Premium leather hides are used throughout both products creating a beautifully crafted, handmade, matched set of pure iPad protection. And with the bundle you save $50.00 vs. purchasing the items separately which makes the best set of
leather iPad 9.7 cases to protect your Apple tablet even better.
iBusiness Magazine Review: MacCase Leather iPad 9.7 Cases Bundle Review
The following is a reprint of the recent iBusiness Magazine review of the MacCase iPad Pro Flight Jacket / 9.7 Folio bundle by David Holan.
The iPad Pro Flight Jacket Case
MacCase likes to remind everyone about how one reviewer called their laptop Flight Jackets the "Greatest Laptop Case Ever Designed". Many would agree and their popular model has lost none of it's panache in the scaling down to fit the Apple tablets.
The first part of the bundle package is the Flight Jacket, a portrait-style messenger bag designed to carry the iPad or iPad Pro 9.7 Folio and a few essentials. Mine is the distressed leather in “Vintage”, or brown.
The set also comes in the classic, pebble grain black. Both are lovely leathers, put together with care, and looks very stylish as well. I did not get the optional should pad with mine, and wish now that I had.
While the case is visually stunning, it's very compact. If you're looking for the absolute minimal tablet shoulder bag, with room for your tablet, keys, wallet, phone and passport and that's about it, this is what you want.
If you're a pack rat who brings their entire collection of everything you own with you every time you leave the house you're going to need to look elsewhere.
Despite it's diminutive size, iPad Flight Jacket comes equipped with a wide variety of different features including the aforementioned compact design, beautifully lined interior, front and rear flat pockets, a front flap pocket and a removable front storage pouch. There are two colors to choose from including a unique distressed brown vintage hide or a rich, satin finish pebble grain black.
There is also a set of optional backpack straps that I did not review. The Flight Jacket has an open sleeve pocket on the back, perfect for quick access to your flight documents, a zippered pocket on the outside of the top flap (where I store my head- phones), a handle at the top, and a removable pocket on the lower front. It’s nice to see an old fashioned metal clip for this pocket, and this pocket is large enough for the iPad power supply and cables.
Under the top flap, there is also an- other sleeve pocket, and the main compartment flap is held closed by some pretty strong magnets. It come with a shoulder strap which is easily long enough to be worn cross-body.
All in all, its very stylish and functional - a pleasing combination. The Flight Jacket is fully lined and padded, and will protect whatever you put in it with style. Keep in mind that this is not ‘hard protection’ so will not likely protect from a significant fall, but is more than enough to protect from everyday bumps and transport.
The Premium Leather iPad 9.7 Folio
The matching iPad 9.7 folio case is just as pleasing and well-made. The 9.7 folio utilizes a black ultra-suede interior, well padded with an internal hard protection, and, of course, the external is the same leather used in the Flight Jacket so it creates a perfectly matched set.
As this is a matched pair of products, the same attributes that make the iPad Flight Jacket so attractive apply to the Folios as well. Bullet proof build quality, tough durable hides that are beautifully stitched together, and lots of functionality.
The Folios are more personal and therefore the details that make these products worth the money are more apparent. The richness of the natural material combine nicely with the black ultra-suede interior that absorbs all the ambient light so all you see is screen.
The handmade quality is all over the Folios and you feel good just using it. Colors for the Folios are the same as for the Flight Jackets and if you choose the Vintage, the company will do their best to match the two pieces as each Vintage hide is slightly different which adds to the character of the leather and of the products.
The folio uses smart sleep technology magnets, so the iPad sleeps when the cover closes, and wakes when the cover opens. In terms of functionality, the case stands for viewing or typing via a flap on the back that the cover tucks into.
Things I like: The leather, the contrast stitching, the logo, the designer’s logo on the back, the padding (protection) - even if it makes the folio a bit thicker. And I like the set immensely, the 9.7 Folio and the Flight Jacket. They look stunning together and provide stylish protection for the 9.7 iPad or iPad Pro.
How Do They Work Together?
The folio fits perfectly in the Flight Jacket and feels more secure than the iPad in the Flight Jacket without a cover. It doesn’t need one, to be sure, but that’s my preference. I prefer to keep the iPad in a cover anyway, just to avoid dropping it or for further functionality and protection. Aluminum and glass is slippery.
Because the overall design is basically a case within a case, protection is extremely high and you should not have any issues with your tablet being damaged during transport. There is something wonderful about how the vertical oriented Flight Jacket feels when it's on and your walking with it. It moves with you and is almost not there. Very comfortable.
The two products that make up this bundle are visually seamless, elegant and beautiful. They work together the same way.
Conclusion:
While these products are available separately, this review is about the bundle and since the 9.7 Folio is going inside the Flight Jacket, you either want a case set up this compact or you don't.
If you do, there is nothing quite like what MacCase has created here. These pieces feel like they will last a lot longer than you'll own your Apple tablet they are protecting. Each piece is made with great care and you can feel it. It's a very rare thing in the age of disposable everything. Given the quality, price and functionality, this bundle is an absolute steal. Pros: Compact Lightweight (relativity) Highest quality materials and workmanship Beautifully made Cons: Limited storage for other things Constantly having to answer questions about your cases Overall: Leather iPad Flight Jacket Bundle - A bargain for the money
