I bought the shell in December 2013 because I found them very purely visually appealing. This impression was also confirmed on receipt. We use our iPad Mini exclusively at home. The shell had to endure not so much actually. Nevertheless, there were 2-3 small drops, in which the device was not so well protected. Because it jumped out of the holder, which then broke and partly fell off. I think that a shell can actually fulfill this purpose should ... Maybe it's the low price that would justify these shortcomings.