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New Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro Now Available to Order, Deliveries Begin Next Week
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In am currently living in Hungary and I ordered from here. Delivery is still 20-22nd of April. I hope it stays the same.
Although I did order immediately.
Like most new Apple products I would imagine this is also fairly supply constrained.
I might do the same thing. It is down to the magic keyboard or the one from Brydge
Brydge Pro+
Wireless keyboard with a precision trackpad for iPad Pro. Featuring native multi-touch and Bluetooth wireless technology.
www.brydge.com
I want it, but feel like the cost is too high and my set up right now works fine. I'll likely wait this one out.
Didn’t the brydge get terrible reviews for its trackpad?I might do the same thing. It is down to the magic keyboard or the one from Brydge
Brydge Pro+
Wireless keyboard with a precision trackpad for iPad Pro. Featuring native multi-touch and Bluetooth wireless technology.
Ordered, I bought the Magic Keyboard when I bought the new 11" iPad Pro and thanks to the return policy staying open longer due to stores closers I switched to this one. Not too worried about the price, it's the functionality and ease of use I am after to make me more effective which is sometimes the most important attribute. Even a millisecond goes a long way.
I’m excited to get one of the new Magic Keyboard cases, but I’m also happy with my current setup, given I’m desk-bound for now.
I might do the same thing. It is down to the magic keyboard or the one from Brydge
Brydge Pro+
Wireless keyboard with a precision trackpad for iPad Pro. Featuring native multi-touch and Bluetooth wireless technology.
if you don't use the trackpad for very much that would do fine. Reviews have been less than kind. Think PC trackpad and limited interactions expected.
Just purchased!!! Really excited for this one. I always hated the keyboards of past models but if it’s truly the same as my 16” for work I’m in for a treat!
I really hope the adjustable angle goes as steep as I want so I can watch TV in bed without my laptop or propping it up weird!
I’m also curious the wattage of the pass through charging, although I’m expecting slow and not too concerned about it
I really hope the adjustable angle goes as steep as I want so I can watch TV in bed without my laptop or propping it up weird!
I’m also curious the wattage of the pass through charging, although I’m expecting slow and not too concerned about it
I think some of the early beta ones had issues. But they have had time for software updates. I'm hopeful they worked it out. The Brydge solution looks more like a laptop solution to me anyway.
Very interesting and I'm really pleased its shipping in April - perfect time for a comparison between a 12.9" iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard and the new MacBook Air for me. I keep being undecided about which setup is best for me, but I do like being able to use the iPad as a traditional laptop-style device on the desk and then just pull the screen off and its a tablet.
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Unfortunately the production ones seem to have the same issues with the trackpad - there were some reviews posted at the end of last week.
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Unfortunately the production ones seem to have the same issues with the trackpad - there were some reviews posted at the end of last week.
Thanks for the reminder! Given I just bought a 2020 MacBook Air for one of my kids (in college), I'll definitely take the $20 savings. That plus the 3% Apple Cash discount helps bring the price down at least a little.
Thank the maker this thing is dropping early... hoping mine does arrive next week. I get that its expensive, but it is what it is. My iPad Pro 12.9 is one of my most used and important devices, and the current keyboard folio drives me nuts. Im in on this new one for having a real magic keyboard with backlighting, trackpad (apple makes the best), and of massive importance.... the ability to adjust the iPad to almost any preferred angle. I cant emphasize that last part enough. I use mine at my home office, at the dinner table, on the counter, on my lap, at my work office... sometimes sitting, sometimes standing, in board rooms. All told, being limited to only 2 view angles has been enormously frustrating.
If lap-ability is most important, look at the Brydge. I have the OG version (no trackpad) and it’s what I use if I suspect I won’t have access to a table when I’m heading out. It’s built super solid, keys are very similar to the older pre-2016 macbook keyboards (plus backlit with the extra top row of keys) and the hinge is very sturdy. Downsides are it’s pretty damn heavy and it’s bluetooth (typical BT issues..lag waiting for it to wake up, have to remember to turn it off if you are popping out the iPad to use on it‘s own, and it needs to be recharged, though battery life is pretty damn good).
I‘m in. But for this price it needs to be perfect or else it‘s going back.
Some suspect that the Pro+ was designed based upon the older pointer functionality via Accessibility, so there’s hope that a firmware update may be able to add all of the new gesture functionality. I wouldn’t buy it hoping for that change but....
I hope the reviews come out soon. So many big questions about real world functionality.
- Weight
- Lack of Portrait Mode
- Lack of Esc/Fn/Media Keys
- Lappability (Elevated screen will make it very topheavy)
- Magnet Strength (no bottom bar = easily detached?)
I ordered mine but I may cancel and wait it out. I feel like this will make a lot more sense with iOS14.
- Weight
- Lack of Portrait Mode
- Lack of Esc/Fn/Media Keys
- Lappability (Elevated screen will make it very topheavy)
- Magnet Strength (no bottom bar = easily detached?)
I ordered mine but I may cancel and wait it out. I feel like this will make a lot more sense with iOS14.