Recommendation on tough case for iPad 2

[Disney Addicted]

I was at a home party last night and the hostess had a Griffin Survivor case for her iPad. I hadn't seen one before and it looked like it is solid protection! She said her 16 month old drops her iPad with no damage done to it.

I have a folio style case for the past year but it drives me nuts. I don't like flipping the case open & around the back. Plus the iPad doesn't seem to quite fit perfectly... I have to push the iPad around a bit when I use the camera. Which I use quite a bit now to scan food products with the myfitnesspal app.

So I started researching Griffin, and came across the Otterbox Defender, and the Gumdrop DropTech & Military Edition DropTech. I'm trying to figure out which one I think I like best.

Do any of you use these? How do you find them? Are the ports easy to keep open when you need to use them, or do they bounce back a bit blocking for example the camera? Any pros or cons I should be aware of?

 

[Swimalie]

We gave our son an iPod Touch for this 7th birthday and also gave him the Griffin Survivor case. We love it. The case protects better than any other and so far, in 10 months we have had no issues with the Touch being damaged. My husband keps getting "regular" cases for his iPad and is on his 3rd in less than 15 months.

 

[MAJPLO]

My husband has the Otterbox Defender and loves it. The covers to some of the ports can be difficult to open but there isn't anything you have to move out of the way to use the camera. Most of the time he doesn't use the base/cover part of the case unless he is taking it with him somewhere.

 

[alc571]

I have an Otterbox Defender on my iPhone. I dropped it down a flight of concrete stairs, and then it went over the edge of the second flight landing on more concrete. Only a small dent in the plastic case. My phone was perfectly fine. I couldn't find a Defender for my iPad, so I went with the Griffin heavy duty case. My 7 year old uses it, so we wanted to make sure it was protected. We haven't dropped it yet to test it, but a friend of mine left hers on the roof of her car and it went flying off onto the freeway. When she found it the front glass was broken, but it still worked otherwise.

 

[Kathryn Merteuil]

We have OtterBox Defenders for our iPad 1's... seem tough as you would ever need. The only thing I don't like about it is you DO have to buy a separate screen protector (at least with the ones for the iPad 1).

 

[Tiger926]

We have Otterbox Defenders on: 2 iPhones, 1 iPod and 1 iPad (also had them on our Blackberries).

It is a great case! Tiger

 

[dznybound]

I have an Otterbox Defender and love it. The only con is that it is somewhat heavy. However, I have no fear when my rambunctious 4 year old son runs around the house with my iPad...so that is saying a lot!

 

[plummer925]

I have the iPad mini and have the otterbox. WELL worth the money. I have a 4 year old and 2 year old nephews and I let them play with my iPad without worrying that they will break it.

The ONLY thing I do not like is that I can not use a stylus because of the screen protector. But I'd rather have my screen protected than be able to use the stylus, know what I mean?

 

[DawnM]

I have the Otterbox Reflex.

Dawn

 

[sskem96]

My daughter has a Griffin Survivor on her ipad2. The protection is great. The only downside is that once it's on, it's pretty much on for good. She can't take it out to dock it on her Brookstone boombox that we got her to go with it, and the cover is just a little too bulky to be able to dock it with the cover on. If you plan to leave it in the case it works fine though. The port covers and camera cover swing out of the way without a problem.

 

[auralia]

Otter box, and not just for the protection factor. Their customer service is great. My last otterbox was out of warranty and a small bit of plastic chipped on the kick stand and they still replaced it for free.

 

[clm10308]

I have heard that if you get the Otterbox Defender and the iPad breaks with the Otterbox on, then OtteRbox will replace the iPad For free. I don't know if this is actually true.

 

[bananasplitkids]

I have the otterbox defender and I love it. It's very durable. It is a little bulky but I rather have my iPad protected. Also I like that there is an opening on the back for the apple logo giving it a sleek design.

 

[twoj]

We have the Griffin Survivor and it is worth every penny, I love that the entire iPad is sealed. My three girls have dropped it and the iPad is safe...

 

[havaneselover]

We chose an Otterbox Defender for my 8-year old son. It is great and we love the stand. When he opened it and tried to install it he took scissors to the screen protector and scratched it up. I called Otterbox and explained what happened and they replaced it free of charge.

 

[Fredericks44]

Another otter box fan here! I don't want to jinx myself but my phone has survived a few incidences it probably was not supposed to

 

[Ariel8676]

For an Ipad the Griffin Survivor!! For an iphone an otterbox
My kids have the Griffin Survivors on 2 Ipad2's and an ipad mini!

 

[VLee]

Another vote for Griffin Survivor here....we had Otterboxes on the phones in the past, but now prefer the Griffin covers for both phones and Ipads! Have dropped them on numerous occasions!

 

[keahgirl8]

I have an Otterbox for my iPhone and I drop it all the time! Not a scratch on it!

 

[ChiCat]

I have the Kracken Trident case and I've dropped it several times, a long distance and it fell pretty hard and it protected it well. The problem is the only reason I've dropped it is because of the case! It doesn't have a stand so when I have it propped up in say the kitchen while I'm cooking and using it for the recipes it sometimes likes o jump off the counter. I just ordered the otter box which I've been stalking it on amazon for awhile, the price dropped to 42 bucks so I grabbed it.