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You said: "What the Ax really, really needs is a semi-hard vinyl, very thin snug-case with a flip-over flap to cover the screen. That's all we need, is something to protect it against scratches and screen-bumps. We don't need several thicknesses of leather surrounding it, dramatically increasing its weight and making it impossible to carry. Basically, the Dell needs easily removable, skin-tight plastic/vinyl "armor" with all the right holes exposed or exposable. The front cover flap should be good and stiff so that if something hits it, the screen will not shatter. I can store SD cards and compact cards and other goodies in a business card case if necessary. All I want (and I think others want) is something to protect our investment."
The SENA leather case, with a belt clip, weighs 2 oz (58 gm), adds very little bulk and protects the screen with an acrylic plate on which they have conveniently plated a mirror for the more vain amongst us. The flap on the case has room for three credit/ID cards and two SD cards, if you want to use that (I don't). The case has cutouts for all the places you need one except the CF card slot on top. The leather is one thickness, very flexible and soft, but doesn't seem to scratch easily. The front cover flap is good and stiff with just the mirror in it. The belt clip works well and the case pivots on the mounting point. I wear it under my suit coat with the Ax pushed around to the side, out of sight, and when I sit down I just pivot the Ax 90 degrees so that it is parallel to the ground and doesn't dig in to the seat or me. You might want to look at that instead of vinyl.
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