[Eglantine]

Wow, throwing your phone at your wife? I mean cat and dogs ok....but a human? I haven't had any problems with the OtterBox case, but if it's giving you such a hard time, why don't you just return it?

I got mine at Semsons & Co. Inc. for a cheap price and free shipping. They have really good return/exchange/defective policy and knowlegeable support people working around the clock. Here's a link to their blog where it contains valuable reviews and coupon codes: http://semsons.blogspot.com (just scroll down a little, they're always updating their blogs)

[JuanKi]

Originally Posted by XUSCBallx

I just wanted to get everyones thought on what the best hard case is. I've been doin some lookin and i see the otter box is usually a good choice but i dont want to get that much i like the belkin clear acrylic or w/e but i hear thats not so good.. so what do all of you think on a hard case that looks good but still lets you access all buttons and everything.. and is there one that you can use where the screen is protected but u can still use it??

I got the clear acrylic Belkin case for my iPhone.
So far I've been very happy with it, protects from scratches, there is some minimal protection from small drops too...
I wish there were some way to keep the dust from going under it case, but from what I read this is a common problem with this type of cases

[ChefGene]

I got the Black Agent 18 hard case and I really like it. It gives my 3G a bit more "heft", similiar to the weight of the 2G (just feels better:-)), and its slightly raised on the front so the screen is also protected all in all it was worth the $20 I spent.

[msc1974]

No contest... The original slider case from CoreCase.com

Others have come along and tried to copy it (and failed) but you just can't beat it... check this out and save some cash

[dkaye]

For my first gen iPhone, am a big fan of Griffin's iClear.

Especially moreso after having dropped my Phone on the sidewalk one morning. It did just what it was supposed to do - the case took the brunt of the fall, snapped apart, and the phone ended up with a tiny scratch on one corner. Maybe I was just really fortunate, but nonetheless, happily so.

Bought a 2nd iClear in case I wear out the first one.

[crazy32184]

i have the griffin wave case and i love it. hard, rubberized plastic. $25 out the door.....SOLD!

[Rounder]

Best hard case IMO is the Incase Slider. Got it a few days ago and I had the Contour Flick before this one, and the Incase is far better.

[aliceking]

in my opinion, leather cases will be best, hard cases sometimes cant protect iphone well ,cuz sometimes your iphone will drop to the earth ground from inches high, the hard cases will be damaged with the iphone , the reason is simple,they are both "hard"

[ixbilalxi]

Originally Posted by aliceking

in my opinion, leather cases will be best, hard cases sometimes cant protect iphone well ,cuz sometimes your iphone will drop to the earth ground from inches high, the hard cases will be damaged with the iphone , the reason is simple,they are both "hard"

Leather cases look ugly. Haha your just an adbot to me.

[ToasterBoyOhFour]

i ended up getting the clear acrylic belkin case only because i was given a gift card to at&t. i have dropped it a few times (nothing too extreme) and the case has not opened nor cracked. it holds up great! on a scale of 1-10; i would give this case a 8. i want a hard case a little less bulkier.

[iphonechic]

Originally Posted by Rounder

Best hard case IMO is the Incase Slider. Got it a few days ago and I had the Contour Flick before this one, and the Incase is far better.

yeah the incase is the best case, but if you abuse it then it will crack.

anyone tried the matted one? i've only seen the glossy white and black at the stores.

[flobansormin]

Have you try Ivyskin.com?
Best of luck.
j.ban

[heath_rox]

i like holsters the best but that's just me
i dont like the fact the most hard cases dont show the chrome thats the best looking bit on the phone

[nfl46]

Incase Slider.

[Muggz5]

InCase white (wife's) black (me) love em.
I also have a griffin with a really nice back on it. Its a soft soft soft rubber, but I was fooled at the store. Under the Flourescent lights of the Apple Store it looked like a black chrome color. I get it home and its an ugly Brown sunglasses color tint. LOL I used it for 2 days until the Incase's were back in stock.