I'm using the Irex cover and I like it. Well, once my sister made me a nice cover to cover the white of the cover.
I've got a post somewhere that shows off her handiwork...
I also bought the bigger stylus, so that loop holds it fine (but I am sure, as Shaggy suggests, that you can make the loop smaller to fit the tiny USA stylus).
The cover feels as if there is cardboard (or something rigid) behind the materiel of the front and back covers. Plus, it's slightly padded.
It's not much bigger than the device and it folds over nicely so the whole package is not uncomfortable to hold one-handed.
Yeah, it's overpriced - but I like the fact it uses the holes in the DR800 to connect the reader to the cover. Its more aesthetically pleasing to my eyes.
In a nutshell - I like it and don't feel cheated that I spent so much money on it.
Marilyn
P.S. But, the cover will NOT save your reader if it is in the front pocket of your backpack (that is filled with textbooks and notebooks for 3 classes) and you drop the bookbag from shoulder height right onto the front pocket of the backpack. Can you say "broken screen?"
To be fair - NOTHING would have protected my reader short of a solid steel/wooden box! Sigh. At least the new one's on its way...