Sigh. Took the plunge and ordered one for my 32Gb. If I were the only one using the Nexus, the TPU cover should've been fine I guess. Problem is, it's my 10-yr. old son who uses it most of the time to play games, surf the net, etc. It's probably just a matter of time before the Nexus gets accidentally dropped.
Sure the Nexus shouldn't be dropped in the first place, but accidents do happen. Better to have one and not need one...