VALT and Klutch.
Klutch is the closest thing to VALT on the market: a premium aluminium pouch case built for MagSafe. If you are choosing between them, here is what we can say plainly about ours.
We would rather be specific about our own case than vague about someone else's. Everything in the VALT column below comes from the Rev A2 bill of materials and CAD audit. For Klutch, check their current specification directly — we are not going to quote figures for a product we do not manufacture.
What VALT commits to
| Closed dimensions | 66 × 95 × 9.2 mm |
|---|---|
| Weight | 87 g |
| Fresh pouch slots | 8, individual, 15.0 × 34.7 × 5.2 mm each |
| Used pouch storage | A separate full-depth tray running the full width beneath the slots |
| Body | 6061-T6 aluminium billet, CNC machined from one block |
| Finish | Bead blasted, Type II satin anodised, five colours |
| Attachment | MagSafe ring module and steel flux plate bonded into the chassis |
| Lid | Slides to magnetic detents on titanium glide strips — no hinge, clip or spring |
| Phone contact | Hard-coated film, no metal against the phone |
The question worth asking either of us
Both cases are machined aluminium and both attach magnetically, so the specification sheets will look similar. The difference that actually shows up in use is what happens to the pouch you have just finished with.
VALT was designed around that: eight fresh slots and a dedicated discard cavity that never shares space with them. Whatever you are comparing us against, ask where the used one goes, how deep that space is, and whether it touches the fresh pouches. The guide to used pouches sets out why that is the part most cases treat as an afterthought.
Where we are honest about being behind
Klutch is shipping. VALT is at prototype quoting, the first run is 500 cases, and orders have not opened. If you want a case this week, buy a case that exists this week. If you want the one with a real answer to the disposal problem, the list orders first.
Full figures are on the specifications page.