Remember when hardcover books had canvas covers? Well, they don't make them like that anymore, and with ebooks rising in popularity you might as well outfit your iPad as an old book. Right? That seems to be the trend. Cygnett's Alumni canvas case for iPad feels exactly like one of those books, and protects your tablet, too.
I like the Alumni because of its bright, vibrant colors. I outfitted my iPad with the magenta-pink one, but there's also cyan-blue, jade-green, and straight-forward black. These are all color names that I made up because the colors are clearly more flamboyant than Cygnett suggests. The Alumni case also has a magnet on the inside flap that automatically activates the sleep and wake function, and a pocket on the inside for loose paper.
Like a hardcover book, there's a bit of bulk to a case like this. While it's not as thin as other iPad folios that we've reviewed, it covers the entire iPad--and then some. I appreciate that I don't have to worry about scuffing up my tablet, but the extra few centimeters of bulk doesn't bode well if you're carrying your laptop and iPad with you on a daily basis.
Another caveat of the case is that it does not prop up for typing or watching LOST. If you use your iPad case for more than business, you may want to consider another alternative.
The bottom line. Cygnett's Alumni case gives your iPad the look and feel of a old-timey hardcover book, but if your concern is bulk and function you may want to skip the aesthetic and go for something else.
Cygnett Alumni Case for iPad
$49.99
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