New portable set up that I am trying out, loving it so far. But have to get a case for the keyboard and a laptop bag made for 18" laptops if I stick with this.
Combo touch with MX Keys S and Anywhere MX2 mouse. All for less than a Magic keyboard.
Combo Touch keyboard sucks and I just couldnt get used to the cramped keys. Unless you have hands of a toddler, typing on any keyboard made for a 11" screen will never be pleasant. Plus the keys on that keyboard are a bit mushy for my liking, too shallow for key travel and didn't give enough feedback compared to the MX Keys S. The MX Keys S brought all the joy back and it's a better keyboard and typing experience than pretty much any built in laptop keyboardout there, even the Mac Airs.
I love the case portion of the Combo touch for the kickstand. I've tried to find cheaper iPad cases with built-in kickstands that are as compact and as elegant as the combo touch and there's pretty much nothing out there.
And if you want the comfort of typing on a full sized keyboard, no keyboard case will do. I've done a lot of research on wireless Bluetooth keyboards and I was willing to try any third-party brand. And from my research, the conclusion that I came to is that the MX keys S is pretty much the best wireless keyboard out there in terms of typing experience.
Just as quick to set this up as the magic keyboard of combo touch. 2 secs for the keyboard to connect once i turn it on. Mouse is instant.
End result, far better overall experience. It's not lapable and thats okay. I don't need it to be. Having lapable devices is overated and never comfortable.
Using this because I can't justify getting an ultrabook laptop just for web surfing and emails when the ipad does the job. Smaller screen but the aspect ratio makes up for it. Also the 600 nits is beneficial. I've looked and you can't find a single ultrabook today that can match the Pro 11 for 600nits. Also the aspect ratio on the ipad is killer for vertical space when doing this. Prefer 4:3 over 3:2, 16:10 and definitely 16:9. Can't find any laptops with 4:3 aspect ratio, and the only one in 3:2 is Surface (which I had for many years and sold and don't miss).
This seems to make a good secondary setup when at home when I don't need to run my 5 monitor PC setup. If Im just stopping by the house to reply to an email, I dont need 5 monitors on for it. And my other setup is in bed, cuz I have a monitor there for TV watching including a laptop there for PC use. So this iPad setup works for this use case perfectly. And easy and quick to pack up and set up.