It's not really that confusing
The statements are getting at two different points (too expensive and poor value)
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Apple Announces Redesigned Magic Keyboard for iPad Air
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It's not really that confusing
The statements are getting at two different points (too expensive and poor value)
Adjusted to inflation, this is $100 cheaper than the first iPad.
And it runs a great chip that's on par with a decent desktop.
Are we talking about the same product?
Especially at these prices. 13” Air and keyboard is over $1100 before we even start talking about taxes and AppleCare.
You can get a great MacBook Air for that.
Pretty sure the 13” starts at 128GB as well.
And after all that you’ve got…an iPad.
Apparently there are people out there who love this idea but I just don’t get it. You get less machine and more limits for more money.
This product should be at least $50 less, especially given what the prior keyboards cost and the fact that these are targeted to a lower cost iPad.
I am starting to think Apple is making more of an effort to pass through inflation and such, and tariffs will make things even more expensive
I am starting to think Apple is making more of an effort to pass through inflation and such, and tariffs will make things even more expensive
Any of the recent iPad Airs or Pros are much better machines than MacBooks for things like content watching, monitoring your finances, and other such tasks. Why? Because app developers actually make and optimize many of these apps for the iPad. The iPad Pro with these Magic Keyboards have been around for several years and are very popular machines. Also remember - many people own iPad Pros and iPhones, and have Windows laptops/PCs. The iPad is their preferred large format Apple machine, and they get their computing power outside of the Apple ecosystem.
I'm thinking that too since the original mentioned backlit keys and this one doesn't.
I wasn't saying to not have an iPad, just using an iPad with a keyboard I find is a gimped experience compared to a Macbook with MacOS. Considering how light and small these devices are nowadays you can actually carry both.
the common sense is that an iPad Air is for people who want to be cheap and not but a pro. spending hundreds more on a keyboard is just ridiculous. I don't see the need for a keyboard on an iPad at all but if you do need one use an old Mac one or buy a $20 one on amazon. If you have the cash for a crazy frivolous keyboard like this you prob have the cash to buy a pro or macbook
JUST $269? Apple and Tim Cook have gone off their hinges. I think Apple has become so mainstream that it’s lost its ‘luster’ as a premium brand and not seen as premium by many these days, which should reflect in the pricing. Apple needs to lower their prices or add more features, plain and simple.
The Smart Keyboard Folio is still the best iPad keyboard. This is a hill I am willing to die on.
Yes we’re talking about a keyboard that’s almost $300 and is now no longer even backlit.
This new keyboard is also only $30 cheaper than the keyboard for iPad Pro which includes backlighting, aluminium body and a haptic trackpad.
So Apple’s either making hardly any profit on that Pro keyboard (very unlikely) or are price gouging to the extreme on this new Air keyboard. And they need to be called out for it.
We are standing on the hill of "developer support with iPad optimized Apps" here?
Yeah - an obvious example is Netflix, which has a pretty good iPad app but only Safari support on Macs!
Only available in white, no backlighting, no haptic feedback, and still over $300 for the 13"?
I was dumb enough to find a way to justify spending the money on a Studio Display and I still think this new keyboard is frivolous.
I was dumb enough to find a way to justify spending the money on a Studio Display and I still think this new keyboard is frivolous.
I've lived a year with no function keys, so I'll likely keep my existing keyboard with backlighting. Pick your poison.
It was not an issue for anyone other then YouTubers looking for engagement, it won’t be an issue here either.
So the circle isn’t weird, it’s the behavior of the circle that will drive you up the bleeping wall. It acts like a tablet, not a computer, in that the stupid circle likes to jump around to what it THINKS you’re trying to do instead of what you’re actually trying to do. Half the time I end up just touching the screen anyway because it’s faster.
I’ve sent bug reports for two years but it still hasn’t been addressed.
YESSS! This ALL NEW Magic Keyboard is a game changer. This is the biggest advancement in the Magic Keyboard since the original Magic Keyboard. For the first time ever, the ALL NEW Magic Keyboard features the largest trackpad that Apple has ever released in a Magic Keyboard. And Apple didn't stop there. To take things to a whole new level, the Magic Keyboard features a dedicated row of function keys, allowing customers to do incredible work more efficiently. Magic is truly in the Air when customers pair the ALL NEW Magic Keyboard with the ALL NEW iPad Air. Apple thinks you're gonna love it.
Its got to have backlit keys, there is no way they would remove it, because you need it in dark areas obviously. It will have fixed backlit keys for sure, just not adaptive.
