First of all, I want to expand on purpledoxie's point of the case being unstable in the vertical position. While the case is rock solid in landscape mode, in portrait (ipad standing vertically) it is not nearly as solid. If I press lightly I don't seem to have any problems, but if I forget and press 'normally' then it can knock the ipad out of the groove in the case and it will fall. Also, this is only a problem for the top 1/3 of the screen area, the rest of the screen is so close to the fulcrum it doesn't matter how hard you press on it. This isn't a huge problem for me, especially since there are so few apps that I prefer to use in portrait mode (Skype being one of them), but it is annoying for sure. I think deeper grooves in the case would solve this problem, perhaps they will wear in and this will go away? I have found that I can rest the thumb of my other hand against the base of the device while in portrait mode and that will keep it from jumping out of the slot, and that is good enough for me as much as I use that feature.
What makes this case a winner in my book is the stability in landscape mode. When I first got the case I was undecided, but after just a couple of days it won me over in a big way. Unlike the smart cover and apples original trifold cases, you can actually press on the screen and type normally and this case will not fall over. I have used it on my lap in the car, on my center console in the truck, on my chest while laying in bed watching movies on it, and (of course) on desks/tables/etc. and it works great in every situation! The rest of the case is nice too. It is 7/8" thick with the Ipad2 inside and looks really nice. I have already received several compliments on it. I use my Ipad2 for work and something that looked professional was important. Apple's pastel covers don't look very nice to me and I wasn't about to pay $70 for the leather ones that aren't ugly. This case also protects almost the entire device, whereas Apple's cover protects only the screen. I am very happy with this case, and would recommend it to anyone that doesn't use lots of apps in portrait mode.