Ive had to replace two of these because the plastic hinges broke. I wouldn’t recommend it tbh.
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Best Buy. Walmart had it for $189 and BB price matched it for me. I have their total tech as well at BB so AppleCare is included.
What I don’t like about those accessories is that they don’t offer a 360 degrees protection of the edges, none of them neither the Magic Keyboard nor the Logitech nor this one. I don’t get that. The Logitech Combo Touch could easily have added a slim TPU layer or something where the pen charges, like other cases. The charging mechanism would still work. I now already have a scratch on that side which is the reason why I returned the Combo Touch. And the Magic Keyboard is even worse concerning edge protection.
Cost. Must be quite costly and I doubt unless you have larger economies of scale it is worth it. Whereas Bluetooth is widely available and much cheaper to use.
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They were pretty chill about refunding. I think I had mine about 45 days when refunding. It lasted about 35-40 days before it broke. I hadn’t even left the house with it yet or done any sort of travel. Just sitting on the couch or at the kitchen table, and about half the time I wasn’t even using it and had the simple Apple folio on which is better for casual use and drawing.
I really love MK, except for it’s weight, however I’ve been experiencing persistent unresponsive behaviour when using Pages app. Any help?
The new version of the Brydge keyboard for my 11" iPad M1 2TB is a big jump over the prior version. It has the new feature of supporting the iPad in vertical mode which is handy. Still beats a 13" laptop on the mini "table" on an airline.
BTW. It functions like a Mac but with cellular capability that is still lacking on Apple MacOS devices.
I think negative comments without using the device are pointless. Conjecture versus reality.
BTW. It functions like a Mac but with cellular capability that is still lacking on Apple MacOS devices.
I think negative comments without using the device are pointless. Conjecture versus reality.
When I am done with school, I’m going to go for the 11” iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard combo. I almost sent my 12.9 M1 back in change for the 11” with Magic Keyboard, but I love the mini LED display and the extra screen size is nice for using Split View which I do quite a bit.
I'll trust the duo who's been reviewing Apple accessories since before you registered here before I trust anyone who uses the term "fake news."
I bought my wife an iPad Air 1 week before the M1 Macbook Air was released. She wanted a keyboard so she went to the Apple store and bought whatever keyboard fit the 2020 iPad Air. Then the M1 was released and between what the IPad + keyboard cost we could have bought the MacBook Air.
IOS apps don’t work well and have trouble upscaling screen size so it probably wouldn’t have been a perfect solution.
Because I wanted the drawing experience occasionally for my professional use, I got iPad Pro, with MK, thinking it would also be a convincing “laptop” for my wife. The inconsistent app behaviour and the iPad iOS limitations have surprisingly frustrated her to a point she sometimes prefers to do stuff in iPhone.
Same situation mostly, my job makes sure I have a heavy lift laptop, looking forward to the 14” (I asked for it over the 16”, I’m on call often and it’s easier to carry) M1 Max IT is issuing me in January, but I still do enough personal projects, hobbies mostly, that I need a personal laptop.
I have definitely noticed though that I don’t use my MBA for anything *but* personal light coding projects and such now, my iPad Air has replaced it for nearly anything else personal. I’ll probably pick up the reddesign of the MBA next year to give me that M* boost from my 2020 intel machine laptop-wise, but I definitely don’t need anything more powerful for personal use (and now that I say that watch, Apple will gimp the new MBAs in some way and I’ll end up with a personal MBP
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Problem is when you put it with keyboard you tend to use it as a Mac, and it gets frustrating. iPad shines when used as tablet, specially with pencil. Hand notes and revisions work great.
You linked to a video from last year, before these keyboards were even out, let's go Brandon.