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Reviews of the Apple Magic Keyboard for iPad are available after the company brought an official trackpad experience to the iPad Pro for the first time.
Orders were launched ahead of the May deadline, and we got a look early thanks to some hands-on videos of some people getting theirs earlier.
This morning we learned that the combination of the 12.9-inch iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard weighs more than a 13-inch MacBook Air, and now we are seeing the first full reviews of the device …
Engadget He says that the keyboard finally turns the iPad into a suitable computer.
The Magic Keyboard might not be my ideal solution, and it’s expensive compared to some of the third-party options. But its technical elegance and the fact that it draws inspiration from Apple’s vastly improved MacBook keyboards make this the best choice for being productive on your iPad Pro […]
The iPad Pro is a phenomenal tablet, and with a magical keyboard attached, it finally begins to feel like a proper computer. Writing it feels great. The trackpad is a star. Everything is robust, elegant and surprisingly practical. If money isn’t an issue, or you’re just willing to splurge, the Magic Keyboard is the gold standard for iPad keyboards.
My complaint is that I want a little more of the Magic Keyboard. It’s not as physically flexible as I had hoped, and the nerd in me can’t help but want to be able to plug accessories into the keyboard’s USB port. However, these limitations won’t be important to everyone, and people who only care about getting work done on an iPad shouldn’t worry – they’ll still find plenty to enjoy here.
TechCrunch Found a huge leap in usability for the iPad Pro and on the Smart Keyboard Folio.
The new Magic Keyboard is as different from that device as the new low-key MacBook Pro keyboards that have dominated headlines in recent years. It’s a breakthrough in usability for the iPad Pro, and also for last year’s model. […]
The Magic Keyboard offers a beautiful backlit cover that holds up against the 16 “MacBook Pro and the new MacBook Air for the best laptop keyboards. The key travel is excellent, between the two laptops in my opinion, and the feel is tight, responsive and accurate. This is a first-class writing experience, full stop […]
To write, [the range of possible] positions should be fine for the vast majority of users. And the solid hinge (very high friction) means that everything is very feeling of resistance, even with more moving parts. I’ve been comfortable enough grabbing the entire 12.9 “iPad Pro plus Magic Keyboard assembly by the keyboard cover and carrying it around, just like you would carry a laptop. Don’t worry about the floppy disk or accidental detachment […]
It’s also a portable class trackpad, proving that Apple’s engineering teams still have a better idea on how to make a trackpad that works smoothly and as expected than any other piece of hardware. […]
If you work seriously with the iPad and that work is based on typing, the Magic Keyboard is essentially mandatory. It is the dream keyboard for all of us who have been crossing the Rubicon towards the iPad as the main computer in recent years. It’s not without its caveats, but it’s a refreshingly simple and well-executed accessory that makes even older iPads feel like better laptops than laptops.
The edge He thinks it’s all about the trackpad, but the keyboard doesn’t compare well with the Microsoft Surface.
The trackpad is good. That is really the TL; DR of it. It’s quite small, of course, and if you’re used to the spacious trackpads on MacBooks, you’ll probably feel absolutely small. In the 12.9-inch unit I’m reviewing, it’s almost exactly the same size as my Surface Pro’s touchpad, so it was familiar to me, at least.
But the Magic Keyboard trackpad is better than the Surface because it allows you to click anywhere on the trackpad, not just the middle or bottom. It is also smooth, accurate and there is no lag on iPadOS.
Trackpad compatibility on iPadOS is excellent, by the way […], but trackpad compatibility in a lot of third party apps is absolutely no. Any app that doesn’t use Apple’s standard APIs to create buttons or text views feels out of place with the trackpad. Things you can swipe with your finger can’t swipe with the touchpad, text selection can be a fiasco, and the cursor doesn’t always do its shape-shifting tricks. Google apps are particularly to blame here, but they are far from the only ones. […]
Surface allows you to tilt the screen to virtually any angle, even almost completely flat. Surface also allows you to flip the keyboard underneath so you can hold the tablet and watch movies. When closed with the keyboard connected, the surface is thinner. The Surface with its keyboard is lighter than the iPad with its keyboard. Surface webcam is positioned in the upper center of the screen instead of to the side […]
Despite all its flaws, Microsoft Surface looks like it was designed from the start to have a detachable keyboard. The iPad doesn’t, and even the very good Magic Keyboard can’t change that.
iJustine He says that this new setup has already replaced his MacBook most of the time.
For all the normal things that my laptop would use at home, I haven’t even touched it [since I got the Magic Keyboard].
Floating screen looks so good […] What I really like about this, and honestly, I don’t know why Apple took so long to make this kind of case, is that I can easily adjust [the screen angle] without having to move my iPad […]
The keyboard honestly feels like the new MacBooks […]
The whole experience has improved. [of using an iPad].
Our survey found that a large percentage of you plan to purchase the Magic Keyboard instead of other trackpad options. Of course, we will offer you our own Magic Keyboard for iPad reviews. Zac says it seems on paper to tick all the boxes for him, and I’ll discuss my own expectations in an iPad Pro Diary update.
What’s the matter with you? Have the reviews influenced your own plans? Let us know in the comments.
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