leather cases with magnetic flap

[WarComp]

I just got a very nice leather pouch with magnetic flap closure for my phone. I also noticed that they have axim cases as well. I was just wondering if anyone had some operating or data loss problems with similar cases. I'm mostly concerned about my microdrive being affected by the magnetic field.
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[Drifter]

I've use a case with magnetic catch on my X50v daily now for over 12 months without any hint of a problem or data loss

[chevybythesea]

Originally Posted by WarComp

I just got a very nice leather pouch with magnetic flap closure for my phone. I also noticed that they have axim cases as well. I was just wondering if anyone had some operating or data loss problems with similar cases. I'm mostly concerned about my microdrive being affected by the magnetic field.
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My microdrive is unaffected by my magnetic catch.....takes more to phase these things than that!

[philpugh]

I wouldn't worry too much about it. When the magnetic flap is closed then there should be very little residual field around the clasp. When it's open then the magnetic field it generates at the disk surface will be a lot less than the local magnetic field used to read/write to your disk. It's the very small distance between the heads and the disc that create a high field density required to write data to the disk.

[Bugman]

count me in too.
I got my carrying case with a magnetic flap closure about 1 month ago. No problems at all with my X51V.

Go ahead and get it, man