Review: looking at Proporta’s new iPod touch cases
Posted by Dennis Sellers 
Dec 11, 2007 at 1:17pm
Proporta has released new cases for the iPod touch, which are handy, but lacking in some features that would make them especially useful. The US$30 Silicon Case provides a protective skin to prevent scratching and impact damage. Cut-aways give access to ports and controls so that you can use your device in the case.
The Silicon Case does a fine job of protecting the touch’s body. However, a screen protector of some sort would also have been very useful. In fact, with the touch’s large screen I think that ANY case for the device should offer some sort of screen protection. In any case, the case comes in charcoal (my favorite), white and pink.
Macsimum rating: 6 out of 10
The Classic Case ($37)—not to be confused with the Classic Case for the iPod class—is custom designed to fit the exact specifications of the iPod touch. It provides the same protection as that of a leather case.
The Classic Case—designed as an alternative to leather—sports a magnetic clasp closure, so it does protect the iPod touch screen. However, you have to open it to fully access the iPod’s screen and controls. If I’m going to do that, I’d prefer a case with a “kickstand” so I could prop up the touch for video viewing.
Macismum rating: 6 out of 10
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Dennis Sellers
Dennis has been a newspaper editor/reporter (seven years) and teacher (seven years). He has over 4,000 magazine, newspaper and online articles to his credit. He has also covered the Mac and tech industries for over a decade for such online publications as MacCentral, MacMinute and now MacsimumNews.
