Icebox Pro (pink) iPod Classic Case
Product Review
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Price: $30.75 (approx.)
Pros: Attractive alternative appearance; protects against scratches
Cons: No protection against dropping
Product Rating
Satisfactory
by Bruce Herman, AAUG Member
The gear4 Icebox pro is a line of cases for iPod Classic models. The case comes in two parts, a clear plastic back roughly 2 mm thick in which the iPod sits and a brushed aluminum cover that snaps over the front of the iPod. The plastic back has hold for the main jack and the headphone jack as well as the hold slider switch. The cover includes a rigid plastic cover for the iPod screen and a flexible plastic cover for the thumb dial. The Icebox Pro ships with two backs: one for the 160 GB iPod and one for the 80 GB iPod.
The plastic back fits very snugly around the iPod and protects it from scratches. However, the fit is so tight that the case would not protect it from the shock of being dropped. Personally, I’m more concerned about the consequences of dropping my iPod than I am about scratching it. The plastic back is just as slippery as the metal back on the iPod, and so it will not stay on a sloping desktop.
When I first looked at the Icebox case, I was concerned that it would be so think that the iPod would not connect when sitting in docking stations on speakers. That proved not to be the case. The iPod connected properly to the two speaker docking stations to which I had access. All of the headphone jacks that I have fit in the headphone jack hole.
The brushed aluminum cover is quite attractive. If you have grown tired of the color of your iPod, the Icebox Pro gives you the opportunity to give it a different look while maintaining the high-tech look of the iPod. The choice of colors (pink, silver and black) is somewhat limited at his time.
The plastic window in the cover that covers the iPod screen will protect the screen from scratches. It is quite transparent and does not detract from the image on the iPod screen.
The flexible plastic cover over the thumb wheel protects the iPod from scratches without sacrificing tactile control.
I’ve given the Icebox Pro only 3 out of five moose because I think that $30 is a lot to pay just to provide a different look to your iPod. I would have given a five moose rating had the case been a smidgen larger and had a rubber or foam lining. If you’re more concerned with appearances than I am, this would be a good choice as an iPod case.