Review: Was good for HDX 7, but fails on HDX 8.9
Rating: 1 out of 5
Date: 03 26, 2014
I bought the polyurethane version of this case for my HDX 7 and liked it okay. It wasn't great and I preferred the HD-style standing case (not Origami), but it was acceptable. (Please, Amazon, bring the original Standing Case back. It was simple, lightweight, sturdy, and effective. Sometimes less is more!)I bought the leather version of this Standing Origami Case for my HDX 8.9 and ended up sending it back. What works on the HDX 7 does not work on the HDX 8.9.PROS:1) Leather. However pure or not, this looks and feels like leather. Great coloring on the red one I received.2) Turns the Kindle on and off automatically. Yes!3) Nice openings for all buttons and speakers. Very easy to access.4) Doesn't make the rear-facing camera malfunction like most other magnetic cases.CONS:1) Doesn't work with the rear-facing camera; you have to slide the case down, which doesn't really work. You usually end up dropping the case (hopefully not the Kindle).2) Doesn't hold the Kindle securely. A slight bump makes the Kindle just fall out. This happened to me multiple times. Even adjusting the stand sometimes made my Kindle fall out. The magnets are not strong enough for the large Kindle. (Conversely, the HDX 7 actually takes quite a bit of force to separate it from its magnets and release it from the case.)3) Weighs a LOT - I think I weighed it in at almost 14 ounces, which defeated the purpose of buying the sleeker, lighter Kindle. The case alone was about double the weight of the Kindle.4) The origami shape, which offers some protection to the HDX 7, doesn't give the same protection to the HDX 8.9. Due to the larger size and the fold of the origami shape being at the center of the screen, this case allows pressure on the case to translate to pressure on the screen and this is *not* good. It made me feel that my Kindle would not be protected if I put it anywhere where it might get pressure against the case (in a briefcase, purse, or whatever). For this reason alone, I would not keep this case.5) It doesn't stand up securely on an uneven surface. I can't testify to hard, even surfaces, but I got this to use in bed so I could watch videos and read and not disturb my spousal unit. Somehow getting hit in the face with this when it tipped or having the case magnets all SNAP when it collapsed on itself was not conducive to me being relaxed or the spousal unit sleeping.I sent this case back and bought the Minisuit Orbit 360 Stand Case with Auto Wake/Sleep for Kindle Fire HDX 8.9 (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00GCPQ40W/ref=wms_ohs_product?ie=UTF8&psc;=1).  It was only $11 and in many ways was better than this case (see my review there).Well, I had high hopes for this case. I had really despised the idea of the original HD (not HDX) standing leather case, but when it showed up, I was so glad that I bought it. In contrast, I had high hopes for this case, but ended up disliking and mistrusting it and sent it back.