[Nexus 10 Accessories] plastikowl:
Just bought a new case

I just ordered one of these a few days ago and it arrived pretty quickly.

Hard Candy Cases - Shockdrop for Google Nexus 10

I used a 25% discount code I found online "hcc25off" I think it was. Came out to $47 and some change after shipping. I was a little alarmed right after placing my order because their facebook/twitter links haven't been updated in forever, the site/store itself is running on a yahoo e-merchant page usually relegated to home-based/tiny operations and there were a lot of people on Facebook with many choice words about the company. The BBB site also gives them an F, with lots of complaints (however the majority say 'resolved' - which means they responded to and supposedly fixed the issues to the BBB's and customer's satisfaction).

I was worried there would be issues, but it was sitting on my doorstep from Fed-Ex 2 days later. I placed my order in the evening and the "order status" page was updated the next day. The Fed-Ex tracking number came up 'not-found' whenever I ran it (I think Fed-Ex is slow to update their status compared to say, UPS). In either case, I had a good experience and would buy from them again.

Now for the case itself, it's REALLY solid and to call it sturdy would be an understatement. I'm going to be traveling soon so I wanted something like this. I tried a similar case from Poetic, but to be honest, I ended up tossing it aside. It was garbage cheap milkjug-like plastic, and the rubber sleeve was incredibly lame. Anyway, I digress. This is essentially a 3-piece setup. There is a hard plastic case that goes over the front of the device and has some hooks that wrap around the sides. There is also a reinforced 'loop' that goes over and encloses the rear-facing camera. The plastic itself feels like ABS and has a bit of flex to it.

The second piece is a built-in screen protector that will come out of the frame, probably so you can replace that portion if needed. It has a tapered bezel, so it doesn't do you much good if you already have a screen protector (I have a skinomi on there) as it's hardly 'optional'. The third part is the rubber sleeve. It's matte, has a pretty good grip/feel to it and is really thick. It does add a bit of weight to the tablet, but I feel like it'd survive a nuclear attack while simultaneously attending an elephant dance party.

Notable features: Power/Volume buttons are clearly demarcated and are entirely enclosed by rubber. The corners are squared, so there is a really sizable chunk of rubber on each corner. The rubber sleeve has several little tabs on it which interlock with the plastic substrate piece and feels really secure, there isn't really any 'slop' in the sleeve part. The HDMI, Micro-USB and headphone ports have sturdy rubber tabs that cover them and stay put if you push them back into place. The POGO plug port also has one of these, BUT due to the alignment of the port, it's not absolutely perfect. The pogo plug doesn't just attach itself magnetically and does require a tiny push to get it to 'click' into place. On the positive side, I don't have to push it so hard that I feel like anything is going to wear down or break, it's just snug.

Now, for the flaws: For me, these are extremely minor;

1) The speakers are covered by the device so they are a bit muffled. You can still hear them just fine, and I typically don't use my tablet for anything where this matters much. Holding onto it or in a semi-quiet room, I can hear just fine at a distance. If I were to expect my tablet to function as a portable radio, I don't think it'd work well if it had to overcome a loud environment.

2) The notification LED is covered. A little bit of a bummer and I think it's aligned in such a way that a notch could be cut for this or a hole drilled through the rubber where it'd remain visible, but this was overlooked during the design in my opinion.

3) Already mentioned, but the POGO port alignment is jussssst barely off enough that the plug requires the tiniest bit of finagling to secure it in place. Once it's in however, it doesn't just fall out, even if I pick up the tablet, so that's nice.

Overall I can't say enough good things about this case. I feel it's going to serve me well for a long time. Touch sensitivity is also just fine, despite the fact I had a skinomi in place in addition to the integrated cover. The cameras LOOK like they'd be obscured, but after testing it, there are no issues there. There is also no stand, but the texture on the back of the case is such that it's very easy to prop it against something if needed. The microphone on the back has a small cutout and is not obscured.

The pictures on the website for this case are all for the Nexus 7 (lazy on their part) so I have included an imgur albumn link below. Prior to putting this case on and in the pictures, I had a full skinomi skin on the device. I ended up removing the pieces from the 4 sides of the tablet, as they were just crumpling and getting in the way. I still have the screen protector and rear covering in place.

Here is a link to the photos I took. I didn't embed them because I took so many and they are huge.

Imgur Albumn - Hard Candy Cases - Shockdrop Case for N10