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what's up guys it's Lou from unbox therapy and today we're taking a look at the Defender Series case from OtterBox this is for both the new latest generation iPad and the iPad 2 so it'll work with either somehow they managed to manufacture a design that will work for both if you don't know who OtterBox is they make super robust cases for all kinds of devices and just like with their other products the instructions for installation are printed on the inside of the box now I'm not gonna lie to you guys these are not the easiest things in the world to install I'll show you guys how to do it in this video here but the idea is that you're going to leave it installed you're not gonna want to be taking it in and out too often and you're gonna get a ton of protection from this Defender Series maybe the most protection available on the market or close to it so let's get a closer look at how it all works and fits together so there's four major components the first being the backing with a little bit of padding on the inside to protect your iPad and it also has a round area to show off your Apple logo the front of that portion also has a screen protector built in so even your screen is going to be protected and then this silicon or rubberized portion is it fits around the outside of the interior portion to complete the case and then there's even one more element on the far right here which is sort of a hard clip on back which also works as a stand with two different operating positions I'll show you that in a quick second so here's the latest iPad the iPad 3 as I've been calling it so the first thing you're gonna want to do is drop it into the internal backing with that little bit of padding on it then next you take the front portion here with the built-in screen protector as I said earlier and you clip that down you'll hear a couple of snaps around the outside of the enclosure and here's a closer look at how to identify those snapping regions they've got little arrows here so these are around the outside of the backing make sure they're all clipped together and then you'll know that you're good to go so next you're going to take this soft portion of the case and you're going to want to fit that around the exterior of the backing now this is gonna take you a little while you sort of got to finesse it massage it around the outside but once you get that all completed you get a nice package here that protects really everything everything's still accessible I mean the touchscreen still works etc even with that cover over top and it does add a little bit of weight as you might imagine it's a fairly robust case but it's got a really nice grip on it so you're definitely not gonna drop this or I hope you're not gonna drop it although if you were gonna drop it you got the right case on to do so you've got your Apple logo still exposed on the back and you've still got a cutout for your camera but that is covered there's a little piece of plastic over top now on the side you've got a little flap before covering your headphone jack or at the top sorry I should have sat the top your microphone has a small cutout and then of course your power switch is protected the speaker is exposed it's one of the few things on the case that's exposed kind of has to be so you can hear what the hell's going on and then you've got another flap on the bottom for your 30-pin dock connector along the side here you can get a better idea of how the silicone portion stays on there it Clips around some hard plastic portions and then you've got a nice textured grip area as I mentioned before here you can get an idea for the volume rocker and then the hold switch or orientation lock or however you use this switch here this is a little bit buried a little bit hard to get a hold of but I think the idea here is you're not gonna be using this all that often and if you want to get inside there you got to use your right hand to log it in your left hand to unlock it can you kind of gotta use both hands so here's a better look at the backside of the case and that cutout for the Apple logo there is a piece of clear plastic over top of the Apple logo so it is not completely exposed and of course you've got the OtterBox logo along bottom on the front side you have your home button which is protected some of the soft silicone is sitting over top of that portion and as I slide the iPad up here you'll see there's also a cutout for the forward facing camera and of course ambient light sensor so the last thing to talk about is this hardshell backing and as I'm before it also functions as a two-stage stand which is obviously convenient for various functionality so once it's on this thing becomes a tank it becomes fairly heavy but solid at the same time ton of a ton of protection and if you pull it off it flips into a stand fairly easily and it's it's very sturdy as well so you go ahead and put it in this first position here this is sort of the multimedia position for viewing movies Netflix YouTube this will give you a better idea here from this angle so you can understand which two positions are available and how each one might be used so first and foremost you've got this sort of production sort of orientation where you can type get a nice typing angle on there and then the next one is more of the consumption orientation where you're gonna have video playing back or your notification scrolling through but I'm really impressed with how sturdy this stand is how robust it is this thing ain't gonna fall off so anyway guys if you enjoyed this unboxing quick look overview etc then please do like and favorite this video as it does help me out a bunch I want to thank OtterBox for sending this out to me for review I'm really impressed with this case right now and I can't wait to put it through her asset a little put it through some hell and see how it holds up anyway guys onto thank you as always for watching if you haven't subscribed yet please go ahead 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