of the silicon, so you gotta feel around for them. I don't find this a problem, but just FYI.All in all, it's a fun looking case and if you're probably going to keep the Kindle around the house for viewing content, a good one for protection. But there are other cases out there that offer a bit more options and ease of use.