[AT&T Samsung Galaxy Note I717] over2land:
I knew when I first got my Dell Streak that a 5-inch screen was what I needed, and at the time, despite the hardware limitations and lack of Dell support, I knew I'd be with the Streak for a while because going back to a small screen wasn't happening. So, I invested in enough car mounts and chargers to have one in each commonly used vehicle (4 total). Now that I'm on the Note with it in a Speck case 3 out of 4 mounts still work with minor modifications. As soon as a heavier-duty case comes along 0 out of 4 mounts will work. Now that the Note is so much more popular than the Streak ever was, I am not too worried that there won't be another 5-inch plus phone ever again. So that I don't have to spend however many 100s of dollars on mounts when the next big phone hits, I have been looking for a heavy-duty, relatively vibration resistant, but still universal mount. That way, whatever the next device is, I don't have to go and buy a ton of new mounts.

In my seemingly unending quest for a car mount that will work with the Note, regardless of what case I have on it, and handle vibration and spirited driving, I spent a bunch of time on the RAM site (since I already have some of their products, and like the marine grade powder coated aluminum). I found a couple of possible solutions, but because I want to have the phone in landscape orientation, I think the X-Grip would be best for me. I was about to put up a post asking if anyone had used one on here, when I found this thread over in the International Note forum:

http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1462786

The pictures there show a Note with no case in the regular X-Grip.The problem I forsee is the specified max width of 3.25 inches. The Note naked is wider than that, but only just. Mine, in a Speck case measures about 3.5 inches, and any future case I put on it will likely be bigger. I asked the OP over there for more information, so I could hopefully better determine if the original X-Grip will work with the phone in a case. We'll see how that goes. Here is a link to the regular RAM X-Grip. http://www.ram-mount.com/NewProducts/xgripholder/tabid/3687/Default.aspx#/

After further research, it looks like the X-Grip II might be better for our phones in various cases:

http://www.ram-mount.com/NewProducts/ramxgripiitabletmount/tabid/4040/Default.aspx

I've been stalking the accessories forum here with hopes of seeing something that would work for me and not succeeded. I have also noticed a lot of praise for the cheapy mounts. Let me preface this with "that isn't for me". I need to keep the phone in the case for protection from dirt and elements, and I need to make sure the phone won't fall. If it does, during extreme maneuvers, it is gone. And, if I am even capable of recovering off of the dirt, mud, rocks, or asphalt it might have landed on, it would likely be smashed, either from the impact itself, or from someone else running it over, despite any case. So, I'm perfectly happy with spending a bit more for something that meets my needs and keeps the phone where I want it to be.

That said, has anyone looked at either X-Grip as a possible solution for car mounting? If you have, and decided on something else, why? And, of course, what did you end up with (bearing in mind my heavy-duty and case acceptance needs). Thanks in advance.