Well, this changes my mind about the price. $299 doesn't look too bad now. it's a marvellous engineering. Meanwhile I still need to see the x-ray image of the $700 wheels.
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An X-Ray View of Apple's Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro
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I wish I was privileged enough to still justify paying so much for a keyboard when a big world wide recession is about to hit.
Doesn't look bad at all, with the "old" iPad. You should consider it now, unless you update before you actually need to.
Haha. Yeah i think people believe they just draw a design on a napkin, press a button and it comes out of a factory the very next day in thousands of boxes! The intellectual property of a product is often what cost the most, and then there’s also convincing you to buy it (marketing) that adds to the cost of the final thing.
thats why Apple went mad at google for android and Jobs wouldnt let it go. Someone spends millions of dollars working out how to make something the best way possible and then another company just copies all the hardwork for zero cost and comes out with something cheaper cos they didn’t have to think about it! Then everyone thinks the cheaper company are hero’s figniting for the working man instead of what they really are, cheats and thieves!
I wish they hadn’t rotated the X-ray image. For one heart-stopping moment I thought the cursor keys were on the left 😳
Interesting x-ray. Its really designed for those who don't want to use a protective case on their iPad. I would purchase this if Apple could of designed this to allow iPads with a protective case. Using a $2000 iPad without no case is big no-no, so its the deal breaker.
Now I feel like I underpaid for the keyboard, is there anyway I can send a check to Apple?
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I don’t feel awkward using a 2018 iPad Pro and I don’t usually stare at the back of my iPad all day
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I don’t feel awkward using a 2018 iPad Pro and I don’t usually stare at the back of my iPad all day
Apple might print posters of these X-ray images on "specially milled German paper with gilded matt silver edges, using eight colour separations and low-ghost inks" and sell them for $300 apiece
iPad Pro 2018 can definitely holds up another few years down the line and I have Apple Smart Keyboard Folio. So I personally don’t need this new magic keyboard right now just for backlight and maybe a bit better typing experience.
The Smart Keyboard folio was IMO a terrible typing experience, maybe the worst I’ve experienced. The magic keyboard is on par with MacBook Pro keyboard, maybe more than “a bit better”
Compared with price certain silly wheel price, this keyboard make sense. Maybe iFixit team & Creative Electron should give a go scanning that 700$ wheels to justify it price, maybe it have hidden gem inside.
Personally, the trackpad on a Mac is a far better touch experience than reaching across the keyboard and touching the screen. Probably not the case with windows because they never got trackpads right If it’s a similar or better on the ipad, it will be awesome
but if you like windows and windows laptops, get one. I think the windowsUI was designed by kindergarten kids using a box of crayons, and I’m tired of the crashes, security issues and convoluted update process. Since switching to Mac, I get more done, have less frustration and downtime. So each to their own I guess. You go windows, I’m staying Mac and iPad!
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Kindof off topic. I’d love to see all the third party wheels that are just as good and cheaper. I have no need for Xeon computers, so commenting on the price vs competitors would be uninformed
They inverted it so the apple would be correct (I'm guessing).
It's an X-ray. You are seeing through the image. There is no such thing as "on top" or "behind".
Flip it R to L yourself and it will be top-down as you desire.
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I think this is completely on topic.
How can they call this a magic keyboard when it doesn't even have wheels!
Anyone else notice that loose bundle of wires coming from the USB-C port? Those look so hilariously un-managed
Removing the iPad Pro from the keyboard is not difficult in the least and takes all of 1 second.
Oh, didn't you hear? In order to use the magic keyboard you have to superglue your iPad in.
I had a 2018 12.9 iPad Pro with a Smart Keyboard. After purchasing the magic keyboard, there is no way I would go back. This has probably extended the life of the iPad Pro by another 3 years for me.
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This is the single coolest thing to come out of Apple in a while.
The iPad is now officially a tablet-first 2-in-1 laptop, should you want it to be.
I think the price is right for what you get: the magnetic connection, the weighted base, the fact the iPad "floats", the back-lit keyboard, the Apple-class trackpad, pass-thru charging, the reasonable laptop-like combined weight... what's not to like here??
Just buying a silver, non-backlit standalone Magic Keyboard + a silver Magic Trackpad 2 + an iPad Smart Folio (12.9) will run you $329. $20 gets you all that in a single package and more.
That said, I'll wait for version 2, where hopefully they add the 3 things I think this is missing:
1. A front detent so you can set the iPad in front of the keyboard for draft-table-like drawing.
2. A row of function keys.
3. A better storage place for the Pencil (next to the hinge, inside when closed).
Bonus: A better material than that plastic.
The iPad is now officially a tablet-first 2-in-1 laptop, should you want it to be.
I think the price is right for what you get: the magnetic connection, the weighted base, the fact the iPad "floats", the back-lit keyboard, the Apple-class trackpad, pass-thru charging, the reasonable laptop-like combined weight... what's not to like here??
Just buying a silver, non-backlit standalone Magic Keyboard + a silver Magic Trackpad 2 + an iPad Smart Folio (12.9) will run you $329. $20 gets you all that in a single package and more.
That said, I'll wait for version 2, where hopefully they add the 3 things I think this is missing:
1. A front detent so you can set the iPad in front of the keyboard for draft-table-like drawing.
2. A row of function keys.
3. A better storage place for the Pencil (next to the hinge, inside when closed).
Bonus: A better material than that plastic.
That magnet is PRETTY STRONG. It never feels like the iPad could fall out, and the iPad looks very protected to me. The Magic Keyboard is way thicker than the old keyboard case. For the 12.9” model, the case is actually heavier than the iPad itself! That’s how thick, sturdy and bulky it is.
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