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After months of waiting around and using a $20 targus purse-like case that I bought at Best Buy - I finally decided to by one of the made-for Axim cases.

I bought the DSI because it seemed to serve my purposes - belt clip is important - good protection - and be functional to use during meetings.

I received it last week from aximcases.com - which is actually called superbuyonline.com.

A SIDE NOTE - this site gave me very good service. When I ordered I had accidently not included the mailstop from my work and I sent them an email - they corrected it immediately so it came in 2 days to my work.

Anyway, like another reviewer commented - the case just comes in a box with a plastic bag. this really doesn't matter to me - as long as the case is good.

Well the case - it is good and it does everything it is advertised to do. It holds the Axim perfectly. . .it has a very nice cover. . .the plastic is indistinguishable from the axim. . .and it seems to provide good protection.

BUT BUT BUT. . .this is all a matter of preference, but there were a couple of things that I just didn't like about it.

(1) Too bulky - I've always had the axim in my hand 'as is,' and ultimately using the Axim inside the DSI just seemed too darn big. . like a big brick in my hand.

(2) Further, it was weird to look at the screen once there were these big plastic sides sticking up. . .in other words, the screen seemed very recessed which I didn't like.

(3) One side note - when I pushed down on the plastic on the left side - it seemed to active the screen as if I had used a stylus. . .This I didn't like.

(4) Finally - the dork factor. I just couldn't see myself carrying this around to meetings. The small purse-like belt case I use, although dorky to carry around, isn't very noticeable. The DSI just won't cut it in a business setting.

(5) Oh. . .and the inability to use the cradle for syncing. I realized immediately how much I love using the cradle and being able to see my axim and get messages/reminders from it. I definnitely won't purchase another case that isn't cradle accessible.

So - I've decided to return it. I sent an email to superbuyonline.com asking them about their return/refund policy and have inquired about the Galanteya leather case (which is on their website and is cradle accessible). I'll let you know how their customer service is for returns. . .I'm holding my breath and hoping. The invoice did say "if you aren't happy for any reason," email us and we will work with you to figure out a solution. My backup is the Bellagio. Does anyone know what this Galanteya case is like?

Alex