Reviews for iPad Smart Cover - Leather - Black

You can't put it on wrong, which is pretty cool. And it goes on quick. However, you have to fold it up to get any kind of angle with it and I find it gets in the way when its on my lap. I haven't found a decent cover, yet. It's also greatly overpriced for what it is. I paid $79 in the Apple Store 11 days ago.

Everyone, who's a critic, pay attention...leather scratches and marts, just like anything else that is leather...ev own a pair of leather shoes. Cost, surprise, leather costs more than poly...again, the same show analogy; leather costs more than other materials...why, because it's leather genius's...get over it.

This is a great cover, the magnets work very well, and it functions as designed. If money is an issue, then yes, go with poly, but if you want leather and understand that leather stains and scratches, just as it should, then spend the extra money.

I chose to buy my iPad cover from Apple because I assumed it would be of excellent quality. Boy was I wrong! I wanted a black cover and so had to buy the leather version because the poly one does not come in black. I LOVE my iPad, but I hate the cover and regret buying it. First, the magnetic hinges frequently come off the iPad. Second, the quality is poor, and although I’ve only had it for a little over a month it seems to be well on the way to falling apart. Third, when folded int the two stand positions, it isn’t very stable. Fourth and most egregious is the fact that the leather is almost suede-like and is easily stained and smudged and not easily cleaned. After a month of use, the thing is filthy. This is the first product sold by Apple that has been a disappointment, and in the future I will buy my Apple related accessories from outside vendors. For example, my two iPhone covers (not from Apple) have been of high quality, very durable and less expensive.

I recently purchased the apple smart cover in leather. I first want to state that I hate to rate an apple product this low as everything else I have of apple is amazing. I went to Best Buy and purchased the leather smart cover for the ipad2. I wanted to see what would happen if I used some leather conditioner on it and the dye came off. 1st down fall, then I handed my wife the iPad and the cover came unhooked from the side and oops the iPad went falling to the tile. I saved it from the blow. I decided to look elsewhere for a more protected covering for the iPad.
Sorry apple, I wanted to give it a good review but as of now, I can't. Beware of this problem as it could come loose at the point of where it connects to the side of your ipad2.

I am experiencing the same issues as many of the other reviews have outlined. After 6 months of normal use the cover is falling apart. The leather is coming away from the cardboard base and becoming torn at the hinges. This build quality is unacceptable at the price point of £56 and therefore should be thought of as not fit for purpose.

I love mine. I have both leath and polyurethane models. The leather is definitely the way tvo go but the polyurethane is nice once it gets broken in. I would highly recommend both. I haven't had any problems.

Apple has pulled the wool over our eyes with this case. After about 7 months it is falling apart. I will have to replace it and it won't be with another Apple case. It was a rip off.

I bought this cover with my iPad 2 and used it for 7 months. I had to switch to a different cover, because the cover was gradually sliced by the iPad where it attaches with the magnets. The cut kept getting longer and longer. This caused the cover to shift all over the place when I was carrying the covered iPad in my computer case. More often than not the cover would shift causing the iPad to wake out of sleep mode without me knowing it. It was maddening to place and charged iPad in my computer case and later pull out the iPad and find that it had a 20% charge. I would never buy this kind of cover again.

I replaced it with a high quality leather case. We will see if this stands the test of time.

After several months, the pad began to come apart at the corner seams. Soon after, the seam at the magnetic bar started to come undone misaligning the magnets, then finally came off. I returned it to the store, but they would not accept it and said that this was normal wear and tear. I have no intention of putting out $70.00 every four months for something that is of such poor quality. Apple must be aware of the lack of quality in this product since they refuse to accept returns after such a short period and consider such a condition to be "normal".