Dockem Executive Sleeve for iPad Mini 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1: Premium Synthetic Leather Tablet Case: Slim, Microfiber Lined, Professional, Protective Cover (Dark Brown)

Stunning!!! Great quality. If I could 10 stars I would. Rich color and well made.

Short review:-The case outer material is smooth, slides easily in and out of a pocket.-The inside looks like suede, doesn't seem to be able to scratch the tablet.-The suede material smells like faintly like suede, not plastic.-2013 Nexus 7 slides in an extra 1/4 inch, doesn't stick out of the sleeve.-Tablet slips easily inside, easy to pull out. If you compress the sides you can get it to slide out if held upside down and gently shaken.Long review:For two years I have been using a B&N NOOK Tablet. I rooted it the day I got it and got a version of vanilla Android on it a week later. The dev community managed to get tools out there so I could get CyanogenMod CM 10.2 (Jellybean 4.3) on it and it performs well in most cases.Four things drove me nuts with it. One, it occasionally won't power up right, needing to be soft-rebooted to power up properly. For this reason I won't sell it to a friend. Two, another bug, is that either a recent update to CM,or just because the thing is a pain in the butt to hack, but the touchscreen seems to register the wrong part of the screen about 1/10th of the time. Three, it doesn't support USB OTG, though the removable 32gb microSD card I have in it helps with storage of movies and large games. (I never did get the 16gb internal memory to be user accessible, only had a gig of user memory available without the card)Finally, the case I have for the Nook is a TPU rubbery case that wraps around and covers everything but the screen. While it protects it from bumps, it is a pain to put in and out of a coat pocket because it's rubbery. (I avoid those kinds of cases for my phones as well, and put the tablet in a Ziplok bag so it would slip in my jacket pocket for a time before giving up on using it while walking around.So, I got a Nexus 7 a few weeks ago. It's much thinner than the Nook, has Bluetooth, GPS and USB OTG support, all that thet has held up pretty well, but Before I recently bought my Nexus 7 (2nd gen 2013 model) I was using a B&N NOOK Tablet. Though the NOOK had served it's time well, (especially after I finally got Cyanogen 10.1 running on it). I wanted a tablet that was a little slimmer, was easy to hack if I needed extra features, and had the ability to add devices with an OTG cable. The Nexus Root Toolkit took care of unlocking it for OTG access, and it does everything else I need. I just worried about the large screen getting damaged.I wanted a slip cover instead of a flip and fold stand case since I wanted it to be as thin as possible to carry in my jacket or back pocket. This seemed to do the trick, considering it looked like it had a smooth leather finish.It arrived in a plastic bag, which was nicer than most plastic bags, but wasn't a cardboard box. The packaging seems specially made for mail order shipping. After tearing it open, I looked at the case.It's nice. It is a very dark brown leather (it seems to be leather) with fine stitching around the three sides. The inside looks like suede, feels like suede, and smells a little like leather. The case is stiff enough to give protection against reasonable impacts, but flexible enough that the case itself is not going to hurt the tablet.I worried a little that the case is a bit larger than it needs to be for the tablet. I would like it if it was about 1.4 inch narrower, so the tablet was held in there more snugly. As it is, the tablet goes into the case about 1/4" extra, but can be slightly wiggled from side to side when it's in there. If I hold the case with the open-end downwards, and squeeze the case at the sides where the stitching is, the tablet will slide out.However, for putting it into a pocket, it is great. It won't fit into the back pocket of the slacks I'm wearing, but will fit in the front pocket. (I'm not going to sit with it in there) It also fits in the my jacket pockets, with the smooth leather exterior allowing it to slip in and out fairly easily.For initial impressions it gets 5 stars. I have to be sure not to hold it upside down and squeeze the sides or it will slip out, but otherwise it is a good looking, decent protecting slim slip case.

UPDATE: Pulled the sleeve out after 3.5 months of non-use and took it on a trip to Costa Rica. Experienced no iPad battery drainage! (Based on this, I think I need to avoid carrying it in stuffed messenger bags!) So I'm revising this to a 4 star review (subtracting one star because the edges of the sleeve are showing their wear --they're turning white.) I wouldn't bring this to a business meeting, but at this price, it's a good deal!I bought this sleeve for my brand new iPad Air based on Amazon reviews. I got around to using it recently-- I carried the sleeve/iPad around in my messenger bag for a few hours. But when I pulled it out of the sleeve, the iPad was already on and very warm with a drained battery. It is set to go into 'sleep' mode after a few minutes of inactivity and I've carried the iPad without the case MANY TIMES and not had it turn on accidentally--so I don't understand what happened.I emailed the Dockem staff for help and they said they've never heard of this problem before. (The rep said the sleeve "couldn't possibly be causing the problem.") I do not have an iPad cover on it so I'm thinking of buying (a hard) one of those instead, if it will protect the iPad and prevent it from accidentally turning on. In any case, unless anyone has a suggestion on how to prevent this, I won't be using this case again since there's no point in carrying around my iPad if it doesn't have enough juice to use it.

A perfect fit!

I bought the one designated for iPad Air 2: it fits tight enought to hold the tablet without falling out easily, and loose enough so I can easily take it in or out. It's brown, a dark brown that almost looks black. After a few weeks of daily in and out use, it does a more than adequate job and seems durable.I notice some reviewers and questions of people who complain that it was too tight with other covers attached. Such complaints should be ignored because they are idiots. This product is just a sleeve, a thick, leather-like envelope, to protect your light-weight product from getting scratched, dirty and messed up when not in use. My briefcases, shoulder bags, backbacks, padfolios and other carriers all have padded areas for tablets or laptops. But in those cases, or laying it down around the home or office, you might not want the tablet exposed to loose pens, coins, or other things that might scratch the screen or surface. For myself, placing my tablet in a heavy cover of any kind would defeat the entire concept of a product known as an IPad "AIR." I want to minimize weight. If you have a cover of any kind mounted on your IPad, you don't need a sleeve.A couple years ago I bought a nearly identical product from Kyasi for my iPad Air. I now needed a new one for my new Air 2 while I will give the old tablet and cover to a relative. I liked the Kyasi as much as I like this one. But for reasons unknown, the Kyasi jumped from $9.99 to over $25 when I wanted a new one, though I see today that has come down to just under $14 as of today. The Dockem is pretty much the same product at a slightly lower price. Kyasi TouchHide Tote Case Cover with Premium Synthetic Leather for Apple iPad Air, Saddleback Brown