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I wanted a case that would protect my kindle 2 a variety of life's big-bada-booms, some of which have been mentioned on the forums-- errant knees, elbows, drops onto tile or concrete, and Kindles sharing backpacks with bowling balls (OK, I haven't heard that last one yet). So, here's one person's attempt at a Kindle 2 hard case...
(Disclaimer-- although the case seems plenty strong to be elbow and knee resistant, I haven't had the case long enough to have any big-bada life events to test it with. So we're still operating on theory here.
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Platt makes a double walled, blow molded case that seems to work nicely as a hard case for the Kindle 2 and its cover. The case has a strong latch and comes with a layer of "cubed foam" for easy customization. (The case can be found online. One site, CSN, has it for $23 and free shipping.)
The Platt 206 case (pictured below) has external dimensions: 2 1/4" H x 10 1/2" W x 7" D and internal dimensions: 1 15/16" H x 9 1/2" W x 6" D. It has 3 layers of foam; the middle, customizable layer is 3/4" thick...
Which is really cool, because the Kindle 2 inside of the Amazon cover is 3/4" thick as well.
It was a pretty simple matter to modify the case-- cut the cubed foam to provide a 3/4" x 3/4" strip of foam along the top and bottom of the case (since there's 1.5" of free space in the 9 1/2" dimension) and two 3/8" x 1/4" strips of foam along the hinge side of the case. A little glue to hold the foam in place and it was done-- we're left with a nice Kindle 2 sized cavity.
Pictures:
Case closed...
Walt C.
(Disclaimer-- although the case seems plenty strong to be elbow and knee resistant, I haven't had the case long enough to have any big-bada life events to test it with. So we're still operating on theory here.
Platt makes a double walled, blow molded case that seems to work nicely as a hard case for the Kindle 2 and its cover. The case has a strong latch and comes with a layer of "cubed foam" for easy customization. (The case can be found online. One site, CSN, has it for $23 and free shipping.)
The Platt 206 case (pictured below) has external dimensions: 2 1/4" H x 10 1/2" W x 7" D and internal dimensions: 1 15/16" H x 9 1/2" W x 6" D. It has 3 layers of foam; the middle, customizable layer is 3/4" thick...
Which is really cool, because the Kindle 2 inside of the Amazon cover is 3/4" thick as well.
It was a pretty simple matter to modify the case-- cut the cubed foam to provide a 3/4" x 3/4" strip of foam along the top and bottom of the case (since there's 1.5" of free space in the 9 1/2" dimension) and two 3/8" x 1/4" strips of foam along the hinge side of the case. A little glue to hold the foam in place and it was done-- we're left with a nice Kindle 2 sized cavity.
Pictures:


Case closed...

Walt C.