The selection of iPad cases can be overwhelming, and even more overwhelming can be the prices you would pay in your local store. And the prices are scary indeed.  $50.00 for a silicone plastic case?  Seriously? Don’t get me wrong – I’m a firm believer in getting a case for the iPad to protect it from any potential damage, I have to say that it seems they slap iPad case on any old piece of plastic and get a ridiculous amount of money for it.

We’re lucky though as there are some really good online stores that do have a great selection of iPad cases – and at much more reasonable prices than local computer stores.

In all honesty, the suggestion I give all of my friends when they ask me about which case they should buy is to go and look for an iPad case online and save some money. Sadly we are not able to negotiate the price of our iPad to get it down to less than the $499.00 we all have to pay for the 16GB model – but what we can do is make up some of the money on the case we buy and to shop around for all of our other iPad accessories online instead of going in and buying them retail. You are definitely going to have to fork out $500 for the base model of the ipad. Now you can save q good chunk of money if you’re a smart shopper and look around for a good quality, low priced iPad case. I’m not kidding when I say you can buy a leather case online for about $25, while the same case at your local bestbuy would run you about $75.

I’m a fan of leather cases for the iPad myself. I really consider my laptop to be extremely classy and functional – and a leather case, a good leather case, just adds that extra wow factor to the iPad for me. To be honest, I would really think twice before putting this gorgeous machine in a cheap plastic silicone case. I know, I know, some people use silicone cases because it lets them have a bit of a better grip on their ipads, etc. You may be a fan and naturally that’s just fine, I just don’t like them myself.

The kind of case I really love is the executive iPad leather cases they have available out there.  It’s a sure way to add even more class to the already classy iPad. I also like them because most of them are flip-open cases, which means that it feels much nicer in my hands when I’m holding the iPad due to a bit of extra weight, and I can close to front of the case and completely protect my iPad screen when I am not using it. And at under $30.00 it’s both easy on the eyes, and my wallet.