Review: LifeProof Nuud case protects your iPad from almost everything
The LifeProof Nüüd Case and Cover/Stand Bundle offers serious protection for the iPad 2, as well as third- and fourth-generation iPads. The LifeProof team claims that this $150 bundle will protect your iPad from water, snow, ice, dirt, and impacts.
The case itself consists of two parts. The front piece is actually a hollow ring—even with the case on, your iPad’s own naked screen is exposed. LifeProof advises against leaving on a sticky screen protector unless it’s one from LifeProof itself, as the company says thicker third-party options could interfere with the case’s water-, dirt-, and snow-proofiness. The case is thick enough that, though the screen isn’t covered, it’s protected from impacts when your iPad falls butter-side down.
The case measures 10.4 inches tall, 8.2 inches wide, and 0.8 inches thick; it weighs 0.7 pounds. Getting the iPad into the Nüüd isn’t a struggle, though it does require some patience: There’s an o-ring in each side of the case that needs to be carefully reseated between uses, and snapping the Nüüd shut all the way around takes a moment or two.
With your iPad clad in the Nüüd, you still get access to all of its ports and buttons, in theory. Though you may think of the Sleep/Wake button resting atop the iPad, in the Nüüd, it actually sits on the back, thanks to the case’s design. But that button works, as do the volume controls and the Home button. The Mute/Lock Rotation switch is also accessible through the case, though it’s a bit less reliable in my testing: I generally had to try the case’s cover for that switch a couple of times before it worked.
To read this article in full or to leave a comment, please click here
http://www.macworld.com/article/2011627/review-lifeproof-nuud-case-protects-your-ipad-from-almost-everything.html
