Waterfield Designs iPad Mini Travel Case: A Mini Marvel For A Mini iPad

Now that you’ve got a new iPad Mini (go.macworld. com/19mn), why not carry it in style?

- Leif Johnson

Few cases afford such a pleasant mix of utility and style as Water Field Designs’ new iPad mini Travel Case, which shields the tablet and features slots for holding everything from the Apple Pencil to your AirPods and charging cables. It barely takes up more room than the tablet itself, and it’s small enough to slip comfortably into an airline seat pocket.

It’s attractive, but it certainly looks like a high-end “travel case”—specifically one that I might stow a toothbrush in along with a few vials of hotel shampoo. Maybe that’s because of the little nylon loop in the upper left, which you can slip your finger in to minimize the chances of dropping the case while it’s in your hand. Maybe it's because of the zippers, whether it’s the long one that extends about 15 inches around two sides of the case or the almost 9-inch one that stretches across the front.