Review: A nice case with an original design
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 02 26, 2014
When I got my Kindle Fire HDX 7" in October 2013, there weren't many cases available for it yet, and I ended up getting a very inexpensive case that I came to really like, and I'm still using it. When I finally got the opportunity to check out the Amazon Origami case, I was glad to do so. I expected the Origami to have a snap-in plastic shell similar to the Amazon case for the newest Kindle ebook readers, so I was surprised to see that the Kindle Fire is held in the case magnetically. Frankly, I was very hesitant to trust this method of securing it, but after bouncing it off the bed a few times, it does seem pretty secure. The magnetic AutoWake function works very well to put the Kindle Fire into sleep mode when the cover is closed and to awaken it when the cover is opened.The Origami fold is a clever idea, and I got the hang of folding it pretty quickly. When folded back, it acts as an easel to prop up the Kindle Fire in either the portrait or landscape orientation. Magnets lock the case in position until you unfold it and close it.The case provides for the power button and volume control, as well as openings for the charging/data port and the audio port. The Origami does not, however, have openings for the kindle Fire's speakers. I have to disagree with Amazon's description: "Redirects the sound from your Kindle Fire HDX speakers towards you." It does certainly redirect some of the sound, but it also absorbs and blocks some of the sound. In practice, though, I'm not sure if there was enough difference to matter, and in any case, I often use a pair of earphones with my Kindle Fire.It's a nice case, even if I'm still a little nervous about how securely the magnets hold my Kindle Fire. I also wish the case had openings for the speakers, although the way the Origami mechanism works, it would have been very difficult to do this.