I'll throw my Zimbabwe 2 cents in.
Design: I guess the sandwiched solution is kinda smart. However. I would have preferred they drilled the bottom case so you can install screw on standoffs for extra support. I wish there was some sort of alignment bevel/groove for top and bottom of the case, or use stakes.
Quality: Nicks and dings. Par for the course since I've already seen it on my Pures. Mine has a good bit of parallel machine marks. So they don't have their machine setup correctly and the axis of the machined parts and the bit is not perfectly perpendicular. Or it may be worn bits. Mine in particular has some "rubs" on it. The minor discoloration rubs off. I would have accepted it if it was a prototype. I was told that mine is out of the same batch you guys got. Eye brow was raised.
Price: I think 150 is reasonable if they didn't have the nicks and dings, and included the rubber feet. Metal feet would be nice too, eventhough I won't use it. Low production run cost a bunch.
Commentary:
I don't particularly think the case is bad quality. I'd probably rate it a solid B. It is when the price issue is brought in that this case flunks out. $150 isn't a lot of money, but it is a good bit to spend on accessories for accessories. I don't think most of us that bought one would have minded a better QCed case for 30-50 more. They cheaped out, and it shows.
As seen in the first page, I gotten mine 3 weeks ago. I didn't write anything since, well, I expected the actual shipped batch to get more attention. I guess I was wrong. I like ShakeR, but I feel that he kinda jumped the gun on this one. He should have at least taken pictures of the actual production run instead of using the Vortex shallow depth of field photos that you can't see anything on. May be I should have said something to the detriment of ShakeR/Tiger Imports. Then again, a lot of people here think I am talking out of my butt already. They'd probably buy it anyways and we would end up in this same spot. I will just pissed off a Vendor for no one's benefit.
And for those that missed out... Another batch (with colors) is supposed to be made, probably early next year or so. If you still want one, there ya go. I am just going to ask for a sample on the next batch. I did order more, but I am not a gambling man.
PS: For the record, I am satisfied enough for a daily usage case. I don't exactly put my keyboards on a pedestal and worship it. I buy them to be used. It isn't 150 dollar good, but still very usable. Perhaps more so since I won't give 2 craps about dinging and scratching it.
