Purchased an iPad Air yesterday and was looking for a smart cover when I came across this.
The mini smart cover is also on sale (blue), so probably worth looking at what else is on sale:
http://www.thegoodguys.com.au/buyonline/Apple_iPad_mini_Smar…
The normal price was marked on the packaging, but scanned at $28 in store.
That is for iPad generations 1 to 4.
The newer cases are built with 3 panels to fit on the latest iPad.
This is for the iPad mini?
No this is for the Air, but I've linked to one for the mini which is also on sale in blue.
http://www.thegoodguys.com.au/buyonline/Apple_iPad_mini_Smar…
Only the Black Air one is $28, the other colours are $48…?
Yes, hence the word "Black" in the title.
calm down
Good deal Thanks OP !!
Aint these about $10 on ebay?
No.
"Apparently not as good as the original smart cover". Sorry OP, I'm confused. So this $28 smart cover is not a genuine Apple smart cover?
i think OP is referring to the original smart cover for the pre-air ipad which had a metal bar that connected to the ipad. The smart cover now has a polyurethane strip which contains the magnets.
The old one also has four panels which were used to create the 'stand' now there are only three. The result is a less sturdy stand
Old - see the metal on the left
http://www.pdair.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df…
New
http://cdn.cultofmac.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Screen-S…
Yep, what jt said.
It's an original apple cover. Clumsy wording, which I've now removed. Apologies for any confusion.
I actually had heard that the fold isn't as stable due to having only 3 folds - for the 30 mins or so that I've used it though I haven't seen any issues.
can get a leather version for same price
http://www.myer.com.au/shop/mystore/apple-ipad--smart-cover-…