Going Caseless?

Ricky D'Angelo · 01-02-2015, 11:56 AM

How many of you feel comfortable going caseless? I've always been paranoid about dropping my devices and used cases but for my latest device (kindle basic) I decided to go caseless. Has anyone ever gone caseless and then regretted it after a mishap?

pdurrant · 01-02-2015, 12:00 PM

I'm resigned to my device getting broken at some point, or else becoming obsolete. I've been using it without a case for 18 months or so now. It's much nicer to use without the case, although I admit it now has two small scratches in the light layer. (It's a nook Glowlight, and I beleive there were several reports of its light layer being fragile)

treadlightly · 01-02-2015, 12:37 PM

I have always used my device without a case in the house up until I bought a Kobo Aura H2O. My philosophy was that whatever was good for my coffee was good for my ereader. In the house my coffee is in a mug that could easily be spilled, but I'm careful so it doesn't. If I went anywhere where I wanted my coffee in a travel mug, then I put my ereader in a case. Now that I have an H2O costing over $180 to replace, I use a cover in the house.

robko · 01-02-2015, 12:38 PM

I've been using a number of different e-readers since 2010 and never used a case on the device. I read mostly at home, so it's not traveling to/from work etc. I do have a wood case I use for transporting it when I'm away etc and that in my opinion is better than a case anyway since it doesn't allow the device to flex or twist. I have dropped several of the device and a few of them have dents/deformations in the plastic, but they all still work.
I'm just waiting for the usual suspects to show up and preach that you're crazy to ever not have a case on your device, but people with cases also manage to break their devices, so I'll say, live dangerously and go without a case!!

crossi · 01-02-2015, 12:53 PM

I don't use a case. I bought a number of them but I simply prefer to read without one. I do have a quilted oven mitt that I put it into when carrying it in my bag to protect it from scratches. I'm careful, but if I drop it, I drop it. A good excuse to buy a Voyager if I do break it.

rem736 · 01-02-2015, 01:22 PM

i would very much like to use these devices case-less, but don't. my issue is not fear of dropping it, but scratches with continual handling and placement on surfaces. in addition, the one thing i definitely don't want happening is scratching the screen from movement while it is stored in my bag. so i go with a cover.

PurpleStar · 01-02-2015, 01:24 PM

I bought a case for my Kobo Aura but I don't really like it. So I go without most of the time. Accidentally dropped it last week on a hardwood floor and luckily there was no damage. Guess it's a tough e-reader!

Mivo · 01-02-2015, 01:39 PM

I tried a few cases, but never found one that didn't somehow "ruin" the device and/or make it seem bulky. I also feel that e-reader cases tend to cost too much in relation to what the devices cost.

With my two tablets I use a silicon half-shell that covers just the back, but not the front. Those were inexpensive and are mostly there to prevent scratches on the backs (the tablets cost more than an e-ink reader, so I'm more worried about cosmetic damage, which is probably a little silly too).

Apache · 01-02-2015, 01:49 PM

Mine is always in a case. At home there is a wife and large, friendly Golden Retriever. At work, I am a bench jeweler and have lots of things around that could damage my Nook HD+.
Even with a case you can still ruin your eReader. I once set mine down on the trunk of my car while I checked the mail. I backed out of the driveway and pulled up to the stop sign at the main road. As I pulled out I saw my Nook HD+ fly off the trunk. I pulled over at the next road and got out of the car. As I stood on the sidewalk waiting for a line of cars to pass, the last one swerved and deliberately ran over it.
I was PO'ed, but I had insurance through Square Trade.
Apache

susan_cassidy · 01-02-2015, 02:00 PM

I find my Kindles easier to hold with a case, and they've been dropped short distances with no harm done, which would not have happened without a case.

HarryT · 01-02-2015, 02:53 PM

I'd never use a device without a case. The case both makes it easier to hold (I find a lot of modern devices to be too thin) and protects it.

tubemonkey · 01-02-2015, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ricky D'Angelo

How many of you feel comfortable going caseless? I've always been paranoid about dropping my devices and used cases but for my latest device (kindle basic) I decided to go caseless. Has anyone ever gone caseless and then regretted it after a mishap?

Never would I go caseless.

tubemonkey · 01-02-2015, 03:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HarryT

I'd never use a device without a case. The case both makes it easier to hold (I find a lot of modern devices to be too thin) and protects it.

Exactly

ProfCrash · 01-02-2015, 03:27 PM

I use a sleeve. I pull my Kindle out to read and put it back in when I am done.

DrNefario · 01-02-2015, 03:29 PM

I only use cases/covers for transportation, to protect the screen while the device is in my bag. I don't much care about any of the rest of it getting scuffed or scratched, but I'm fairly careful with them anyway. I find covers add too much bulk and weight.

01-02-2015, 11:56 AM	#1
Ricky D'Angelo Fanatic Posts: 537 Karma: 2495066 Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Latin America Device: Sony PRS-T1, PRS-T-2, PRS 350, PRS 950; Kobo Mini; Kindle PW3, Fire 10	Going Caseless? How many of you feel comfortable going caseless? I've always been paranoid about dropping my devices and used cases but for my latest device (kindle basic) I decided to go caseless. Has anyone ever gone caseless and then regretted it after a mishap?

01-02-2015, 12:00 PM	#2
pdurrant The Grand Mouse 高貴的老鼠 Posts: 73,935 Karma: 315160596 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Norfolk, England Device: Kindle Oasis	I'm resigned to my device getting broken at some point, or else becoming obsolete. I've been using it without a case for 18 months or so now. It's much nicer to use without the case, although I admit it now has two small scratches in the light layer. (It's a nook Glowlight, and I beleive there were several reports of its light layer being fragile)

01-02-2015, 12:37 PM	#3
treadlightly Wizard Posts: 1,370 Karma: 6957792 Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Ottawa, ON Device: Kobo H2O	I have always used my device without a case in the house up until I bought a Kobo Aura H2O. My philosophy was that whatever was good for my coffee was good for my ereader. In the house my coffee is in a mug that could easily be spilled, but I'm careful so it doesn't. If I went anywhere where I wanted my coffee in a travel mug, then I put my ereader in a case. Now that I have an H2O costing over $180 to replace, I use a cover in the house.

01-02-2015, 12:38 PM	#4
robko Wizard Posts: 2,454 Karma: 5469320 Join Date: Jul 2010 Device: Kobo	I've been using a number of different e-readers since 2010 and never used a case on the device. I read mostly at home, so it's not traveling to/from work etc. I do have a wood case I use for transporting it when I'm away etc and that in my opinion is better than a case anyway since it doesn't allow the device to flex or twist. I have dropped several of the device and a few of them have dents/deformations in the plastic, but they all still work. I'm just waiting for the usual suspects to show up and preach that you're crazy to ever not have a case on your device, but people with cases also manage to break their devices, so I'll say, live dangerously and go without a case!!

01-02-2015, 12:53 PM	#5
crossi Guru Posts: 997 Karma: 12000001 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Seattle Wahington U.S. Device: kindle	I don't use a case. I bought a number of them but I simply prefer to read without one. I do have a quilted oven mitt that I put it into when carrying it in my bag to protect it from scratches. I'm careful, but if I drop it, I drop it. A good excuse to buy a Voyager if I do break it.

01-02-2015, 01:22 PM	#6
rem736 purpose priority passion Posts: 645 Karma: 9002000 Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: socal, usa Device: sony prs-350, b&n ngp, rM2, kindle scribe, boox poke5	i would very much like to use these devices case-less, but don't. my issue is not fear of dropping it, but scratches with continual handling and placement on surfaces. in addition, the one thing i definitely don't want happening is scratching the screen from movement while it is stored in my bag. so i go with a cover.

01-02-2015, 01:24 PM	#7
PurpleStar Wizard Posts: 1,625 Karma: 11387182 Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Clara BW, Kindle Paperwhite (11th Gen)	I bought a case for my Kobo Aura but I don't really like it. So I go without most of the time. Accidentally dropped it last week on a hardwood floor and luckily there was no damage. Guess it's a tough e-reader!

01-02-2015, 01:39 PM	#8
Mivo Fanatic Posts: 556 Karma: 3531054 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Germany Device: In use: Pocketbook InkPad 3, Kobo Glo, iPad Air 2	I tried a few cases, but never found one that didn't somehow "ruin" the device and/or make it seem bulky. I also feel that e-reader cases tend to cost too much in relation to what the devices cost. With my two tablets I use a silicon half-shell that covers just the back, but not the front. Those were inexpensive and are mostly there to prevent scratches on the backs (the tablets cost more than an e-ink reader, so I'm more worried about cosmetic damage, which is probably a little silly too).

01-02-2015, 01:49 PM	#9
Apache Readaholic Posts: 5,277 Karma: 90000484 Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: South Georgia Device: Surface Pro 6 / Galaxy Tab A 8"	Mine is always in a case. At home there is a wife and large, friendly Golden Retriever. At work, I am a bench jeweler and have lots of things around that could damage my Nook HD+. Even with a case you can still ruin your eReader. I once set mine down on the trunk of my car while I checked the mail. I backed out of the driveway and pulled up to the stop sign at the main road. As I pulled out I saw my Nook HD+ fly off the trunk. I pulled over at the next road and got out of the car. As I stood on the sidewalk waiting for a line of cars to pass, the last one swerved and deliberately ran over it. I was PO'ed, but I had insurance through Square Trade. Apache

01-02-2015, 02:00 PM	#10
susan_cassidy Wizard Posts: 2,251 Karma: 3720310 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: USA Device: Kindle, iPad (not used much for reading)	I find my Kindles easier to hold with a case, and they've been dropped short distances with no harm done, which would not have happened without a case.

01-02-2015, 02:53 PM	#11
HarryT eBook Enthusiast Posts: 85,544 Karma: 93383099 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: UK Device: Kindle Oasis 2, iPad Pro 10.5", iPhone 6	I'd never use a device without a case. The case both makes it easier to hold (I find a lot of modern devices to be too thin) and protects it.

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01-02-2015, 03:27 PM	#14
ProfCrash Tea Enthusiast Posts: 8,554 Karma: 75384937 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Somewhere in the USA Device: Kindle1, Kindle DX Graphite, K3 3G, IPad 3, PW2	I use a sleeve. I pull my Kindle out to read and put it back in when I am done.

01-02-2015, 03:29 PM	#15
DrNefario Wizard Posts: 2,201 Karma: 12029046 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: UK Device: Kindle, Kobo Touch, Nook SimpleTouch	I only use cases/covers for transportation, to protect the screen while the device is in my bag. I don't much care about any of the rest of it getting scuffed or scratched, but I'm fairly careful with them anyway. I find covers add too much bulk and weight.