REVIEW: Vaja Case I-VOLUTION for the iPod Mini

Vaja is a well known company in the market of gadget casing. They are very popular for their high-end, good quality material they use. The company was very kind to send us an iPod Mini case for the purposes of this review.

From the very moment you unpack the case, the leather smell hits you immediately. This is a high quality full grain argentine leather and it shows. It feels very robust and hard but it has a soft side at the same time. The case has four output cuts, one of the wheel, one of the charging/sync connector, one for the controls on the top, while it comes with its own screen protector (made of transparent plastic). Even with the screen protector the text still looks accessible and easy to read, even when outdoors.

One thing that really shows the fine detail of the case is the internal fabric, the part that it's not visible when your iPod Mini is fit in it. The material on the inside is a glossy, good quality fabric with the Vaja logo woven in it. It looks fabulous!

Placing the iPod Mini inside the case might be a bit of a hard deal at the first time. The case is designed that way that the iPod Mini has no chance of "slipping" out. And this is a great feature adding to its robustness, but it will require some effort to take the iPod Mini in and out each time (especially if you are using a cradle and your iPod Mini doesn't fit in the cradle when using the case). We also found a small issue: the case wouldn't let us move the iPod Mini all the way through to the case no matter how hard we push. Other customers might not have this problem though, as this doesn't seem to be a design issue, but a (random) manufacturing one. If we had to comment on one more negative issue is that it comes with no wristwrap hole, but this won't affect all users anyway.

Our iPod Mini felt very secure inside its case, and the feel we get each time we grab our iPod Mini is just that: luxury. I must say that between all my other cases for this iPod Mini (and I own a bundle), I much prefer this Vaja case. Get yours while it's still hot!

Rating: 9/10