splnkr
12-11-2009, 06:56 PM
If all goes well (i.e., they come in) I'll be with 9700 Saturday. It will replace my venerable 8310 Curve. Nothing wrong with the latter, I just like new things and the reviews I've read about the Onyx are very positive.
My Curve is on its third LCD plastic "screen". In fact, its second entire case. I'm not really tough on them, but I was kind of a moron when it comes to "loading" the BB into the provided leather case: I did it wrong. That is, to me, the "front" of the leather case is actually the back. If you all are familiar with the 8310 case, it has a raised leather "ridge" running down..er..the front. Or, more accurately, the back. For some reason, when I first got the 8310, I was sliding the device into the leather case backward. That scratched the screen. The inside of the leather combined with the constant in-out in-out motion rubbed lines on the cover glass. Bought a new screen. As I mentioned, I am a moron, and enbded up scratching the second case. I am now training myself to put the danged thing in correctly, but for me it is counter intuitive! But I digress...
Can anyone describe the provided 9700 case? I am a cop, and keep my BB in my right uniform shirt pocket. Is it about the same as the leather case for the 8310? Same design?
Should I invest in something like a face plate screen guard, like the Seidio Ultimate? I am leaning to one of these regardless of the type of case.
What about these "huggie" style plastic or rubber cases? I think it might be harder to get out of a pocket with one of these grippy things, but I am open to suggestion. Perhaps a combination of the two: screen guard and a wrap-around "case"?
What do you all suggest or use?
Thanks!
CG
My Curve is on its third LCD plastic "screen". In fact, its second entire case. I'm not really tough on them, but I was kind of a moron when it comes to "loading" the BB into the provided leather case: I did it wrong. That is, to me, the "front" of the leather case is actually the back. If you all are familiar with the 8310 case, it has a raised leather "ridge" running down..er..the front. Or, more accurately, the back. For some reason, when I first got the 8310, I was sliding the device into the leather case backward. That scratched the screen. The inside of the leather combined with the constant in-out in-out motion rubbed lines on the cover glass. Bought a new screen. As I mentioned, I am a moron, and enbded up scratching the second case. I am now training myself to put the danged thing in correctly, but for me it is counter intuitive! But I digress...
Can anyone describe the provided 9700 case? I am a cop, and keep my BB in my right uniform shirt pocket. Is it about the same as the leather case for the 8310? Same design?
Should I invest in something like a face plate screen guard, like the Seidio Ultimate? I am leaning to one of these regardless of the type of case.
What about these "huggie" style plastic or rubber cases? I think it might be harder to get out of a pocket with one of these grippy things, but I am open to suggestion. Perhaps a combination of the two: screen guard and a wrap-around "case"?
What do you all suggest or use?
Thanks!
CG