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Hectorsgaf
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 3:20 pm    Post subject: Suggested protection for 920 Reply with quote

As the TT branded cases are so ridiculously over priced and Ebay is such a minefield of crap, can anybody please suggest a GOOD quality but reasonably priced case for then Go 920. I have seen some that connect up to the mount etc without having to remove the case.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'll second this as I'd like a decent one for my 720, and they will be one and the same.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 4:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Saw one on the dreaded Ebay that can be kept on the TT and slotted straight onto the car mount still in the case etc. Sounds good but still around 12 quid if its rubbish!!!
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not many suggestions on this one then. Is it that people just don't use these cases or do you all splash out on the TT rip off versions? Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:39 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've heard of people finding the perfect case in places like Tesco Extra. Usually they are camera cases so somewhere like Jessops would be worth looking in.

I've got mine in my old Go300 case! Looks a bit "pot-bellied" and flabby so it quite suits me Sad .
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 10:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Another option might be to try your local photographic outlets and see what they have in the way of camera cases.

They tend to stock a fairly wide variety and this is what I've always done.

Also, if you have your GPS (TT or other) with you, it's so easy to check the fit of any case which may catch your eye
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:20 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hectorsgaf I've got an official TT one which doesn't impress me and I don't use (partly because one case v three devices is uneven odds!). If you care to PM me your address, you can have it.

Anybody care to enlighten me on why they'd want to have a case over their GO when it's on the mount in the car?
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:27 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

DennisN wrote:
Anybody care to enlighten me on why they'd want to have a case over their GO when it's on the mount in the car?
I think was/ is one of the sun visors that you can get for the devices for those very rare days when the sun makes it difficult to see the screen, I use velcro attached visors that double as screen protection and simply put the device in my pocket - but as I say in the UK a glare shield is rarely needed - Mike
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:42 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

DennisN wrote:
Hectorsgaf

Anybody care to enlighten me on why they'd want to have a case over their GO when it's on the mount in the car?


Just thought it would offer some protection but als save the agg of taking it in and out of the case all the time. Bit like having a mobile phone in a potective ase but being able to still use it with it on.

Dennis - PM sent Ta. Wink
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I use this case, bought on eBay for £6.98 delivered. It's a soft leather case so only protects the device against scratches etc, not being dropped.
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 29, 2008 11:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Does that one have any stiffening stitched in to protect the screen side at all, Anita?
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:08 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Andy_P2002 wrote:
Does that one have any stiffening stitched in to protect the screen side at all, Anita?

Yes, Andy, it has stiffening (probably thickish card) stitched between the leather and lining on the flat side, but nothing for the back of the device.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 12:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I'm now (after 3 months) on my 2nd of the "Standard" (£19.99) cases for my 920. The zip catch broke after two weeks on the first and it's going again on the 2nd.

Not impressed with the quality and given the reaction and ease of swapping it at Halfords, this I guess is a common problem. Mad

I'm gona look for an alternative if the zip does go again.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 30, 2008 9:38 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I didnt want to pay for the official case either, so I ended up with a snyde Nintendo DS case brought from a local market stall.

All for the princely sum of £2.99.


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PostPosted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 7:22 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

For some reason, I put a destination into my 720 last night while still in the house, then carried it straight out to the car without the case.

Got to the restaurant, tried to slip it into my pocket and threw it straight across the pavement into the road, screen side down! On Fire

I can now vouch for the build quality of the 720... a bit war-torn (lots of scuff marks round the edges) but it still works perfectly.

You should have heard my involuntary howl of anguish though. My wife pointed out that I didn't shriek like that when SHE fell over recently! Laughing
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