Review: Slim, Beautiful Cover Offers Good Protection, But Lacks Wake/Sleep Feature
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 12 16, 2013
There's a lot to like about this BELKIN CHAMBRAY COVER for the Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" tablet.  It's slender (adding little bulk), but has a hard shell and a sturdy cover that offer good protection when the big tablet is knocking around in a backpack, tote bag, or large purse.  There's a built-in stand that's easy to deploy, with three viewing angles.  The two-tone, slate-blue color scheme is elegant, and the silky "chambray" textured fabric on the cover is both beautiful and pleasant to touch.However, the Belkin Chambray Cover has two significant drawbacks.  One, it has no automatic wake/sleep feature (to turn your HDX on or off when the cover is opened or closed).  Two, the built-in stand wobbles when you use the touch screen, especially when you're using a stylus.  The stand is in no danger of collapsing, but it's not as solid as you'd like to see in a touch-screen tablet stand.This would be close to the perfect cover for my Kindle Fire HDX 8.9" tablet, if only it had the wake-sleep feature.  But because of the two drawbacks, I rate the Belkin Chambray Cover at 4 stars ("I like it" on the official Amazon scale).