Reviews for iPad Smart Cover - Leather - (PRODUCT) RED

A beautiful looking cover and the send to sleep function and stand function works perfectly.
However when using the iPad as a camera the temptation is to hold case in your left hand and use your right thumb to fire the camera. At some stage you might just let go with your right hand causing all the weight to be held by the folded cover which is held on magnetically. This results in the iPad falling to the ground.
This happened to me but amazingly the ipad fell on a corner and then rolled onto its back causing no damage apart from some scraches. Had it landed on its face I might not have been so lucky. BE CAREFUL.

The red color looked phenomenal when I bought on the first day the Ipad 2 was released. A year later, as I eagerly await the shipment of my "new" iPad, I am purchasing a new poly smart cover.

The red color looks amazing at first and does fade. Scratches and scuffs become apparent and I store my iPad with smart cover in a sleeve when not in use. Also, the natural oils from your fingers make the edges of the cover turn darker which is nice but since its unlikely to get darker evenly, the cover starts to look old. Construction of the cover is great, and it does exactly what it says. Used every day for a year, it has never fallen apart, and the magnets work perfectly. The cover stays put nicely but I did purchase the additional Incipio back cover to link the smart cover into, which I highly recommend. I also had my iPad wrapped with a Zagg-like plastic film on the back and front professionally done (also highly recommended). Smart cover works great with this but the red leather did stain lines onto the plastic over time so light red lines would appear where the folds of the smart cover were. My friend also had the same issue with the black leather one, which is why I am buying a poly one for my new iPad.

Overall, if $70 is not a big deal, the leather smart cover is nice. I would not recommend it if you are also getting the plastic wrap on your iPad as it will mostly likely stain the wrap within a few months. It does not stain the actual glass on the iPad.

@DW from Toronto : I was happy to read your comments, really lucky, my choice is made ​​with a polyurethane. Holding frequency is very large, so would be a bad advice for all types of leather

It may be something I don't understand, This cover is a waste, I bought a leather but since this thing is not functional, that was a waste... The magnetic connection is flawed, people will end up damaging the product with that. Product purchase is cumbersome, another password, of course that's a marketing scheme. Navigating generally is convoluted, much to time consuming.. getting to where you want to be. I guess if you like toys and a "couch potato'" it has it's attraction... I'm a Pilot and and am quite familiar with the "tech world" also a Physicist.... It's not the original product, my office is full of Apple equipment, but the way you are handling this is not good...George

My Red leather smart cover is now starting to break at the edges, and it is sooo dirty that it is almost embarrassing to take out my beautiful iPad in public.
I don't want to buy another one... It was expensive...
I am a big, big fan of Apple products, I have been using only Apple computers since my dad got us an Apple-IIe.
I have 'converted' tons of people (including my die-hard PC husband) to Mac....

Simply disappointed

I loved my Smart Cover, until one day I was unfolding it to close it up again and the hinge magnet slipped, letting my iPad fall off my lap onto the ground. My iPad suffered a small dented corner in the aluminum backing and worse, a cracked screen. Argh! I had come to trust my Smart Cover too much, and it lulled me into a false sense of security. These accidents could have been prevented if 1) the Smart Cover had a more secure attachment to the iPad, and 2) if the iPad was more durable and didn't have a screen going right to the edge. I'll miss the convenience of the Smart Cover, but I'm going to find something more trustworthy and durable.

I like how the smart cover itself works! Awesome! However, like others have said the leather cover is very hard to keep clean. Additionally, it gets scratched easily. It can't take being in my purse, gym bag, etc. I've had mine since March 11 when the iPad 2 was released and it doesn't look so great. I paid more for this then the other covers because it was a (Product) Red, the color was unique and i thought it would be more durable because it is leather. I was wrong about the durability. I actually wasn't too upset about the scratches until I visited the website and was reminded of how expensive this thing was. I'd buy another smart cover but probably the less expensive one since I know what to expect.