![]() I bought one of those MacBook Pros, and I regretted it the very first time I worked through lunch. When they debuted in the 2016 MacBook Pro, people hated the barely-there key travel and how prone the keys were to phantom presses - a common problem caused by debris finding its way under the keycaps. Granted, the whole thing is a little top-heavy (more on that a little later), but Apple gets credit for giving the iPad Pro a reliable foundation.Īpple rightfully caught flak for years because of its Butterfly keyboards. The Magic Keyboard’s magnets do a great job holding onto the iPad, and there’s enough tension in the hinge to make the whole package feel solid no matter how the tablet is positioned. You can’t do that with the Magic Keyboard, but it’s easy enough to pull it off and put it back when you’re done touching that screen. On the other hand, you can fold the Smart Keyboard back to sit flush with the iPad’s back, so you can more easily doodle on-screen with an Apple Pencil or watch movies while holding the tablet in bed. Its keys feel gummier because they are sealed behind a single sheet of fabric. ![]() It’s still on sale and I suspect it’ll be around for a while, but I was never a huge fan. ![]() (I asked an Apple spokesperson to clarify how fast an iPad could move data through the Smart Connector to see if there’s some technical limitation here, but they declined to comment.)Īpple has ventured into this territory before with its Smart Keyboard Folio ($179), which the company has been dutifully churning out since the very first iPad Pro. I appreciate the fact that you can charge the iPad from the Magic Keyboard’s USB-C port, but it’s worth noting you can’t use it for anything else. But its technical elegance and the fact it draws inspiration from Apple’s much-improved MacBook keyboards, make this the best all-around option for being productive on your iPad Pro. The Magic Keyboard might not be my ideal solution, and it’s pricey compared to some of the third-party options. (Well, within the confines of my apartment, anyway.) More importantly, the Magic Keyboard and its trackpad are further evidence of a shift in Apple’s tablet strategy that started to take shape with iPadOS, making the line between iPads and full-blown Macs thinner than ever. With my MacBook screen totally borked, I spent the last few days writing this review on the 12.9-inch iPad Pro and Apple’s new keyboard, because I demand the ability to write anywhere I damn well please. Since then, I’ve spent most of my days plugging away on a desktop PC, but it wasn’t long until the urge to work on a couch, or in a chair, or literally anywhere that wasn’t my Ikea desk began to consume me. Thankfully, the Magic Keyboard showed up just as my mania was hitting its peak. A while back, while I was filming a gag for our iPad Pro review, my work laptop - which I haphazardly propped on the arm of my couch - slid off and took a nose-dive onto the corner of my coffee table.
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