Quick Review: Case-Mate Barely There for BlackBerry Curve 8500 and 9300 series

By Jared DiPane on 18 Aug 2011 01:36 pm

Leave a comment on this post to win a Case-Mate Barely There case for your device!

Picking out the right case for your device always seems to be a struggle, there are so many options, and each of them have their very own advantages and disadvantages. Let's take a quick look at the Case-Mate Barely There Case for the BlackBerry Curve 8500 and 9300 series devices which is a slim, low profile case that fits the device very snug. If you are looking for maximum protection, this isn't the one for you, but if you want something to keep the device from being scratched and to give the device a great feel in your hands, your money is well spent on this case. Check out the video above for some more thoughts on the case, and to see the fit on the device.

Contest: To win a Case-Mate Barely There case for your device, just leave a single comment on this post. Contest ends this Sunday at midnight PST.

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115 comments

hamanwho Aug 18, 2011 at 1:40 pm

Case-Mate ftw!

dravid_bb Aug 18, 2011 at 1:38 pm

nice! curve 8520 please :D

corotte Aug 18, 2011 at 1:39 pm

i'M on it for torch 9800 :)

Beeper Aug 18, 2011 at 1:42 pm

I've been using case-mate for 2 years now .... loving it!! getting a new torch ... need a new case :)

project_x Aug 18, 2011 at 1:57 pm

i'm in for a 9810

mcaples Aug 18, 2011 at 1:59 pm

9930 here...CB is cheaper then Amazon BUT no white!!!

dizadee Aug 18, 2011 at 2:00 pm

BB9800 yes please!!

jrodriguez397 Aug 18, 2011 at 2:02 pm

hello there - i would like one for a 9900, thanks CB.com!

gyubok Aug 18, 2011 at 2:03 pm

I would like one for my new 9900!

scottaco Aug 18, 2011 at 2:04 pm

wouldn't mind giving it a try

toppa Aug 18, 2011 at 2:07 pm

LEON WUZ HERE

spaml Aug 18, 2011 at 2:07 pm

9930 please

browniet87 Aug 18, 2011 at 2:09 pm

I need one of these for my new BB Torch 9850 that I got! Oh wait first Verizon needs to release it! :-( But I will take the case in the mean time and wait to fill it with BB7 goodness! ;-)

batrad Aug 18, 2011 at 2:09 pm

will take one for the 9810 please...

thanks

MobiJew Aug 18, 2011 at 2:12 pm

I need this! I don't want to scratch my phone!

dewey32399 Aug 18, 2011 at 2:13 pm

I would love a case for my 9700

Gnome Aug 18, 2011 at 2:15 pm

Would love one of these for my new Bold 9900.

paulmcneil Aug 18, 2011 at 2:15 pm

would love to win one!

Serenity Dawn Aug 18, 2011 at 2:16 pm

Would like one of these for my Bold :)

jeff35184 Aug 18, 2011 at 2:19 pm

My wife would love this for her Curve :)

DDS0728 Aug 18, 2011 at 2:24 pm

Would love one for my new 9900!!!!

waiting4rim2catchup Aug 18, 2011 at 2:25 pm

9930 please!!!

ladodgersfan88 Aug 18, 2011 at 2:27 pm

Looks good!

Foberry Aug 18, 2011 at 2:33 pm

Yes please for my 9900!

cwmont13 Aug 18, 2011 at 2:33 pm

OK I'll take one for my 9800 or soon to be 9810!

d_pang Aug 18, 2011 at 2:37 pm

for my 9300, thanks for the contest

vodomustng2000 Aug 18, 2011 at 2:37 pm

case mate for 9900!!!

trinishan Aug 18, 2011 at 2:43 pm

do it.

soogriff Aug 18, 2011 at 2:43 pm

Hmm. I'd consider the new curve. Very slick looking.

colbyo Aug 18, 2011 at 3:08 pm

I love texting on my curve, but when I use my hard-case, my hands constantly get sore! I'd love a case-mate for my Curve 9330!

tytnguyen Aug 18, 2011 at 3:26 pm

9930 + Casemate = HAPPY!

hvnhlpr Aug 18, 2011 at 3:31 pm

Case Mate for 9930!!! Want one!

virus786 Aug 18, 2011 at 3:32 pm

in for a chrome 1 for my 9780 :)
thanks CB!

gtamhankar Aug 18, 2011 at 3:35 pm

Would love one for my 9800!

garymait Aug 18, 2011 at 3:47 pm

I would love one for my new (I hope) 9900. I think I have the company convinced.

voltaire Aug 18, 2011 at 3:52 pm

Case Mate rules!!! Would love to win one for my 9700.

stranger99 Aug 18, 2011 at 3:52 pm

9900 please and thanks.

kerbear_69 Aug 18, 2011 at 3:53 pm

I would love to win one for my Torch 9800!

Kuttysark Aug 18, 2011 at 4:26 pm

I want one!!! For my BB 9900 PLEEEAAASSSEEEEE!!!

ICEMAN9 Aug 18, 2011 at 4:27 pm

I'll take one too for my Bold 9900 PLEASE AND THANK YOU

ICEMAN9 Aug 18, 2011 at 4:27 pm

I'll take one too for my Bold 9900 PLEASE AND THANK YOU

maxdecimus Aug 18, 2011 at 4:28 pm

I had one for my bb 9700 and was absolutely great! I need one now for my new 9900 !

kuleke Aug 18, 2011 at 4:36 pm

nice! curve 8520 please :D

Arz Mayer Aug 18, 2011 at 4:57 pm

Pick me I'll take 1

jjcgolf Aug 18, 2011 at 5:00 pm

Me Please!!!!!!!!!!!!

jumper809 Aug 18, 2011 at 5:02 pm

Help..!! My curve is buck naked!!!

GopHusker Aug 18, 2011 at 5:09 pm

need desperately

Mhatham Aug 18, 2011 at 5:13 pm

Case for my 9810 would be great!

ghz Aug 18, 2011 at 5:22 pm

pick me.

Wickel Aug 18, 2011 at 5:39 pm

I'd LOVE one for my blackberry bold 9900!

jleung Aug 18, 2011 at 5:41 pm

would love one!

FranzJoseph Aug 18, 2011 at 5:43 pm

i would love a case for a curve 8530 it would be the perfect birthday present for my sister.

aloofkid Aug 18, 2011 at 5:49 pm

9810 or 9800 please =]

tmsnow10 Aug 18, 2011 at 6:01 pm

Looks nice, I want one.

togardergrosse Aug 18, 2011 at 6:09 pm

My GF use the Curve 9300!
Will be perfect as a gift for her :D

BIGMouthScott Aug 18, 2011 at 6:23 pm

Love one for my 9700 :)

Halifax Guy Aug 18, 2011 at 6:32 pm

I'll gladly take one for my 9900.

nycspaces. Aug 18, 2011 at 6:54 pm

casemate barely useful, i got one, it kind of blocks easy access to the low profile volume buttons the space should be cut a little bigger, might help minimize scratches on the back but for the additional bulk at this price point i would just save for a new battery cover if i ever need it.

Maybe if it covered of all the chrome, top and bottom it would have been cool to flat-black or colorize the device but i would see one in life before purchasing. The phone will not fit in the oem holster with the barely there - there. So better than nothing if you are always without a case but the bare phone feels great and the finishes are high quality they shouldn't be covered up.

thatMikeguy Aug 18, 2011 at 7:16 pm

The barely there case for my 9700 won't fit my new 9900. Please help as I love these cases. Pick me for a Bold 9900 please.

obaquerizo Aug 18, 2011 at 8:28 pm

Just bold enough to start rocking a barely there case, as executive for a cellphone carrier this can look real sharp, great

daysleeper24 Aug 18, 2011 at 8:41 pm

I'd love one for my Curve 8520! :)

tranpqvu Aug 18, 2011 at 9:18 pm

Hi i am from Vietnam,now i am using Blackberry Curve 8520. I join forum crackberry a little time when i started use blackberry one year ago. the first I use Blackberry 8830,next i use 9630 and now i use 8520 it is powerful for me because it support wifi.
Sometimes i updates new about blackberry from crackberry via Twitter. Thanks crackberry !
I use blackberry 8520,if i lucky i hope a Case-Mate Barely for it.
p/s: i so sorry about my english. my email is tranpqvu@gmail.com
wait a reply from you!

psiclne Aug 18, 2011 at 10:44 pm

Would love one for my soon to be released 9900

bibeberry Aug 18, 2011 at 11:00 pm

i have a white curve 8520!

adamnygaard1 Aug 18, 2011 at 11:26 pm

i need a new case for my torch 9800 since my innocase just broke

sewallt Aug 19, 2011 at 1:43 am

I NEED one for my 9930

poolrookie78 Aug 19, 2011 at 2:22 am

9800 please!

JCangoku Aug 19, 2011 at 3:36 am

please please need one !

Xacradin Aug 19, 2011 at 4:01 am

hm... looks very nice and fits, wonder if there's another models

ugbadboy Aug 19, 2011 at 6:37 am

Hope I get this!!

july92 Aug 19, 2011 at 6:57 am

I love it but I have 9700 instead of 8500 or 9300 :P. Can I get it?

Henry520 Aug 19, 2011 at 9:03 am

i wan one for my bold 9780 ^^

altgenre Aug 19, 2011 at 9:09 am

Jared’s hand really dwarfs the 8530. ☺ ok i really want one for 9900.

sam81#IM Aug 19, 2011 at 9:44 am

This will make my new 9900 safe. Great!

ribanez Aug 19, 2011 at 10:34 am

Curve 9330 please!

gklatv Aug 19, 2011 at 11:07 am

This case could be an alternative solution for Bold - instead of Otterbox.

SpiritYaritza Aug 19, 2011 at 11:08 am

I will love it for the 9930! It's hard to look for good cases nowadays

BryanTheRed Aug 19, 2011 at 11:41 am

CM for my new 9300, please!!!

the brother Aug 19, 2011 at 2:24 pm

Hi I LOVE the CaseMate brand of products. Been using them since university days. Please enter me in this amazing contest. Thanks!

lilhvn4me Aug 19, 2011 at 2:52 pm

Sweet! Thanks for the chance to enter to win! :) My 8530 would feel very comfy in the Barely There case!

jwsnj3rd Aug 19, 2011 at 6:02 pm

i need a new case id love to try this one out

gordonzhao Aug 19, 2011 at 6:40 pm

Case-mate for the 9900 please!

shockwave88#IM Aug 19, 2011 at 10:59 pm

would love one for the torch 9800 :)

b0br0berts Aug 20, 2011 at 1:52 am

I would love this for my Torch!

xiLLeNtz Aug 20, 2011 at 4:08 am

Case-Mate makes some decent cases. I would loveee one of these for my new 9900 !

BBSensei Aug 20, 2011 at 8:44 am

Would be my first CM product. I heard great things.... Would love to tell my friends that I Won one for my 9900 on CrackBerry.com

raysivley Aug 20, 2011 at 12:18 pm

That would be great for my Bold 9650 please

Vallius Aug 20, 2011 at 9:30 pm

Id like that please

allmotorsi Aug 20, 2011 at 11:13 pm

casemate rocks

does321 Aug 20, 2011 at 11:15 pm

Would go great with the 9930

kinkyz Aug 20, 2011 at 11:51 pm

I want oneee!!! :) Thank you guys

ewap Aug 21, 2011 at 8:34 am

Wanna win!

WISIN Aug 21, 2011 at 8:41 am

Excellent, i have been looking for this case for months
Need one for my BB 8530.

jiatern Aug 21, 2011 at 10:37 am

For 9780 please!

iSin Aug 21, 2011 at 11:00 am

I'd love to get one for my BlackBerry Torch 9800, i havent seen a case like this before, thanks to this review i can see how perfect this would fit on my BlackBerry. Thanks a lot CrackBerry for this chance to win a case to protect my Torch 9800 from the daiily routine.