Belkin Kickstand Case for iPod 5G, 5.5G (Black)

by Belkin

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 8 x 4.5 x 1.5 inches ; 3.8 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000COEVEU
• Item model number: F8Z068
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com Product Description

The Belkin F8Z068 Kickstand Case for iPod Video (Black) protects your iPod as you take it with you on the move. The Kickstand Case helps you get the most from your music and video marvel, while helping ensure your investment stays as safe as possible.

The Belkin kickstand case is constructed of premier-quality, durable leather, with a transparent plastic cover that provides you with a clear view while protecting your screen from scratches, and offers your iPod video a nice, snug fit. This unit features an innovative kickstand design that allows you to set up your iPod to easily view and select songs or videos while seated at a desk or table, and provides quick, simple access to your iPod with a detachable carabiner clip, for the perfect combination of convenient positioning and hands-free carrying. Form-fit to the iPod 5G/5.5G Video, the Belkin F8Z068 comes in a stylish black color with white stitch accents that matches any aesthetic, and is backed by a manufacturer's lifetime warranty.

What's in the Box
Belkin F8Z068 kickstand case and warranty information.

Product Description

pThis innovative Case for the stunning new 5G iPod helps you get the most from this new music marvel. The Case offers a snug fit with premiere quality leather construction to protect your iPod as you take it with you on the move./p

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Eh- it's okay., February 8, 2006

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Rebecca Warren - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belkin Kickstand Case for iPod 5G, 5.5G (Black) (Electronics)

I got this case after reading tons of reviews for lots of different 5G iPod cases. This was one of the only cases not reviewed as being total crap. It's been an okay case, but I wish I had kept looking.

First of all, I have the 60GB iPod, and my ipod just barely fits in the case. I had to cram it in there pretty hard, and this causes the plastic over the click wheel to buckle a bit, which makes the click wheel a little hard to use. Not impossible, but hard enough that it's a little annoying. I imagine the case fits better on a 30GB.

Second, the case is open on the bottom, but the leather case is thick enough that I have trouble docking my ipod (on the actual dock- the cable method works fine) without pulling it out of the case a little bit.

I did check the ipod to see if it got all scratched up by this case and I noticed a few small scratches on the back, but nothing that I found really terrible. I should say that I have a white ipod and I'm not the kind of person who gets really worked up about scratches anyway, so perhaps a black ipod or a person more attuned to aesthetics would be less satisfied.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars It's okay. Not as expected., January 29, 2006

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T-Diddy "Gadget Slave" (Southern Cali) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Belkin Kickstand Case for iPod 5G, 5.5G (Black) (Electronics)

The docking feature when the case folds back doesn't work very well. it doesn't stand up very well. the button that clips onto the upper clip doesn't stay. This was one of the reasons why I bought it, and when it didn't work well, I was dissapointed.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not the worst, but a far cry from the best, February 4, 2006

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Byron C. Linder "Ta2dFreekshow" (Yokosuka, Japan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Belkin Kickstand Case for iPod 5G, 5.5G (Black) (Electronics)

Eager to protect my newest iPod, I purchased this case from Wal-Mart for less than the Amazon.com listed price.

And it was still overpriced.

Let me get the two stars out of the way first; this case protects every part of the iPod, right down to the clickwheel. And while this could have been a problem, the wheel is still responsive through it. One star for that.

One half-star goes to Belkin for the idea of a case with a caribiner method of pants attachment. I can't abide an armband, and a belt clip is really hit-or-miss with the pants I'm wearing. A caribiner attaches to all sizes of belt loops, and that's a good thing.

The other half-star is for the prop-up design idea. Not having to hold the iPod to watch videos is a very nice idea, and they deserve a half-star for trying it out.

Now, the bad news. The case is very stiff, and getting the iPod to slide out so one can prop it out is a chore.

The caribiner strap (which has the button that snaps the case together in the prop-up position) feels very flimsy. Parts of the strap are already beginning to fray, and I've not even had the case open for 24 hours!

The headphone jack opening is extremely narrow, and only seems built to accomodate the Apple-issued ear buds. My Sony over-the-ears-style buds have to be constantly re-adjusted so they are not pushed out of the jack.

By the same token, a lengthy fingernail is required to dig into the case to hit the lock switch. My hands are fairly large, even for a 6'1-tall man, and the tiny opening for the button was cumbersome to work around.

As it stands, I'm going to use this case until my next paycheck, and then I'm going to buy a Rhinoskin case. This case is not meant for the long haul.