Fuze cases and skins are hard to find and expensive!

I got the Handstands 3-in-1 kit at Best Buy.  Expensive at $29.99, but IMHO, the best Fuze case on the market.  The leather-like glove fits sungly and has a plastic screen protected stitched in, and the zippered hardcase is nice and protective.  It’s also a very small package and very pocketable.  I’d highly recommend it.

 

All the best.


@p_opus wrote:

I bought the DLO action jacket at Best Buy for about 20 bucks, and even with the case, I saved over 30 bucks from the new price of the 8GB Nano.  And I have another 8 GB on a memory card, I bought for 35 bucks, and now for a total of about $185, I have a 16GB player, that is expandable to 40GB.  This is compared to the new Nano’s that are listing at 199.  And THAT is after Apple did the price cut on their Nano.  


I have the DLO Action Jacket, and it’s wonderful. And for $20, you can’t go wrong.

I have the DLO action jacket as well and like it well enough, though it bounces around a bit too much on the armband, and I’d rather have a case with a clip though and then I’d leave the Fuze in the case all the time, and clip the case on and off the armband.

Also, I really dislike the silicone skins with the double slits in the back, at least to working out, because sweat flows into the skin though the slits and the collects in the bottom of the skin, which seems unhealthy for the Fuze.

And I guess this is one reason why it might not be good to include one with the player, for people like me who are excessively picky.

I have a Sansa Clip and a Sansa Fuze.

The clip is great for working out, ridding my bike, walking my dogs, etc…it’s small, and, well, it has a clip that works REALLY great.

I love my Fuze too, but it’s nowhere near as portable, rugged, and handy as my Clip.

I’m still waiting for a good case for my Fuze; the DLO Jacket doesn’t appeal to me.

Heck, I got a silicone skin with armband and belt clip, a car and wall charger and an extra cable for $15.00 including shipping from Amazon.com, and they work perfectly!  That’s the best deal I’ve ever seen on any brand of mp3 players!

Radio Shack offers an excellent selection of skins and cases at reasonable prices.

I picked up a set of 3 Gigaware™ Silicone skins for $20.

@tmarkoski wrote:

Radio Shack offers an excellent selection of skins and cases at reasonable prices.

 

I picked up a set of 3 Gigaware™ Silicone skins for $20.

Those skins are great, but for ten bucks more at Best Buy, I got the HandStands set that has the leather-grain body glove (with built-in screen protector) and hardshell case.  But, to each his or her own.  If you’re happy, enjoy!

 

All the best.

The silicone covers we sell aren’t bad, but I wouldn’t recommend them unless you can’t find a better alternative out there… I’ve found the invisible shield is the best value available right now. I hate the covers we sell at Rat Shack because they aren’t exactly easy to get into or out of your pocket.

 http://www.zagg.com/invisibleshield/sandisk-sansa-fuse-cases-screen-protectors-covers-skins-shields.php

One of the things about the Fuze is that there just aren’t usually any accessories in stores. I did look on Amazon and they do offer a variety of covers - both silicone and hard cases. Some come with armbarnds and a belt clip, some just come with the hard case and a belt clip. There are a variety of prices, most of which are quite palatable, and will need shipping added. One of them is a hard case with a lanyard, whcih someone some where else on this forum was looking for. There are options, though.

@aircraftkiller wrote:

The silicone covers we sell aren’t bad, but I wouldn’t recommend them unless you can’t find a better alternative out there… I’ve found the invisible shield is the best value available right now. I hate the covers we sell at Rat Shack because they aren’t exactly easy to get into or out of your pocket.

 

Do you mean the silicon covers?  I love that they are hard to come out of pockets or slide off desks.  I like that little extra protection.  Plus they make the Fuze look nice.  My coworker was telling our other coworker about how it changed colors with the cover (not too much, I got the “clear” over my pink which made it more white) and that was a suggestion for her for her new ipod (yea they both got ipods… not sure why ;).  Does using a different color silicon cover change other colors much? 

I like the idea of one with a lanyard, but I have the belt clip and arm band that came with my silicon one.

This is now available at Amazon for only $17.99!

@tristonv wrote:
This is now available at Amazon for only $17.99!

“This” what? Several different itmes have been mentioned in this topic (a topic that was long dead before you bumped it, by the way).

Yeah, what are you talking about? You can get skins with the belt clip and armband basically for free on Amazon for only the $3.00 shipping.

sorry, but this(stocking of skins) isnt even happening for zune and ipod at alot of stores, I would suggest you check out bestskinsever

http://www.bestskinsever.com/sandisk-sansa-fuze

even if you get a silicon or crystal case, i would advise you get a skin(the one linked above) they protect the fuze from scratching or scuffing that can happen even when in a case(grit gets inside all those cases, i know i have had a few)

and your only real option for cheap cases is ebay or simmlar where people sell stuff stupid cheap(i got 2 crystal cases for 2.50shipped a while back for a friend)

Message Edited by AzureSky on 07-11-2010 10:45 AM

the invisiable shield is the same thing as sold by bestskinsever but BSE’s price is like 1/3 or less that of the BSE, only dif being that you gotta make your own solution for install(easy peasy)

ZAGG skins are a bit over priced(ok very over priced) thats why alot of us recomend http://www.bestskinsever.com/sandisk-sansa-fuze over ZAGG, they are the same material, only dif being you dont get a spraybottle of soapy water with the skin, you have to make you own(so hard!!!)

how about a nice case for one cent?

whats the deal with these resellers over at amazon, is this a scam. do they charge you 20 dollars for shipping or something? 

Message Edited by jarrycanada on 07-13-2010 04:06 PM

add to cart and check, My experience is that some HK sellers will do this, and still make money charging very little for shipping.

I would still advise a BSE under that kind of case, those cases tent to get small amounts of “grit” inside and can scuff the surface, It happened to my first fuze, A bse skin will block that and still let you use either a crystal case(what you linked) or a silicon case, and still keep things cheap :slight_smile:

My Fuze is too scratched up by now for a nice case. The paint has come right off of the control wheel. I don’t really care, it’s served me well I can’t complain. Was just asking why it was 1 cent. My Shenanigans detector had gone off. 

BTW To the original Poster, I would just buy one at amazon, they have many resellers who sell products under the stores name and if you should buy something from amazon. they only give your shipping address and email to the reseller not your credit card info, that stays with the store I believe. 

Message Edited by jarrycanada on 07-14-2010 09:26 AM

You have about a 5 dollar shipping fee.

I bought this and it did its job very well . . . until it scratched up (fairly easily). 

Can’t go wrong with the clear hard case from Amazon.  I’ve had one for some time (actually several 'cause they’re so cheap).  Has all the openings for controls and connections.  No dust collects inside.  I dropped it once and the shell split apart, but the Fuze was undamaged.  Snapped it back together and saved my Fuze from damage.  White belt clip comes with it.  Used it for a few days, but the unit come off the clip once, so I never used the clip again.  The Fuze fits in the hard case like a glove.  The only thing is that you have to press a little harder to switch the unit on/off because the switch is recessed in the case.  Also, the USB cable might be a little snug when plugging into the Sansa.  Other than that, it’s the best thing I bought for the Fuze.