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A Macbook Pro

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Aug 22, 2009
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I'm thinking if I should get the Apple dock. Apart from the fact that it doesn't work with any cases are there any other flaws I need to know about?
 
I bought a leather case from incase. Quite expensive £50 but cheaper than the apple case plus the dock which came to £55.
And it's actually better than the dock I think. I'm typing this just now on it and the case is holding the iPad at a great angle for typing. There's 3 different slots on the case depending on which angle you prefer !!!
 
I like the dock - I do have to take off the case for it to work - but the Apple case now comes on and off quite easily now.
 
With all of my previous iPhones / iPods, I found myself using the docks frequently and usually kept a few at home, one at work an even one in the car. With the iPad, I prefer a stand because I find myself wanting to switch between portrait and landscape more frequently. With the improved battery life, I don't feel the need to keep it plugged in all the time. When it does need charging, I can still keep it in my stand with the charging cable plugged in on the side or top (iPad sitting in the stand "upside down"). I guess the ability to turn the iPad upside down and making the 30-pin connector more accessible is one of the main reasons that I find the dock less necessary. Oh, and then final reason I don't want the Apple dock is that I have a TPU case that I love but would need to be removed to use the dock.

In short, my recommendation is to hold off on getting a dock until you know how you are going to use the iPad.
 
Does anyone know if the dock can be used with other apple products? I have a 1st Gen iPod Touch and would be good if i could use the iPad doc for both devices?
 
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