Reviews for iPad Smart Cover - Leather - Tan

Happy with the leather cover as it stands up my iPad exactly how I wanted
Little expensive for what it is

I have had this smart cover since April 2011. When I first purchased it, like many reviewers, I wasn't happy with others commenting it looked like cardboard.

In the year and half since then, the leather has aged beautifully. The patina of the leather is beautiful. It has that vintage, "used well and often" look. I wouldn't trade it for a different color. I have had people offer to buy it from me simply for the look of the patina. NFS ... it took time to get it looking this good :)

The magnets work just fine with my translucent soft back cover.

If you are picky about keeping things looking brand new, then this is not the cover for you.

If you like the feel and texture of items with a history and personality, then YES this is a great cover for you.

I bought the tan Smart Cover last February, when I got it I looked beautiful but everyone at school thought it was cardboard. Now it looks terrible, it kinda got darker and it has marks all over it. It's great in the beginning but later you'll want to burn it. Buy if you desire

I ordered this and the leather is very poor quality. In fact, it looks kind of dirty. I will return it for the poly cover. Save yourself the trouble and just get the poly cover in the first place.

I love my leather smart cover combined with a non-Apple clear plastic cover for the back because it keeps the smart cover magnets from moving or dislocating. The leather feels very nice and stylish and goes well with my tan messenger bag.

I didn't like the blue smart case I initially bought, although it offers more protection, it takes away from the design and makes it bulky.

It's a work of art, but not for anyone who really uses it other than to show off cuz the magnet strength just isn't enough. I've been v. careful knowing full well how "delicate" this gadget is, but that was not enough to prevent the iPad from causing massive dents in my designer coffee table and lacquered wooden floor when it "slipped out".
Also, the back is completely bare and laid open for scratching.
I would definitely not recommend - desirable but so unreliable!

I switched from a first generation iPad, to the new model. I decided to get one of these smart cases, as the apple store pushes them so much. After using it for 3 months I can say that it's not very good. They look nice, and maintain the thinness of the iPad, but that's is about it. No protection from dropping, and in fact you are more likely to drop it due to the constantly detaching magnets on the case.

All in all, I would recommend buying a nicer case,that covers the whole device, and isn't held on by magnets.

I am an original iPad owner and just upgraded to the new iPad, well I figured I needed one of these fancy new covers...in hot pink, well past the pretty color there is nothing I like about it! I find the cover very awkward. Maybe it is because I had a thin black full cover on my old iPad and could hold it with one hand, it was very easy to handle. With the new cover the back is too slick and slides out of my hand, there is no way to really hold it well and the darn cover pops off constantly! I just bought it yesterday and wish I had saved the box to return...I can't stress enough how much I dislike this case! I am hoping they still make a cover like my old one...where you can slide your hand in the back cover to hold while using and nothing pops off!!! Sorry Apple...I love everything else :-( I am sure I am in the minority here but give me the old cheap black cover back!

I bought a polyurethane Smart Cover for my iPad 2, and it works with my new iPad as well. One of the many reasons I like the SC so much is because it doesn't add any extra weight to the iPad. Other covers, or cases, are very bulky, adding extra weight and making it uncomfortable to use. There are some third party covers and cases that are light as well, but they don't work as well as the SC does. For example, some of the benefit of having the SC: it puts your iPad to sleep, this is a good thing to have, the versatile stand option, and the screen cleaner as well. Three features in one.

We have the tan and red covers. They are stylish, easy to use, and serve their purpose - namely to protect the screen when not in use.