Review: Heavy, Origami feature/gimmick, but good leather quality
Rating: 3 out of 5
Date: 04 3, 2014
Quality: 5 stars.Leather is grainy, doesn't show scratches and what not. Feels very solid and sturdy. It's thick and heavy, and holds the kindle without straps, just place it there, and it's held in place. IT holds it very well despite the lack of any physical evidence that it would. It also turns the kindle screen on/off as you open it or close it. If I was rating based on quality alone it would be a 5 star product.Origami: 2 starsThe good news, is it works as a landscape stand in about 2 different viewing angles. It works well for those. That said, you would think origami meant landscape, portrait, and at least 5-10 different ways to use it as a stand, not 2. Feels like a gimmicky name to me.Other cases offer much more than 2 viewing angles and don't have any "origami" feature built to them, just simple adjustments on the cover to make it happen. And they cost half as much. Not impressed.Weight: 2 starsIt's good that it feels sturdy, but it doubles the weight of the 9 inch tablet. Effectively making it heavier than any other tablet out there with a simple cover. The HDX is incredibly light, and putting it in this case immediately takes away that excitement, it no longer is incredibly light, but something heavier than any iPad. It's like they made fun of their own TV ad. (where they say how much lighter it is than the iPad air… then they put this cover on, and suddenly it's heavier than the air using Apple's cover. I think they missed the boat here, and should have tried to make a light cover for a light product.Price: 3 stars.It is more expensive than the competition, but it is also probably the highest quality of them all. It's not a great value, but if you don't mind the weight/thickness then it's a good choice.Overall it's a high quality case, but it is hard to recommend based on value and weight, compared to other cases in the market.