Next year, we’re buying MacBook Air 11″ laptops for the 3rd grade and 6th graders. Kids keep the same machine for three year until they graduate to a new model in 6th grade (or simply graduate from the school after 8th grade). The kids in K-2 have an iPad assigned to them. Up until now, we’ve provided MacBooks and Always-on Cases from InfoCase for the students. In preparation for next year, Don Buckley and I ordered a bunch of different cases from Amazon.
My favorites:
CaseCrown faux leather book cover clip on case for $18.18 (it’s an always on case with a snap closure)
Belkin MacBook Air vertical sleeve with shoulder strap for $14.99 (slim profile and cross-body carry strap)
Flort shoulder bag for $9.99 (I’ve always been intrigued by this IKEA bag…)
The others:
Acase faux leather book cover clip on case for $14.95 (same exact design as the CaseCrown but it doesn’t have a snap closure)
Hard Candy Cases convertible case for $36.99 is ok but pricey [RETURNED]
Gumdrop cases surf convertible case for $37.35 is the same as the Hard Candy design but pricier [RETURNED]
InCase perforated hardshell for $45 looks cool, is super expensive, and the bottom didn’t stay attached [RETURNED]
Red mCover hard shell cover case for $19.99 is overpriced considering the next item is…
Slim Crystal hard cover case for $12.99 is totally reasonable
** update 7/1/14 — Prices have been reduced significantly on many of the cases. Click the links for more current and more reasonable pricing. **
Karen Blumberg 