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Originally Posted by jackastor
The cover itself has a nice hardness to it providing a firm flat cover that does not seem to be easy to bend. The magnetic latch works great, the sleep cover mode is activated only when the cover is in the closed position it does not activate when the cover is folded behind the case. The chrome latch adds a nice touch and look to the unit giving it a slight refined look. . . . Overall it seems to be providing the same quality of protection of the Original Kobo Aura Sleep cover. I would most definitely purchase this item again.
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Mine arrived yesterday. While I'm impressed with the back cover's molding to the contours of the Aura and the clasp's sleep-cover functionality, a few things about this case seem less than desirable.
First, there were numerous sharp bits of dried glue and even shards of plastic embedded in the inner cover of the case -- precisely where the case is supposed to rest against the Aura's screen.
Second, I find the outer case's blue color unpleasantly bright in contrast to my Aura's low-key espresso -- yet blue and lighter brown are the only color options offered that come close to going with espresso. They should have used darker shades for each color -- if they can match the shape of the Aura's back, they can match the espresso color as well.
Third, glued to the back part of the case is an enclosure fitted to the Aura in hard plastic. In my experience, that sort of enclosure can scratch the very devices it's supposed to protect. I
never use hard shell plastic cases for my laptops for that reason.
I've contacted the store ("Chinese Smile") and hope they'll send me a replacement case without bits of imbedded glue that could damage my Aura's screen. In the whinemeal, I'll skin my Aura so that the hard plastic can't damage it. Here's hoping the skin won't affect the fit of the replacement case (assuming the people at Chinese Smile agree to send one). If it does, I'll go back to using my textured leather indigo blue pouch.