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I didn't want a case that the iPad "lived" in originally. All those folio cases look nice and fairly protective, but they also seem to add a lot of bulk. Instead I got a screen protector and a Hard Candy Bubble Sleeve. The Bubble Sleeve, which isn't really a sleeve, it's a fold-open, zip-up case, is pretty nice. It's sturdy, and when my iPad is in it, I can just pack the case into anything else and feel pretty safe about it. But then when I'm using the iPad, it's not in a case at all, or else it's just lying loose in the open Hard Candy case. That didn't bother until I found a nice scratch on the aluminum of the iPad, and I have no idea how it got there, so I decided that I might need some more permanent protection.
I got the Macally Metrolpad which puts a plastic cover over the back and a silicon edge around the sides and corners. It doesn't add much too the iPad. It makes it a little thicker, but also makes it lay flat, which is nice. Combined with the screen protector, the iPad seems pretty well protected. If I drop it on its screen, it's probably done for, but I guess that almost any case has to leave the screen a little vulnerable.
With the Metrolpad, the iPad still fits in the Hard Candy case, but it's a tighter fit. Although I have since bought a vertical messenger bag that has a padded "netbook" slot just big enough to hold the iPad + Metrolpad, but not quite big enough to hold the Bubble Sleeve, too. Since the pocket is padded, I'm not too worried about it. I still use the Bubble Sleeve when the iPad is travelling outside of the messenger bag, but that's not very often.
I like the idea of having some sort of stand, and I know a lot of cases double as a stand, but right now I'm happy with the more minimalist Macally case, that mostly keeps the iPad's small form factor. I will probably look for a separate stand for those times that I want one, so I can keep the iPad slim.
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