>>>Comes in a really stupid case that I cannot for the life of me see how you open. I can see a hinge but it defies all attempts to open it so I am now going to break the stupid perspex box.
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>>I did the same thing. There are actually threads on forums related to exactly the problem you are having. I think there is a little tab or piece of plastic on one side that you remove by peeling or pulling. Then the case will open. I just took a pair of aviation snips and took it apart. That works too.
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>Yes I found the plastic seal in the end. Beats me why they keep re designing perfectly good packaging.

Same reason they redesigned Word and Excel and turned a silk purse into a sow's ear.