Review: Great Kindle HDX 7 protective cover
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 01 9, 2014
The Belkin Chambray Cover is perfectly designed for the Kindle Fire HDX 7". It is good looking, protective, functional, and a perfect fit.Good Looking: The "Blacktop" colored chambray is a lightweight fabric with dark warp and white filling yarns. It covers the front of the cover and most of the back. There is a black leather hinge at the left of the front cover that curves around to the back cover. The stitching is evenly spaced around the edges of the fabric cover and one edge of the hinge. Part of the chambray fabric on the back is stitched and part is glued to the back of a black plastic base. The cover is very attractive, and it looks like a book when closed.Protective: The chambray cloth of the front cover is stretched over stiff plastic. The inside cover has a soft black cloth over the stiff plastic that cushions the Fire screen when closed. The Fire snaps into a plastic holder that forms the inside back cover. There is no way it can fall out of the plastic seat with normal use. This plastic holder has rounded edge corner extensions that protect the Fire from potential damage when it is dropped or bumped. The new Belkin only fits the all new Kindle Fire HDX 7".Functional: The Front cover can be closed and then secured by a black elastic band. This feature is like my Kindle 2 with its standard cover. The black soft cushion inside the front cover has three slot settings so the user can stand the Fire in three hands- free horizontal positions. The black plastic inside cover/holder has two small extensions that insert into the grooves in a secure fashion for reading and typing/tapping. Two thirds of the chambray covered portion of the back cover extends out creating a base for the hinge to hold the Fire up at various angles. For good balance, the grooves in the back inside cover are closely spaced, allowing  only minor adjustments of the display angles.Perfect Fit: My Kindle Fire HDX 7" snaps perfectly into the black plastic inside cover. The two speakers are exposed through rectangular openings. Likewise, the on/off button, the volume  control, and earphone jack  are all exposed perfectly aligned through openings in the plastic holder allowing easy access.This is an excellent cover that fits only the Kindle Fire HDX. I highly recommend the Belkin Chambray Cover to Kindle Fire HDX 7" users.