Hello, Being in the states, I cannot answer the portion of your post that has to do with shipping, but at least where I am concerned, I can tell you that I am happy with the case, it is if nothing else good protection for the unit. Another consideration might be how long you are going to keep the unit, that is, are you maybe going to upgrade to the new unit when it comes out? If so, I would not buy a case, but if you are going to keep the unit as long as it is supported, then I would seriously consider it. Otto -----Original Message----- From: bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:bookport-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scott Erichsen Sent: Thursday, February 15, 2007 6:44 PM To: bookport@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [bookport] Case for book port Hi all, Is it worth getting the case for the book port from executive products? Has anyone from australia/NZ got it and do you think it's worth it? As shipping of the stuff here is quite expensive. Cheers, Scott