Review: ONLY for the 2013 Fire 7" HD Model
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 01 18, 2014
If you have a 2012 Fire HD 7", this case will not fit.I admit that I was not careful enough in reading the description, although I have to be honest, just using the words "All New" is not exactly clear and I have a feeling that I will not be the only one who was confused. Do not be like me, read the description very carefully.That said, I have a passing familiarity with the various cases that encase our precious electronic devices. On the surface, the case looks a bit flimsy and not as sturdy as my standing leather case. I wasn't thrilled with the "standing" part of my leather case, though, and hoped this might work better.  I obviously couldn't fit the Fire in it, but I did prop up both the Fire and my smaller PaperWhite in the case, and while not 100% stable, it does hold. It isn't exactly at an angle where I could read comfortably, though, and might be best used in the standing position while watching videos.I did wonder about what would happen to the case if it got wet. Not that you should dump water on your Fire, but accidents happen. With my old case, it kept liquid away very well. In the interest of finding out at least something useful regarding this case, I poured some water on it. The center of the case did all right, however on the edges the water quickly spread from the outside to the inner foam lining. It got a little funky. Also, the outside material did not deal as well with the water spots. It did finally dry, but took a few hours. If you get this cover, keep it away from spills, the bathtub, and so forth.I also gave it to my toddler. I know that many Fire users will use their tablets to entertain children too small to understand how to properly handle expensive electronic devices. So far she has not destroyed it, although I doubt it would do well against her palette of crayons.The star rating was tricky. Obviously, I had to put in a rating. I didn't want to ding the product for my mistake. However, I would consider my leather case to be a 4 star product, and this one didn't quite match it, so 3 stars.