Seidio CONVERT Combo Motorola Droid X (Black) Review

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(More customer reviews)I ordered the Rugged because I work construction and my phones take a beating. But I really only need two things, some sort of protection if/when I drop it and a holster that is easy to get my phone in and out of with some sort of positive feedback that it's locked in place. I picked the Rugged because, well it was rugged, had a camera cover and the holster looked like it would secure the phone but be easy to insert/release the phone.
It is definitely rugged, the case itself is made up of a sandwich of a hard plastic interior case (the Innocase Surface), silicon middle case and then a spider like exterior cover that mostly protects the back and corners. This sandwich like design seems like a reasonable method of dissipating the energy from a fall. I happen to like the bulk created by the case, it makes it easier to hold for me, but be warned that the combined bezel created by the layers is really thick, and I am unable to get to the edges of the screen (I am completely unable to move icons between screens with this cover on). What's really mind boggling is that given the additional bulk from this case, it's not designed to work with the extended battery. (I think the mixed reports of it actually working has to do with the fact that there are two different versions of the Verizon extended battery ~1800mah and ~1930mah but I honestly don't know)
The camera cover is just a flap of the silicon portion of the middle case, it's not a sliding plastic door like I thought the picture shows. This is a big problem in my opinion and one of the reasons that this case will have to be returned. The silicon flap when closed rests against the camera lens window itself. This means that any dirt or abrasive material that gets in there will scratch the camera window, the exact thing I'm trying to avoid.
The holster itself is sturdy, has a ratchet style turning belt clip and definitely holds the entire assembled case firmly. The only problem is that the design of the spring loaded retention is shaped in a way that when putting the phone into the holster on your hip, there is a very likely chance that the clip will hit the screen first, not the bezel. This is the deal breaker for me, I'm not going to subject the screen of the phone to repeated strikes from the case that is supposed to protect it.
If you're the kind of person who is disciplined enough to place the phone in the holster perfectly every time, then this isn't a problem for you. But to be quite honest, I smash my phone into the holster constantly all day long, making sure I have perfect technique is not my primary concern.
Also worth mentioning; as someone else pointed out, the location for the directions is just bizarre. The directions are split into two papers, one sits inside the case where the phone itself goes, if you're careful you can remove it without completely tearing it, then the second piece of paper is actually sandwiched between the inner case and the silicon case (IIRC). Very odd choice of packing directions considering the large blister pack the whole thing comes in.
Normally my reviews are not this negative, I guess I'm frustrated. All I really need is a holster that's as simple as the one for my blackberry. In all it's not a bad case, but it's not the case for me, I'm going to have to keep looking.

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