I don’t care how beautiful the design is, i put cases on ALL my mobile devices. I’ve always used a case on my ipads. Always. I am much more worried about cracking the screen than i am about bending it. All my ipad screens have cracked. What can i say? I’m a klutz. Lol. So i plan to be extra careful with this baby. I do take the case off occassionally when on the couch, but i don’t mind having the case on all the time either.