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They are stupid expensive but worth it.
11/27/09
Until the replacements are on his bob, that pretentious bloke can piss off. There's nothing wrong with iPhone cases.
11/27/09
I generally like to preserve both these aspects of my devices. But if I have to sacrifice one it'd be the looks every time. A broken device is useless and therefore its design is useless. There's only so much you can appreciate about the design of a paperweight.
Plus unless you have money to burn on replacements then if you crack or scratch your phone generally its design and beauty are ruined anyway so you've lost both. Better to sacrifice some measure of style for the security of keeping your investment intact.
My advice is just don't buy ugly cases. Get a nice one, keep your beautiful screen unscratched and fully functional.
* The second thing I did was jailbreak it.
11/27/09
It's just way too slippery to be usable as is. Seriously, the person who designed that must've gotten their degree from Sears & Roebuck.
There is something to be said about design for the sake of design vs usability. As a device or gadget, if it's not usable, I don't give two shits what it looks like.
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11/27/09
I was fully aware of what it was. It didn't work and the cosmetic state was deplorable. It wasn't worth it.
Some notes:
The front plate isn't brushed aluminium, it is painted steel.
The build quality is deplorable. The knobs are all plastic except for one. If that wasn't bad enough, it's plastic with non-stainless grub screws in them, so the plastic knobs cracked.
The selector push knobs have too long, too flimsy rods attached to them so they feel like they are from a third rate chinese microset.
So no matter how 'Apple' it looks, you don't want it. It'll destroy your admiration for the design and you'll grow to hate it.
My SX-434 Pioneer sounds like a champ, is built infinitely better, and although most will prefer the aesthetics of the Braun, the Pioneer doesn't look too bad either and it doesn't need to be attached to a wall to look good.
Braun pulled out of audio for a reason. They sucked at it. Even great design can't save shit products.
PS, i can't edit the post above for some reason.
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I have seen some good iPhone cases though, I have to say.
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@franco1975: it's not as bad as the flying saucer looking guggenheim
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