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This cover offers good protection to the zen. My only complaint is when I have it laying on my desk it won't stay open for quick access to the button. Also, sometimes you have to slide it around a little to get to the off switch and buttons. Good little cover though.
First in general it not a natural leather. Construction of this case limits access to buttons of operation. The construction opened by the party does not allow you to use it for video of representation " without a hand "
This x-fi case is exactly what I had hoped it would be. It fits the x-fi exactly and protects the screen from scratches. Has magnetic closure.
Fits like a glove and keeps my player safe. If you own or plan on purchasing the Zen X-Fi, then this carrying case is a must. The screen on the X-Fi is good quality and would look like rubbish if it were scratched up. Does 100% of what a case is supposed to do. Spend the money and protect your player.
The protection it provides doesn't outweigh the aggravation in hindering my X-Fi operation and accessibility, and the sorely lacking build quality that this unfortunate case brings to the table. Moreover the cutout for the power switch in back makes it difficult to activate this slider switch even with my small fingers, in part because of the thickness of the leather material but also exascerbated by the loose fit of my X-Fi, whose sliding around doesn't keep the switch dead center in the opening.
Durability is my biggest (but not my only) gripe. The leather loosened up appreciably over the first couple of months to the point that my 32GB X-Fi will freely slip and slide whenever the protective flap is opened.
I've had this case for 9 months, and with the benefit of hindsight that's about 6 or 7 months too long. The front opening doesn't allow a comfortable margin of room to access the X-Fi's buttons along the right edge of its front face; considering that one of these is the PLAY button--kind of important for operating the player, I'd say--this case only suceeds in creating aggravation.
The white stitching frayed fairly early along the top edge at the bend where the front flap folds closed. Considering that I split time with several other MP3 devices the wear on my X-Fi's case is surprising and disappointing given the amount of actual use time my X-Fi sees.Other gripes have to do with the cutout openings in this case; basically they suck.
I KNEW that I hated Creative for moving this switch to the back of the Zen X-Fi from where it was on the side of the Zen, but the poor design of this official Creative case just hammers this point home.Since I begun using my X-Fi more lately I've gotten to the point of irritation with this case that I'm actually using my Zen X-Fi without the case at all. Guess I'm out looking for another protection alternative.
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