Ever since Apple announced the iPad and iPhone I have drooled at the opportunity to review a real genuine leather case. Many products have been sent to me, unfortunately they are nothing more then genuinely fake, and there is no way I would ever recommend any of them to my subscribers. Leather is a special product, and is non-forgiving when mistakes are made. I was on the hunt for rare talent, a shoemaker turned iPad case technician.
Search Long Enough, You Will Find Perfection
Finally after three years of looking, testing and disappointment I had discovered a true craftsman. Located far from Alabama, is an Argentinian Company Vaja. Their products are exclusively only made from precision crafted real hundred percent leather. Vaja has a generous menu of luxurious leather goods with endless color combinations and texture options. Such an exquisite product takes time, TLC and an average of twenty days to receive.
You Pay For What You Get
It has never been truer that you do in fact pay for what you get. The best comes with a price; all Vaja products have a price point of, one hundred up to three hundred dollars. Now I know what you are all thinking, that’s too much for a case. Let me help you understand the real truth about this price. Last year I received a one thousand dollar Louis Vuitton iPad case, and to current date it was the worst designed case on the planet earth, no I take that back, in the universe! Convenient brand name shopping could not have been more disappointing, to use that case would have been an insult to the genius engineers at Apple who sacrificed to make there products. Spend a fraction of that and Vaja will deliver the sexiest leather product your nose will ever sniff.
The Libretto Limited Edition iPad 2 Vaja Case
My review case arrived wrapped in Vaja traditional rainbow packaging, as if the box itself knew that a beautiful gem was inside. Before I could even put my hands on I was overwhelmed with the room filling scent of true high-end leather. My nose was in heaven! The last time I smelled anything remotely close to this was driving in my mothers Jaguar as a child.
Shortly after I recovered from the mystifying leather aroma I hand my hands on it. The Libretto is made with Vajas exclusive leather, and well padded without adding any significant bulk or weight. Inside from cover to the back lining is embossed with Vaja, with a buttery soft texture. There are two viewable positions, standard landscape for viewing video, and the must have landscape typing position. I especially enjoyed the typing position, as the leather broke in I experienced pleasant soft feedback, and had piece of mind that there would be no lid slippage as it was well secured with the Vaja engraved magnetic latch located on the back. The cover and back is made of pebbled soft leather, Libretto is one piece of leather, no chopped leather panels. As expected built into the cover is the on and sleep function, with magnets strong enough to keep the case closed when turned upside down. This simple function is important to me; it shows that there is great attention to detail. A simple chrome Vaja logo tops off Librettos cover.
Full Delicious Leather Protection
Libretto case users will have access to the iPads volume rocker, mute switch, headphone jack, speaker, microphone and 30-pin dock connector. The top right corner is left open allowing for unobstructed camera function. I have heard other reviewers make negative comments about this naked corner. Let me set the record strait, the corner is safe! There is so much soft leather goodness, that should you actually drop your iPad the probability is that it will land on any one of the other three covered corners, the weight would assist in keeping the impact away from the exposed corner.
Final Thoughts
Vaja cases are the premium leather iPad case company on planet Earth! You will have no regrets spending top dollar. I have enjoyed using my case, and the positive attention. Students in my college library took time to pause from studying for finals and ask about the Libretto, simply because they said the overwhelming generous scent of leather gave them relief from the musk of the stressful week. The attention to detail, perfection is greater then I ever would have expected. You can order your customized Vaja cases here.
