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$670 Alternative to MacBook Air

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bigdaddymac

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Anyone using this Toccata Keyboard with their iPad? Was thinking of getting the new MacBook Air until I saw this. Looks pretty amazing.

I mainly would use the iPad with this keyboard when traveling and doing heavy email and web research, so though this might do the trick. I already have a MacBook, but would be wonderful to have something as portable as the iPad, but with the ability to also do large amounts of typing when needed. I can also see this fitting in very nicely on a plane....

Anyone using this??


http://www.fastcompany.com/1697271/who-needs-the-macbook-air-a-review-of-the-best-ipad-keyboard-yet
 
I tried it.

First at all, not an "Alternative" to the Macbook air at all, Not even close to performance, OS totally different, Multitasking (real), memory etc.

Now... as a Nice keyboard for the iPad with for power user, it is great. To me, it add to much bulk to the iPad. I don't type "that" much on it, I do minor editing to documents, email, and web. the on screen keyboard cover me well, and when I am home, I got a bluetooth keyboard. My 2 cents
 
In no way is an iPad, as much as I love it, an alternative to a MBA.

That keyboard looks nice but I laugh when they illustrate it with a Twitter client and not a productivity app.
 
maturola said:
I tried it.

First at all, not an "Alternative" to the Macbook air at all, Not even close to performance, OS totally different, Multitasking (real), memory etc.

Now... as a Nice keyboard for the iPad with for power user, it is great. To me, it add to much bulk to the iPad. I don't type "that" much on it, I do minor editing to documents, email, and web. the on screen keyboard cover me well, and when I am home, I got a bluetooth keyboard. My 2 cents
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That's good to know - re: the added bulk. Meant to ask this originally. I want a keyboard/case combination that is lean....
 
bigdaddymac said:
That's good to know - re: the added bulk. Meant to ask this originally. I want a keyboard/case combination that is lean....
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I actually ordered this keyboard yesterday after seeing this thread, All things considered, I think i will prefer this to an iPad + Apple Bluetooth keyboard because its an all in one solution that will fit in the netbook sized Timbuk2 case i own. I really only need a physical keyboard if im doing heavy emailing/numbers/pages work, So hopefully this works well, i'll be sure to review it once it arrives.
 
hashholly said:
I actually ordered this keyboard yesterday after seeing this thread, All things considered, I think i will prefer this to an iPad + Apple Bluetooth keyboard because its an all in one solution that will fit in the netbook sized Timbuk2 case i own. I really only need a physical keyboard if im doing heavy emailing/numbers/pages work, So hopefully this works well, i'll be sure to review it once it arrives.
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Great, look forward to the review. Include photos if possible!
 
Although this does sound attractive, it is not a full size keyboard and therefore typing would probably be slower (though the article writer still seemed happy). Plus, the efficiency of a trackpad would improve productivity greatly, in my opinion.
 
I have an iPad an I also just got an 11.6" MBA for my wife. An iPad is great and I enjoy using it, but it is a completely different device than an MBA. I am mightily impressed with these new MBA's.
 
I have a 13inch MacBook Pro, a 32Gig iPad 3G, and a Dell Mini 10 Hackintosh. I had a second rev MBA and sold it a while ago. I don't miss it. The Dell is pretty much ignored now and I rarely carry my MBP. If I need a small laptop I grab the Dell but for most uses it's the iPad for on the go computing.
 
I wouldn't think of iPad + external keyboard as Macbook Air alternative. The OS, form factor and hardware are totally different and serve different purposes IMHO
 
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