iPad Pro Smart folio keyboard for ipp 2020, settling?

[prov14]

Been Looking at both MK and SKF - budget aside, but I know I won’t really have any use for either the MK or SKF, is getting the SK considered settling nowadays? Ive been seeing that the MK is really heavy
which is a important part of the decision too
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Buying mainly just to complete the set, and also to have a keyboard when need arises. Will I be missing out on a lot if I just go for the SKF?

 

[mikedude86]

Short answer, yes. If money isn’t an issue I would definitely recommend the magic keyboard. It’s life changing. Maybe give it a try, you can always exchange for the SKF if you don’t fall in love.

 

[prov14]

Short answer, yes. If money isn’t an issue I would definitely recommend the magic keyboard. It’s life changing. Maybe give it a try, you can always exchange for the SKF if you don’t fall in love.

Whatchathink I’ll miss out on the most? Looking for reasons to buy (or not to buy) the MK. I use the ipp basically for browsing

 

[mikedude86]

Better viewing angles. The difference in the keyboard is night and day, instead of hard pressing that weird fabric material that makes a weird thud sound, you’re actually pressing a real key. Having a backlit keyboard in low light areas is also great. The floating design is just cool lol, no way else to put that. The extra weight and the crazy strong hinge does keep it from tipping over better than the SKF, but I’ll admit it does still tip over sometimes when it’s in my lap. You may get more use out of the touchpad than you think once you start using it, I also have the Apple Pencil and find myself using both constantly. I no longer have a use for a personal laptop, just keep the windows PC for work. The MK really did complete the set and made a great laptop replacement for what I need, mainly just streaming and basic web browsing.

 

[AutomaticApple]

Whatchathink I’ll miss out on the most? Looking for reasons to buy (or not to buy) the MK. I use the ipp basically for browsing

The Magic Keyboard has a trackpad. The trackpad makes browsing feel amazing.

 

[ericwn]

It’s definitely not a collection game where you complete a set. Even if the thought arises. Keyboards are interfaces and you should get the best one for your use case. Depending on use case you might not use much if a keyboard at all. Looking at the upcoming scribble tech in particular.

I personally don’t like the folio keyboards to put it mildly and would either get the smart one or just an external Bluetooth keyboard for desk use when needed.

Apple offers two weeks return period in which you can try the keyboard to see if it’s good enough for you to keep. Give it a shot!

 

[prov14]

It’s definitely not a collection game where you complete a set. Even if the thought arises. Keyboards are interfaces and you should get the best one for your use case. Depending on use case you might not use much if a keyboard at all. Looking at the upcoming scribble tech in particular.

I personally don’t like the folio keyboards to put it mildly and would either get the smart one or just an external Bluetooth keyboard for desk use when needed.

Apple offers two weeks return period in which you can try the keyboard to see if it’s good enough for you to keep. Give it a shot!

Unfortunately I live in a place where grey market sellers are the only means to obtain the MK’s for now (which means no 2 week return period). Really really great advice on looking at it not as a collection game! Still torn as of now.
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The Magic Keyboard has a trackpad. The trackpad makes browsing feel amazing.

World of difference versus browsing the normal way as a tablet?

 

[DoubleFlyaway]

Unfortunately I live in a place where grey market sellers are the only means to obtain the MK’s for now (which means no 2 week return period). Really really great advice on looking at it not as a collection game! Still torn as of now.
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World of difference versus browsing the normal way as a tablet?

For me the big thing I really wanted out of the MKF (which I have for my 12.9) was the backlighting, and that is a big deal to me. The screen angle is also significantly better. The trackpad was a nice surprise— I wasn’t really dying for mouse or trackpad support the way some on here are. But having used the trackpad, I do enjoy it and tend to use it rather than the touch interface when I am in “laptop” mode. I still have the SKF for my 11 inch, and it’s not worth the money to buy the MKF when I already have it for the 12.9 and already have SKF for the 11 (actually two, because one got lost in the mail, then found again). So it just contributes to my 11 being my little lightweight throw-in-my-purse iPad. And the 12.9 is my preferred iPad at home or on a longer trip (though on a long trip I’m likely to take both).