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| Summary: Looks cool, but doesnt offer much protection
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Just got my Capdase Luxury Hard Case in the mail and it looks cool. After a closer examination, I have to say that its exterior appearance is its main, if not only, strength. The front part of it is indeed hard, made out of the advertised anodized aluminum. The texture of it feels, well, just like any other metal cases I've handled, but more refine. The back of the case is made out of plastic, though coated in some kinda rubberized material. Even though the front of it is made out of metal, I doubt this thing can handle that much shock, lets say, a drop from about 3-4 feet, an average height of the drop for a 5'5" person walking while playing the PSP, hence I do see why they included a straps, similar to the one that came with the PSP, but black, goes nicely with the PSP and/or case. Also, the exterior appearance, while refined, does look like an ordinary metal case, nothing that stands out, not even a little bit, which is kinda good in a sense that it doesnt attract unwanted attention. In fact, I'm sure it probably wont attract an attention at all.
Onto the interior, unlike the Logitech case, there is no rubber padding, or any padding in that matter. Well, actually, there is a sort of a padding on the inside of the front cover, a foam material with the thickness of that of a dime, or a penny (the thickness). As for the memory stick slots, they're just cutouts in the foam material inside the front cover. I'm sure you can do the same to the Logitech case, just print out a skin to put inside the front part and you wouldnt be able to tell that there's a cutout.
Back to "the case". I must say, the UMD access is a very nice touch. All the buttons/switches/MS stick slot are easily accessible. The overall weight of the case is very light, a lot lighter than the Logitech case. But like I said, it doesnt offer the same kind of protection. When it comes to securing the PSP, the case has a few of what I'd call bumps or grooves, that would put the pressure on the top of the PSP. Now, these grooves/bumps are aligned with the round holes on the sides of the USB port, and they fit nicely. Compared to the Logitech case, which has no securing mechanism, have no fear that the PSP falls out of the case if it happens to magically remove itself from your hand as you grab it at the last moment by the straps.
So yea, if you're looking for a simple case to hold the PSP and a pair of memory sticks, then this is a nice case, as long as you dont make a habit of releasing it from mid air. If you're looking for a better transport case that can hold the PSP, the headphones, memsticks, and UMDs, yes, UMDs, then check out the Slappa case. Check out my review of it before you make your decision. I think I'm goin to stick with the Slappa case for now, since I usually put the thing in my backpack, with the books moving around and all.
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