Saving an Ipod from work life

lowtech · **on:** June 17, 2013, 09:21:48 AM

I work as a Janitor / Facility Manager and with new laws and EU regularies I will need to document certain points concerning the condition of houses/stairways and safety equipment (Fire extinguishers, escape lighting...) on a monthly basis.

To save us from drowning in Paperwork, our Company bought an App based Software where I can check boxes "virtually" and leave notes on a server which will synchronize with the Software in the administration office. (We own and maintain about 3.100 apartments/flats in a few hundred houses and i am responsible for the technical condition and day-to day problems of 411 of them and their tenants).

While this is a nice App which seems to work rather well, i fear for the Ipad that i will be using for this task.
I carry a bag with a small assortment of tools and stuff i usually need on a regular basis and this bag is no environment for an Ipad. I will need to work in the rain (Bummer!) and i might bump the bag or Ipad into walls or door knobs.

Now I am looking for a case to protect the Ipad. It shouldn´t be too expensive as my Boss won´t shell out half the Ipads price for a case.

Any suggestions or first hand experiences?

PTRSAK · **Reply #1 on:** June 17, 2013, 10:24:45 AM

something like this perhaps

lowtech · **Reply #2 on:** June 17, 2013, 01:18:18 PM

Looking good.

Does anybody own an Ipad? Do i need a scratch protective film on the display?

My favourite so far was the Lifeproof case - Until i saw the pricetag.

bmot · **Reply #3 on:** June 17, 2013, 01:24:49 PM

http://store.griffintechnology.com/survivor

Isn't cheap, but quite a bit cheaper than the lifeproof... Don't have it myself, so I don't know how it performs, though

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #4 on:** June 17, 2013, 01:53:00 PM

I gotta say I swear by the Otter boxes. I got one for my wifes iPad Mini, I have one for my phone and one for my Nexus 7.

And when I get ready to buy my next phone I won't pick one up unless there's already an Otter box available for it.

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lowtech · **Reply #5 on:** June 17, 2013, 02:15:55 PM

I need to find out WHAT iPad we have and then look into teh cases - Otterbox and griffin both look good to me - We´ll see what my boss says (Probably something like "Don´t drop it").

Sazabi · **Reply #6 on:** June 17, 2013, 02:21:32 PM

I'll second Grant with Otter Box; I have a Defender series case for my Galaxy Tab 2 10.1, which does add definite thickness and weight to the tablet, but cocoons it safely, too.

Grant Lamontagne · **Reply #7 on:** June 17, 2013, 02:44:27 PM

I don't worry about any device when its locked in an Otterbox. And considering the smurf my devices go through, that's saying a lot.

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nuphoria · **Reply #8 on:** June 17, 2013, 02:50:37 PM

Otterbox fan here too - so far I've been very impressed with their products

Philby · **Reply #9 on:** June 17, 2013, 11:11:33 PM

We got the griffin for the iPad 2, it's proved to be baby proof, in my book it is therefore indestructible!

Aloha · **Reply #10 on:** June 17, 2013, 11:20:12 PM

Otterbox here too as well. i don't have a tablet but my iphone5 has seen a fair share of drops and gets a bit of water on it all without a problem. id imagine the case for ipad would be just as great, they are a bit pricey to me but worth it.