Customer Reviews

Blackberry 7290/7230 SkinTight w/ Holster- Black

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Great concept: protective rubber skin that protects the BlackBerry unit from accidental drops and scratches. The rubbery material tends to collect all sorts of dust and lint. It's very hard to get it off (unless you wash it with water or use tape to peel it off). The protective cover doesn't fit around the screen too well. Mine tends to be stretched out a little more on the left side than on the right (even if I try and reposition the unit itself). The plastic screen cover (that can be removed) was already scratched due to the way it is packaged. All in all, I am pretty disappointed... mainly because I paid over $33 for it. It's now sitting on my desk at work collecting dust.

Having read some of the reviews posted, I wasn't expecting to be "wow"-ed by this case. It's worse than I expected.

It is a feat just to get the Blackberry inside this case. It took a coworker and I almost 15 minutes and it still isn't perfect.

The provided holster is about half an inch shorter than the Blackberry. It has a tab on the top to hold it into the holster that I have not been able to work.

We'll see how it goes. The tape trick works well to remove dust from the case. I was able to eventually get the plastic screen in place, but mine too is a little warped on the left side.

The Speck rubber case is the best case i've found for my Blackberry 7290. That being said, it's not ideal and i'd make a few changes.

Pros -- protects case well; no screen scratches; minimizes accidental keystrokes while in your bag; no need to use the belt clip (most women prefer purses/totebags to belt clips!); and i love the fact that you can easily see whether you have new messages (no need to take it out of the case in addition to taking it out of your purse or totebag).

Cons -- clear case collects dirt; screen cover is slightly opaque and requires greater use of the backlight; screen cover doesn't fit squarely into the rubber case; and screen cover gets scratches on it, making the screen harder to read.

I get a lot of compliments on this case, it's different enough to be noticed, and people are envious of my ability to quickly check for messages without having to fumble with opening and closing the case. However, because of the cons, I suspect i'll need to replace this case more than once a year. But i like it enough that i'll pay the $35 to do so. Maybe the next version will have some improvements. In the meantime, i feel like i'm getting my money's worth out of it.

I'm not really a gadget guy, and what gadgets I do have get pretty beat up. When the company gave me a Blackberry so I can "stay in touch", I needed to at least take care of the thing. So, I bought this skin from Speck Products. Its is absolutely awesome!

No more dings or scratches. I'm a minimalist and for that, the Blackberry Skin is perfect! A cool look, not bulky. Easy access to the buttons. They did their homework on this product.

A must have for anyone who owns a Blackberry. I also see they have these for the Treos.

Great feel. Definitely confident that it protects the device, but really hard to get in and out of the provided clip. I had the thing for 2 months and the clip broke. Not sure what to do now as it cost over $30. Doubt I can still return it, and I'll probably have to pay more to get just the clip (if they even offer it).

The skin tight holder is a fairly good item, the rubber appears to be of high quality. It doesn't fit perfectly as the window around the screen becomes a little distorted, it doesn't stay in a perfect rectangular shape. Because of this the plastic screen that it comes with cannot stay in position. I tried the screen but gave up and don't use the screen. The ear hole is a little out of position as it doesn't show the speaker holes completely, but I haven't tried to listen to the phone without the case to see if it affects the sound. Above the top row of keys the case fits close and some with large thumbs may find that it gets in their way when using the top row of keys. The holster that comes with the case comes with a spring weaker than the original holster. As a result it doesn't clip on to the belt as securely as the original.

Overall, it's not an excellent case but I use it because it offers good protection.