TheMacintosh1

I’m not picky when choosing cases for my iPod Nano and iPhone. As long as it looks half decent, I’m fine with whatever covers it. Recently I acquired a Speck iPod Nano case from Bed, Bath, and Body for a mere 99 cents. Quite shocked by the discounted price, I quickly purchased one.

Unboxing the packaging was a nuisance. A tangle of cardboard and plastic interweaved together into a cardboard box. After a few paper cuts on the hands, the case came out. The back was a textured rubber, so grippy to the point where it stuck to the palm of my hand.  I didn’t mind since I ever rarely took my iPod Nano into the public, and more rare that its ever in my pocket.

The package also boasted about an included screen protector. But quite simply it was a cheap plastic cover, that was crushed into place but the rubber backing. Screen protector? Not really, packaging that can be reused? Yes.

I like the case, and believe it would be a good alternative to my Agent18 clear case that was currently sitting on the iPod Nano. But look at the bottom of the case, something hit me. There was no area that allowed me to dock it. Only two small holes for the headphones and hold switch. In my view, epic fail. My iPod Nano’s main function is to sit in the matching docking station, and blasts the currently playlist I wished to listen to.

But some might argue that my opinion is quite biased since I had only one fucntion for my iPod. But I thought, for someone who owned this case and only occasionally synced it. It must still be the biggest annoyance to rip off the rubber skin, and carefully remove the plastic shield. Not worth the work for me, and I don’t think for anyone. So for anyone who never syncs with their computer, congrats you have found a great dirt cheap case for your iPod Nano. For everyone else, not so much.