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Marware Sportsuit Convertible for Video iPods
Marware’s past Convertible cases have earned high ratings for their versatility and value for the dollar, packing a number of different carrying and mounting options into a single package. The company also improves upon the design of its Basic case here by using superior Orca-finished neoprene, a sleeker and more interesting material that looks better with the iPod than the Basic’s standard neoprene, but otherwise leaves the case’s protectivity and port access the same. This is a very good thing in that Basic and Convertible both provide a tremendous amount of protection for the iPod - everything but the iPod’s headphone port hole - but also use a really smart bottom flap that remains closed unless you want it open to expose the iPod’s Dock Connector port. We remain really impressed by this design accomplishment. Our only note of discomfort with the standalone case is its front clear plastic protector, which has a tendency to look “wet” on the iPod’s front surface, a factor that may dissuade some users (particularly ones who use the new iPod’s video functionality) from using it apart from the armband.
Three colors of the case are available - black, silver, and blue - and the case’s color is now repeated in a matching pocket on the front of the included lid. This pocket’s big enough for headphones, and shifts from the inner pockets previously used on Convertible cases - a generally neutral change. Again, the lid isn’t as necessary as it was in earlier Convertibles because of an improvement to the standard Sportsuit’s design - the case is now fully protective without it - but it’s generally not a bad extra to include, especially if you’ll have a use for the pocket.
Marware uses a strange. mechanism for attaching Convertible 5G’s lid, which now opens from the case’s left rather than the top. You’ll need to really fidget with the belt clip or armband in order to attach or detach it. It’s not the only accessory that’s a bit tricky to attach - the arm band is, too, and it’s also a little shorter than other options we’ve tested in overall length, though fine for average-sized arms.
It’s also worth noting briefly that Marware has gone simple with its included hand strap - a fabric loop that attaches with plastic to the case’s back - Marware’s strap works fine as well as the ones used by other companies. That said, we do really like Marware’s included spring-loaded belt clip, which as with Sportsuit Basic is a thin, spring-loaded component from Krusell’s Multidapt system, allowing the case to be attached to many additional, but optional Krusell mounting accessories.
Also,Marware has gone simple with its included hand strap - a fabric loop that attaches with plastic to the case’s back - Marware’s strap works fine as well as the ones used by other companies. That said, we do really like Marware’s included spring-loaded belt clip, which as with Sportsuit Basic is a thin, spring-loaded component from Krusell’s Multidapt system, allowing the case to be attached to many additional, but optional Krusell mounting accessories.
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