![]() Trying to avoid this by removing your iPad from the case is too much of an effort and not something you’ll do often. (Units for newer iPads instead have a gap in the case so the 2nd gen Apple Pencil can connect to your tablet.) But it’s heavy, doubling your iPad’s weight, and bulky and unwieldy when using your iPad as a tablet. ![]() ![]() It’s rugged in a bag and sturdy in laptop mode for iPads compatible with the original Apple Pencil there’s a loop for your stylus. The shell that wraps around the iPad is less successful. And the case mimics Microsoft’s in having a woven fabric surface that feels lovely and stops everything looking worn after extended use. The trackpad is responsive – and bigger than Apple’s. The inclusion of media keys is welcome – with a tap, you can return to the Home Screen, change volume levels, control media, and adjust the keyboard’s backlight and iPad display’s brightness. On newer models (for the current-gen iPad Air and iPad Pro), the backlit keys also gain auto-adjust and more brightness levels. In use, the keys feel good to type on, even if they’re a touch too far apart and not quite as pro-grade as the Magic Keyboard’s. The keyboard/trackpad then – depending on your model of iPad – snaps magnetically to the iPad’s Smart Connector or the Combo Touch protective case. Your iPad is shoved into a protective case with integrated kickstand. The Combo Touch (from £140) comes in two parts. Price: £279 (iPad Air 4th gen and iPad Pro 11in 3rd gen)/£329 (iPad Pro 12.9in 5th gen) | Check price on Apple | John Lewis Pros: Desktop-grade keys responsive trackpad sturdy adding/removing the iPad is almost instantaneousĬons: No media keys automated backlight rarely comes on tendency to bang fingers on iPad underside with the 11in model The Apple Pencil (2nd gen) (£119) is chunky, responsive, handy and magnetically snaps to your iPad to charge. They all work fine together.Īdd this: If you want the full iPad Pro package, grab Apple’s fancy scribbling stick. However, we tested all combinations of the two most recent iPad Pro 12.9in iterations and their keyboards. Note: Current-gen iPad Pro units are fractionally thicker than their predecessors, which led Apple to not list the new Magic Keyboard as compatible with previous-gen iPad Pros. It’s an audacious proposition, then, but also an undeniably premium experience that nails the modular nature of the iPad – and in a manner that no rivals quite match. The biggest catch, though, is the price: the Magic Keyboard costs as much as an iPad. And on the 11in model, your fingers bang against the tablet when accessing number keys, which presumably explains the lack of a media key row. On an incline, it’s top-heavy and liable to tip over backwards. It’s heavy: along with the iPad, you’re verging on MacBook Pro territory. Apple buries backlight controls deep in Settings – not that the backlight fired up much on our 12.9in review unit, even in the dark. ![]()
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