The inner sleeve offers some protection for the tablet, particularly from wear caused by regular handling since it covers the places your fingers touch it the most. The typical hold when using the tablet 'freehand' is a one handed grip with one thumb on the front bezel and fingers on the back cover (while the other hand operates the touch screen), which requires a fairly tight grip that could wear down the non-screen areas over time. The sleeve design protects the tablet from such wear. It also provides some protection when placing the tablet on a less than clean surface (kitchen counter while looking at a recipe, outdoor table with a little dust/grit, workbench) whether face up or down. This makes it easier to integrate the tablet into daily activities that maximize it's utility as a tool rather than coddling it by limiting its use to protected environments. And the tablet slips in and out of the sleeve without trouble so it is easy to use it where the protection and weight of the sleeve isn't needed (reading in bed, for example).
The outer cover (which the inner sleeve is fastened to with velcro) gives the tablet the general feel and heft of a thin leather bound book, which feels good in the hand and protects the screen (not covered by the inner sleeve for obvious reasons). Using the cover as a stand works like most other covers, so I won't say more about that.
The ability to reorient the inner sleeve with respect to the cover/stand to position the tablet in portrait or landscape mode is great most covers that double as stands only work in landscape.
The only flaw I found was that the small circular holes in the inner sleeve which expose the front facing camera, light sensor and two microphones are all off center by a wide margin. No amount of wiggling or shoving can get the tablet to line up so that all four are in the center of the circular cutouts and not partially blocked. Not a big deal since the back facing camera, power button, volume button, USB port, HDMI port and headphone jack are not blocked at all. Unless the tablet is used extensively for video chatting or similar, the misalignment doesn't impact its use. The holes can be enlarged with a sharp knife or razor blade if necessary. Nevertheless, enlarging the holes yourself should not be necessary the holes should be properly positioned. I have to give the cover a 4-star rating as a result. If all the holes aligned as they should, this product would warrant 5 stars, in my opinion.
Update:
The tablet is easier to hold in some situations without the outer cover flapping around, and it fits better in the adjustable stand I use when at my desk or other work area. In a typical day, I might pry the sleeve from the outer cover 5-10 times a day. After a few months of this, I've noticed that the velcro doesn't seem to grip quite as tightly now. No surprise that's a lot of wear and tear, but something to be aware of.I purchased this case for my Acer a700, the first case i got had the cut-outs misaliened. I contact the vendor and they sent me a new case and a prepaid mailer to send the defective one back. the new xase fit perfectly the case works great I would recommend this case to friends.Was looking everywhere for a case for my new Acer A700 tablet and found it here... I love, love, love it... The only thing I would change is the color.. Red is my favorite color and I couldn't get it in that..We own two of these for our Acer tablets, I bought the second one after receiving the firs tone and noticing what a great job it does. You can remove the tablet along with a felt protective inner shell tablet shell from the outer. You can then re-attach it to the outer shell and use it to support the tablet horizontal rather than vertical or visa versa shell, or just set aside the outer shell until you reattach for transport. In other words, the case can be used three different ways depending on your need. The leather outer shell is heavy duty and very attractive. Plus the cut outs for the cameras and control buttons are big enough to allow complete access to the various functions.If you are looking for a top of the line case for half what other cases cost, then this one should do the trick.Wasn't sure what my tablet was to be honest... I knew it was an ACER 510, but not sure about the A or W. It doeas make a difference! The case was useless for me at least. The description states it works for the A510, but the photo seems identical to the W510. The holes for the cameras are just far enough off to make them useless when in the case, on the screen side the face is so wide you cannot swipe from any edge of the screen and the touch button on the bottom of the screen is inaccessible as are the speakers, headphone jack, power button, micro-SD card slot and HDMI mini ports. Now knowing that my tablet is a W510 and nopt a A510, I understand the difference and caution against this product for those who own a W510. I have never worked with an A510 so I cannot say whether or not this product is a good fit for it! The overall constructions and craftsmenship seemed top notch, I only wish it had fit my tablet.
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