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Title: Metal Case For C3x00 Special - Us$16
Post by: speculatrix on November 27, 2006, 12:44:37 pm
http://www.gizmos2go.com/xcart/product.php?productid=7935 (http://www.gizmos2go.com/xcart/product.php?productid=7935)

has anyone tried one of these cases? looks like a viable alternative to the pdAir case I have which isn't all that wonderful to be honest.
Title: Metal Case For C3x00 Special - Us$16
Post by: speculatrix on November 28, 2006, 11:47:11 am
I just checked with G2G and they do ship internationally (well, to England, anyway)
Title: Metal Case For C3x00 Special - Us$16
Post by: Antikx on November 28, 2006, 12:59:00 pm
Thanks for the info Speculatrix.
It looks nice, and the price is good, but maybe I'm missing something... I don't understand why there's so many holes in it.
Title: Metal Case For C3x00 Special - Us$16
Post by: speculatrix on November 28, 2006, 01:10:24 pm
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Thanks for the info Speculatrix.
It looks nice, and the price is good, but maybe I'm missing something... I don't understand why there's so many holes in it.
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the photo is tagged "generic image" so I presume that the picture is merely intended to give a vague idea of what the case would be like.

there are quite a lot of items on their site for the Z which only show a generic image.

googling for "TTX zaurus" only results in the gizmos2go site (or indirectly via price comparison or link farm site), so I can't get any real clue as to whether it's a closed case for when Zaurus is not in use?
Title: Metal Case For C3x00 Special - Us$16
Post by: masanga on January 04, 2007, 01:36:08 pm
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http://www.gizmos2go.com/xcart/product.php?productid=7935 (http://www.gizmos2go.com/xcart/product.php?productid=7935)

has anyone tried one of these cases? looks like a viable alternative to the pdAir case I have which isn't all that wonderful to be honest.

I ordered one, and what arrived was a case for a completely different model, with a 5x00-style form factor (not a clamshell) and far too small for the 3x00. I sent it back for a promised replacement, but this morning I was told I'd just get a refund (excluding the original postage to the UK, which was most of the cost).

I infer that there is in fact no aluminium case for the 3x00, and that the fact they're still advertising one is a further warning signal that nobody should go anywhere near these guys. I suspect that some or all of the other fishy-looking 3x00 accessories with "generic photo" are similarly nothing of the kind. Shame - I'd still really like a metal case for the 3100 (not that I can easily picture how it might work)... At least the Piel Frama leather number is a thing of beauty and joy.

Nick.
Title: Metal Case For C3x00 Special - Us$16
Post by: speculatrix on January 04, 2007, 04:25:56 pm
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I ordered one, and what arrived was a case for a completely different model, with a 5x00-style form factor (not a clamshell) and far too small for the 3x00. I sent it ...
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hmm, that is bad news. I'm very sorry you went through this. I very nearly ordered one before going on holiday, but decided to wait till I came home.

I also noticed that they purported to sell a sync/charge usb cable for the 3100, but I suspect it'll be one for the 860; I have seen sync/charge usb cables for the x000 series which split off the power from the USB, but now I wouldn't trust gizmos2go at all.