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Gurman: Redesigned Magic Keyboard to Accompany New iPad Pro
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Weird how people suddenly don't like their own argument when it's used against them.
I owned the 2018 12.9” iPP w/ Magic Keyboard….The Magic Keyboard for the iPad is exactly why I bought the 13” M2 MBA and sold the iPP. That’s because my preferred mode of use turned out to be docked to the Magic Keyboard instead of as a tablet. The MBA is a better clamshell computer in every sense (except speaker sound).
Some people here are saying the Magic Keyboard helps sell iPads and that might be true, but I also believe after Apple has taken your money and you use it for some time…you begin to realize you should have just bought a secondary portable laptop.
Some people here are saying the Magic Keyboard helps sell iPads and that might be true, but I also believe after Apple has taken your money and you use it for some time…you begin to realize you should have just bought a secondary portable laptop.
Is it okay for Apple fans that an iPad Pro keyboard costs as much as a very basic Windows notebook?
think i will stick with my ipad pro 12.9 in a smart cover and keep using my mac as intended. i can imagine the new keyboard will be more.
They are clearly intentionally not doing that. Maybe they'd feel it'd hurt the sales numbers of Macs and that's why. They obviously could do it if they wanted to, but they choose not to.Apple again lingering on unnecessary things without doing the main thing to do (Macos on iPad)
I have a 2018 iPad Pro with a busted screen, battery and 64GB storage but I am going to wait for this new iPad Pro.
Yes, because a very basic Windows notebook and an iPad Pro are like chalk and cheese, different customers with different needs. But nice try.
No. We want to give Apple more money. It's still so cheap. So many people can afford it.
Cim Took, increase the price again.
Let's gooo.
It's all about money. They don't want to cannibalize their other product lines.
Currently there are many customers having iPhone, Macbook and they buy iPad (just) to complete the ecosystem. Even if it fits only very narrow use-case.
If they would add full macOS abilities to the iPad, many customers would totally skip Macbook lineup, because having iPad with keyboard and possibility to connect external screen and keyboard/mouse would be totally enough for many customers.
yeah but no. iPad is still more compact.
Anyway option would be great. It is capable to do that easily from the HW standpoint.
Good thing it detaches
The keyboard I use (Not the Magic Keyboard because IMHO that's massively overpriced) pops off and reverses to clip onto the back of the tablet so you can use it in portrait.
It does detach, but it requires two hands to remove as the magnetic connection is quite strong.
Like I said it in the original post, I have very mixed emotions about the Magic Keyboard.
Yeah, it's going to take real redesign to allow for a fn row, a larger trackpad, or both. That Lenovo covers the entire front so less coverage in the back was a design decision, possibly related to its portrait swivel. It doesn't lookalike it has a larger trackpad but I think it accommodates the Fn row because the hinge shape is rectangular instead of a circle. Its also possible that its keys are smaller.
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It is not.
Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard weighs more than a 13-inch MacBook Air
Apple’s mission to make the iPad Pro more laptop-like adds some considerable bulk
www.theverge.com
Seems like they would have to abandon the cantilever design (which would also allow room for a function row). I just hope it's still as easy to pop on and off which I do multiple times every day. I wouldn't be surprised if it's connected via USB-C connection on the long end which would certainly be more awkward.
Let’s not forget you can already pinch-to-zoom using the multi-touch trackpad.
Glad I’m a heretic who ignores the 11th Commandment ”Thou shalt use iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard” and often carries the 12.9 in just the Smart Folio case (total weight: 1.95lbs) or the acceptably functional Smart Keyboard Folio (total weight: 2.35lbs).It is not.
Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard weighs more than a 13-inch MacBook Air
Apple’s mission to make the iPad Pro more laptop-like adds some considerable bulk
But then, I don’t think of my iPad Pro as a MacBook replacement, but rather a substitute for when I’m out-and-about or traveling.
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I agree 100 %. I still have my 11” iPad Pro 2018 at home and it works so well, it looks pristine, the weight and size are right and it does everything a tablet should do. I have the 12.9” M1 iPad too because I use it for work, but other than the larger screen (useful for me) I see not many advantages in the new device compared to the 2018 one.
I'm not talking about 12.9" version... 11" is more compact than my 14" Macbook Pro.It is not.
Apple’s 12.9-inch iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard weighs more than a 13-inch MacBook Air
Apple’s mission to make the iPad Pro more laptop-like adds some considerable bulk
