Yeah, i'm sure if it was capable of running macOS when used with peripherals (i.e. a smart keyboard with trackpad), it would be the form factor of choice for many more people.
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Just got my 10.5" Smart Keyboard
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So is this one pictured a US one? I can't decide what I think about the semicolon being under the L instead of beside it.
Correct on both counts. The Swedish layout has to fit an extra key on row 1 for the å and 2 extra on row 2 for the ö and ä. This is why the return key is a long and narrow L-shape on most European layout keyboards (more letters)
Post 11 is he US layout.
Thank you. So anyone who has used both the 12.9 ASK and the smaller, 9.7 ASK, is it much more difficult to type on the smaller one?
You assume that everyone needs to perform all of those tasks you mentioned. Not necessarily so, and for many people the iPad Pro 12.9" makes fine laptop replacement. Then there's the added bonus of being able to edit photos, create art and play piano keyboards directly by hand -- not possible on the traditional laptop.
As for the Photo Library, I'm able to access it through Readdle's Documents app. I find it hard to believe that, come the fall release, iOS 11 will not provide similar functionality in the Files app.
Actually, except for the SD card for a Raspberry, you can do all those things, and Apple has bought up a company whose app made that possible. It is essentially a shell for bulk actions, and is called Workflow. Check it out. Almost like an Automator for iPad...
My ASK just arrived. Wow! I am so surprised that it's so thin & light! Just amazed that a keyboard can be this thin and still feel like a keyboard.
I just can't do it with the bump. Also, I don't really need to type a whole lot, but still. That bump ruins it for me.
Thanks a lot for answering the weight question. I've been trying to find out the answer to this question for two days. I can't understand why Apple don't give this sorted information at the Apple site.245g according to my postage machine, so should be pretty accurate477g (LTE) + 245g = 722g making it a full 200g lighter than the rMB (920g) and at 250,6mm x 174,1 cm will be significantly smaller than the rMB's footprint, which is 280,5mm x 196,5mm
I can't deal with the little hump on the Smart Keyboard, or else I would probably have one. Oh well.
It's funny you say that-- just the other day my Grandmother was complaining that her new iPad won't execute all the bash scripts she'd written to install custom linux kernels on her Raspberry Pi... She figured all it would be good for now would be fixing the timestamps on her extensive photo library-- I better tell her she's out of luck!
Joking aside, I think iPad needs to accept a mouse or trackpad input before it can replace a laptop.
So I picked one up at Best Buy today. After about 2 hours it was back in the box, ready to be returned tomorrow. I think it's actually a great product, but for my tastes it just adds too much weight, too much thickness.
To provide some perspective, I'm upgrading from a non-Retina Mini. I bought that originally because I had the original iPad and thought it was too bulky to serve its purpose. Well the 10.5 pro with the ASK on it ends up being about the same size and weight as that original iPad. In terms of hardware design, I felt like I was taking two steps forward with the new iPP, just to take 4 steps backward by adding the ASK.
Even with that being said, I probably would still be keeping the Smart Keyboard if I didn't already have the Logitech K380. For my use, all the times I'll need to do a lot of typing I'll likely be home, so I'm keeping the K380 in a kitchen drawer. What's great is that keyboard is still small enough to bring with me in a bag when I do travel, but it won't be constantly attached and adding bulk to my new iPad. I get the benefits of the advances in hardware design, with the utility of a keyboard when I'm most likely to need it.
To provide some perspective, I'm upgrading from a non-Retina Mini. I bought that originally because I had the original iPad and thought it was too bulky to serve its purpose. Well the 10.5 pro with the ASK on it ends up being about the same size and weight as that original iPad. In terms of hardware design, I felt like I was taking two steps forward with the new iPP, just to take 4 steps backward by adding the ASK.
Even with that being said, I probably would still be keeping the Smart Keyboard if I didn't already have the Logitech K380. For my use, all the times I'll need to do a lot of typing I'll likely be home, so I'm keeping the K380 in a kitchen drawer. What's great is that keyboard is still small enough to bring with me in a bag when I do travel, but it won't be constantly attached and adding bulk to my new iPad. I get the benefits of the advances in hardware design, with the utility of a keyboard when I'm most likely to need it.
Probably dumb on my part since it’s so minor, but it’s just one of those Apple design choices I can’t get behind.
Just curious, if the whole thing was the same thickness, but it was as thick as thickest part would you want it then?