Speck Products 4G Skin for iPod Frosted Clear

List Price: ~~$19.95~~
Discount Price: $1.79

Brand: Speck
Binding: Electronics

Features:

Protects your Apple iPod music player from scratches and bumps
Designed specifically for 4G (fourth-generation, 20/40 GB capacity) iPods
Dock your iPod without removing it from its case
Elastomer material lets one size fit all 4G iPods
Frosted-clear color

Customer Reviews:

Does a great job; Near perfect [Posted on 2005-08-19]
Protects my iPod 20g Color 4g very well. If you use a dock it has a convenient lower section to flip for good connection. Top is open as well as click wheel providing access. As there is no clip or loop function you'll be requiring an additional carrier. Enjoy!

It does it's job [Posted on 2005-08-22]
This skin is easy to put on and does it's job. I am discovering that the clear skin does start to look dingy after a while, althought I haven't tried cleaning it. I also don't like that I have to flip up the bottom flap to plug it in because I use it with a car charger a lot and the flap gets in the way of the touch wheel; and there is no screen protection with this skin.

Its ok, but not the big thing [Posted on 2005-08-29]
The material is really good, but the design is awful, it does not take care of all sides of the IPod and it soon will break because of its poor design. It was shipped very fast.

Avoid this product if you want real protection [Posted on 2005-10-05]
I purchased the Speck skin for my mother's brand new 4G iPod. I have one just like it, (by a different manufacturer) but it has a clear plastic membrane to cover the iPod's screen and prevent scratching. This brand, does NOT have a screen protector, rendering this pricey little number useless for the average consumer.

If you want screen protection, DO NOT BUY this product, unless you want your scratched within hours. Unfortunately due to the way this is packaged, and marketed, this deficiency is not apparent to the average consumer. If you want a good case, make sure it protects the most sensitive parts of your iPod: THE OUTSIDE. Avoid cheap knockoffs like this brand, which advertise protection but provide none.

WAIT! Buy the Speck with armband instead [Posted on 2006-08-10]
I got this skin with the armband for $24. I haven't had a chance to use the armband yet, so I can't speak for that, but I can only assume it's a better deal to get both for the same price.
As for the Skin itself, I haven't been bumping it around yet, either, but I don't think it compares favorably to my Contour Design Showcase ($22). I spent a lot of time deliberating over cases, and the Showcase seems much sturdier, or at least more substantial. The front (which covers, blessedly, the screen) is rigid plastic, rather than the Skin's gel plastic, and the sides are grippy and hard. I feel more confident about it protecting my iPod than I do about the Skin; I only plan on using the Speck Skin with the armband, and will stick to the Showcase otherwise.

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