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TechniSol · 11-12-2012, 01:14 AM

Anybody ever tried dye on something like these to get the color they wanted?

Those Gecko covers look a lot like the Speck cases, only better with a magnetic closure rather than the bungee cord on the Specks. OTOH, my guess is it'd take a lot more force to snap the bungee than pop open the magnetic in a drop...

The slim cases look really nice because they help retain the lines and shape of the original device, but I bet the "fatter" covers do a much better job of absorbing any impacts. The nice thing about the Specks is that they employ a polycarbonate or ABS shell and are probably pretty tough despite being slimmer, if not SLIM. The ones from Gecko look pretty similar, maybe even a little nicer.

11-12-2012, 01:14 AM	#16
TechniSol GranPohbah-Fezzes r cool! Posts: 1,056 Karma: 3151024 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Nook STRs, Kobo Touch, Kobo Glo	Anybody ever tried dye on something like these to get the color they wanted? Those Gecko covers look a lot like the Speck cases, only better with a magnetic closure rather than the bungee cord on the Specks. OTOH, my guess is it'd take a lot more force to snap the bungee than pop open the magnetic in a drop... The slim cases look really nice because they help retain the lines and shape of the original device, but I bet the "fatter" covers do a much better job of absorbing any impacts. The nice thing about the Specks is that they employ a polycarbonate or ABS shell and are probably pretty tough despite being slimmer, if not SLIM. The ones from Gecko look pretty similar, maybe even a little nicer. Last edited by TechniSol; 11-12-2012 at 01:35 AM.