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Speck Dragon Toughskin Rubberized Case for Zune 80 GB (Black) | List Price: $29.95
Discount Price: $19.02
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Brand: Speck
Binding: Electronics
Features: - Fits 80GB Zune Portable Media Player exclusively
- Rubberized corners provide extra protection
- Includes durable screen protector
- Removable belt clip
- Made from strong, tear-resistant material
Great Product!! [Posted on 2008-05-21]
Overall, great product. The description is a little misleading, about the "DRAGONSKIN" and "MAXIMUM PROTECTION", but marketing is marketing. The rubber case is pretty durable when dealing with drops and scratches though, and it looks awesome, I might add. All you have to do is place the Zune into the bottom part of the Toughskin case first, then pull the top part of the case over the top of the Zune.
About the screen...
Like the first review said, the screen "protector" is crap. It's just a clear sticker that you peel apart from its sticker protector things, then you have to try to stick the sticker onto the Zune's screen (with snake-like aim) before the sticker soaks up all the dust in the room, like it was obviously intended to do. But to be honest, a 1-star rating for just that reason was a little unfair-whoever wrote that first review. I found that you can pretty easily use this other piece of plastic as a screen protector. Yeah, there was another piece of plastic that came as one of those random, pointless packaging items, inside the actual rubber case. You can just cut it up in 3 snips to fit the Zune's screen perfectly, and it sits in the rubber case just fine without moving around. It works great, being thick and stiff (the plastic haha).
Again, overall, great product. It does what it's intended to do: protect the Zune while leaving access to ports and functions. The only reason I gave this product a 4/5 was because of the lack of screen protection THAT WAS EXPECTED and because the rubber gets dusty easily-but that could just be because I have an extremely dusty room.
Not bad for the price! [Posted on 2008-06-18]
The Speck Dragon Toughskin Rubberized Case for Zune 80 GB is a terrific product for your money. This case does not leave the buttons exposed like most others do. If you look closely at the product pictures you can see the button areas are covered. I would say this is the main reason I purchased this product over others. The other reviewer brings up a very good point. I would totally agree that the screen protector (glorified sticker) provided is not very good. If you mess up and have to try a second time to stick it on you might as well throw it away. There is a full length clear piece of plastic inside the case that has tabs sticking out the top and bottom. The tabs hold the case squarely in the display box during shipping. When you unpack the case save this piece of plastic. All you have to do is cut off the tabs and trim it to fit over the screen area. Make sure to leave a little overlap so the edges of the case around the screen have something to grip. There is also a cardboard insert (actual Zune size) that works very well as a template. The case is rubber and fits the Zune very snugly so it holds the trimmed piece of plastic without slipping. You are able to use the full Zune button functionality even though they are fully covered by this case. I was worried about being able to "touch" scroll without pressing the actual center button and it wasn't a problem. I would suggest using something non alcohol based to clean any plastic screen protector as it tends to haze even after cleaning it once with the wrong stuff. The only down side I can see is that rubber tends to show dust and may be hard to keep clean. Using a can of compressed air and a light coating with a silicone based cleaner ought to do the trick. With not a lot of after market case options available yet for the Zune 80 GB this ain't a bad way to go!
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