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Szmekken

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May 30, 2012
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Or am I mistaken? I really prefer the Smart Case for the iPad Air 2 over any other out there. Are there any good alternatives?
 

drtrama

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Nov 15, 2015
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It has a two piece "case". There is the case which covers the back but leaves the magnetic left edge exposed for the cover. I believe this was introduced with the mini 4. I have a case and smart keyboard on my pro. I must say it is splendid.
 

Serban

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Jan 8, 2013
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apple now wants you to combine them the silicone case with cover to become a smart case
 

Starfia

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Apr 11, 2011
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The Smart Cover and Silicone Case look wonderful – preferable to the Smart Keyboard in my case, but… yeah, hugely expensive for a case. I guess I'm hoping a third party will do a single-piece case well, finding a balance between price and quality. (Many third parties seem to be leaving holes for the buttons or adding too much bulk in this way or that.)
 

Bigdog9586

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Apr 15, 2015
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Thanks, that clears things up :). A more expensive solution though.
I took mine back and Smart Cover back the next morning. For $11 more I got the Logitech key board case. Great solid hard case with lighted keyboard
 
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bensisko

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Jul 24, 2002
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Yeah, overall not happy with this. Discovered this on the iPad Mini 4. On the one hand, you can customize with different colors (black back and red front, etc.) - and I imagine eventually other accessory makes will make products that interchange with Apple. On the other hand, purchasing them separately is more than a little more expensive than the single. (Oh, and the mini 4 is slightly taller than the mini 1/2/3 so some of the accessories, like the smart case and various keyboards like the zagg, won't work with the mini 4).

I don't mind as much on the mini because my Hitchhiker's case still works fine, but for the Pro I just purchased the cover. Blah!
 
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haruhiko

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Sep 29, 2009
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The Smart Cover for iPad Pro is really expensive! I guess Apple is pushing people to buy the Smart Keyboard.
 
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