Incipio Zune HD EDGE Hard Shell Slider Case (Black)

 (14 customer reviews)

I initially bought the incipio feather case for my zune hd. While it was a nice case I had to remove it every time I wanted to use my av dock. The edge case has a easy to remove bottom piece so when you take that off you can still dock it and leave the top half of the case on.

I read other reviews where people used the AV dock with various cases still on, by simply removing the dock insert on the dock itself. I suppose this would work, but it does say not to use the zune without the proper dock insert installed. I imagine it is there to properly support which ever zune you have so that it does not strain the connector. That was enough to make me not want to take chances. Plus with the dock insert in, it looks a lot nicer.

The case itself is great. The buttons are easy to access and the soft matte finish gives the zune some extra grip. I did not even try the screen protector because I always have trouble getting those things on. With what I have read about gorilla...Read more

I bought both the Incipio Feather case and the Incipio EDGE Slider case for the Zune HD and have listed the advantages and disadvantages below:

General:
- both cases offer excellent protection from scratches and drops (I actually dropped mine on cement while the Zune HD was incased in the Feather and it protected it perfectly.)

Feather advantages:
- easy to remove and attach
- doesn't interfere with screen protectors

Feather disadvantages:
- requires removal from Zune HD when inserting into charger dock (not a huge disadvantage since it's easy to remove and attach)

EDGE Slider advantages:
- case bottom is removable for inserting into charge dock

EDGE Slider disadvantage:
- Can't apply a screen protector PRIOR to sliding case onto Zune because it causes screen protectors to buckle (I read this on another review prior to purchasing the EDGE Slider, but thought I could work around it. I was wrong.)...Read more

It's a shame that Incipio seems to be the only manufacturer of ZuneHD cases, because this is a pretty shoddy product. The first problem with it is it looks and feels incredibly cheap. They claim it's made of high quality polycarbonate, but it feels unlike any polycarbonate I've ever seen before. It feels more like PVC or polyethylene (chemist here :P). At any rate, whatever plastic it is it should provide good protection against drops.

The second problem is it fits your Zune so impossibly tight that there is ZERO room for it to move about. I had a Zagg invisible armor kit on my zune (which is paper-thin) and it refused to go into the case, in fact I tried to force it in the case and it completely ruined the armor coating on my zune (which I'm kind of pissed about because it was actually more than this stupid case was).

I would not recommend this case at all and I hope somebody else will enter the ZuneHD case market if only to give Incipio a kick in the rear to...Read more