Doesn’t look like they showed every angle, Apples pictures look like they go back further?
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Resolved Does the new Magic Keyboard fold back?
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Doesn’t look like they showed every angle, Apples pictures look like they go back further?
Are the keys always backlit?
If you take the iPad out, close the case, then place the iPad on top of the closed case on the desk to write notes, does it feel firm?
It looks like it goes off of the ambient light sensor. It can also be turned down manually.
I’ve got the 12.9 version coming Monday.
Clear to see tablet mode requires removal from it. I use my iPad, primarily, for note taking with Apple Pencil, in portrait mode. I'd never write lay the iPad on a surface naked and write. Will need to think how to manage this now.
Clear to see tablet mode requires removal from it. I use my iPad, primarily, for note taking with Apple Pencil, in portrait mode. I'd never write lay the iPad on a surface naked and write. Will need to think how to manage this now.
1. Get a screen shield skin for the back
2. Get that case that works with the folios
3. Take iPad off stand and shut case and place iPad on top
There is a live review on YouTube As we speak. The 12.9 inch version of Magic Keyboard weighs 0.6kg.
Apparently the trackpad is *not* haptic.
It also does not fold back.
Made a thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...e-review-on-youtube-now-weighs-0-6kg.2231485/
Apparently the trackpad is *not* haptic.
It also does not fold back.
Made a thread: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...e-review-on-youtube-now-weighs-0-6kg.2231485/
Not a skin shield fan.1. Get a screen shield skin for the back
2. Get that case that works with the folios
3. Take iPad off stand and shut case and place iPad on top
I do have the standard folio at the moment so may just consider my day more and take whichever suits.
I was thinking that would be the way compromise, I’ve asked above how sturdy that feels though.
According to this live stream review, the outer material is the same as the current Keyboard folio, which is disappointing
I guess it depends on your use case for the thing. I suspect most people will use it as either a “docking station” at their desk or when they need something laptop-like for working on the move or at another location?
When I’m using the iPad for other things, I want it in as light a case as possible or just naked with a skin on it. But I get that everybody has different needs. The keyboard folio will still be a good, light option for some who may just prefer that and an external mouse or trackpad.
When I’m using the iPad for other things, I want it in as light a case as possible or just naked with a skin on it. But I get that everybody has different needs. The keyboard folio will still be a good, light option for some who may just prefer that and an external mouse or trackpad.
Hmm, it appears the trackpad is not haptic. He removed the iPad from the case and the trackpad continued to ‘click’, unless it was still connected somehow over Bluetooth?
I love the thought of it as a docking station. Always sitting in the one spot on a desk, plugged into a charger. If moving about the house, grab it from the “dock” and do your thing on the sofa. As soon as placed back into the Magic Keyboard, it's instantly charging.
Did he not like the feel of it? If there’s one thing Apple do well its trackpads...
Saw the video, wasn’t too impressed, have cancelled my order. Will be sticking with my Smart Keyboard for the near future, it seems.
....and compared to the Smart Keyboard Folio for the 11 inch (.297kg).....the magic keyboard weighs .67 lbs more than the SKF.
To me, the pros/cons of the Magic Keyboard over the SKF are:
Pros:
- Design/style
- Typing experience
- Backlit Keys
- Trackpad
- More angles of view
- Extra charging port on case, leaving iPads USB C port open for other uses.
- Doubles as a “chick-magnet” unlike the boring SKF. This feature alone might be worth the price of admission😊
- Price
- Does not fold back (less versatile for use with pencil, portrait mode viewing, etc...)
- Weight
- No early indications as to what type/quality of “chick“ the case attracts with its “magnet”😊
- Exterior case material (same cheap feeling and boring material....that scratches easily)
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I am willing to bet they keys are NOT spill-proof.
The material is obviously not the same, at all. It is plastic key caps like on a MacBook,
Too bad. Heavy and does not fold back. I would have been willing to pay the outrageous price, but now I save $300.
Apple has run up against the limits of their original design of the iPad. Because the Surface Pro has a stand build in, it can have a light keyboard cover WITH a trackpad. Not possible on iPad.
Apple has run up against the limits of their original design of the iPad. Because the Surface Pro has a stand build in, it can have a light keyboard cover WITH a trackpad. Not possible on iPad.
Indeed. The backlight visible round the edges of the keys in the videos confirms there is no protective layer like the SKF.