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iPad Pro iPad Pro, perfect set up?
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Well I have a new 12.9 with pencil, Smart Cover and Smart Keyboard. So I guess no?
A more appropriate question might have been...
"What is your perfect iPad Pro setup?"
"What is your perfect iPad Pro setup?"
Forget the Smart keyboard and just use an Apple BT Magic keyboard.....more versatile, easier to move around to just the right position on a table or wherever.
That assumes it's just a consumption device, which is not the case for many.
I use the BT keyboard when I have a lot to type and when I'm seated at a table with the iPad on a stand. Other times, if I just want to write a quick response to an email, then I just use the device's own built-in keyboard.
Not sure if serious, but the iPad Pro is not only used as more than a consumption device by most, it was specifically built to be more than a consumption device.
I just can't believe how expensive those Apple Smart Keyboards are. Totally overpriced.
My perfect setup is
12.9 with Smart Keyboard and Smart Cover and pencil
Think having both Keyboard and Smart Cover is a must
12.9 with Smart Keyboard and Smart Cover and pencil
Think having both Keyboard and Smart Cover is a must
Yes - I switched from the 1st gen 12.9 to the 10.5 with Smart Keyboard and LOVE LOVE LOVE it!
Typing on it now on the kitchen table, it's so sexy and portable, and it does one thing that I always loved about the iPad and had kinda lost with the 12.9":
It doesnt feel like working with a computer - it's more like using a sketchbook or something. Hard to describe why so, but it's really liberating.
Still I'm secretly dreaming of ALSO having the 12.9" but cant really justify it. I'm gonna wait till iOS 11 drops and maybe will get a 12.9 on eBay at the time.
Typing on it now on the kitchen table, it's so sexy and portable, and it does one thing that I always loved about the iPad and had kinda lost with the 12.9":
It doesnt feel like working with a computer - it's more like using a sketchbook or something. Hard to describe why so, but it's really liberating.
Still I'm secretly dreaming of ALSO having the 12.9" but cant really justify it. I'm gonna wait till iOS 11 drops and maybe will get a 12.9 on eBay at the time.
It's become more than just a consumption device. But I wonder why a keyboard when you can dictate to Siri so easily.
completely wrong. the PERFECT setup, for everyone, is like mine - 1st gen 12.9 wi-fi only Pro, Smart KB and Pencil
I don't think its a perfect set up, as don't need or want cellular and I don't like the sleeve.
The configuration you put forth is from your personal perspective, my needs, and preferences are quite different then yours. It may be perfect for you, which is great but not for me
For me, the perfect setup is 64GB wifi space gray, iPad Pro. No keyboard, and a JeTech case
I'm happy with my setup:
12.9"
256gb
LTE
Space Grey
Smart Keyboard
Pencil
29w USB-C Charger
Oh and a felt envelope case repurposed from my rMBP for transportation in backpack.
12.9"
256gb
LTE
Space Grey
Smart Keyboard
Pencil
29w USB-C Charger
Oh and a felt envelope case repurposed from my rMBP for transportation in backpack.
magic keyboard > smart keyboard
allows for full cover, front & back for $15
but i use mine mainly for hand written notes + sketching + painting
allows for full cover, front & back for $15
but i use mine mainly for hand written notes + sketching + painting