Magic Keyboard turns iPad Pro 11 into - tfu tfu - hybrid PC

I have a very mixed feeling about the Magic Keyboard for my iPad Pro 11 ", which came to my door today at the crack of dawn.

On the one hand, the keyboard, in combination with the trackpad and the iPadOS 13.4 system, absolutely change the status of the tablet, which realistically - I repeat: realistically - becomes an advanced tool for work, and it is a very modern tool, with functions not available in classic computers (mainly those from Apple 'and).

On the other hand, however, Magic Keyboard, the version for the smaller iPad Pro, has several very serious shortcomings, including the stubborn (ok, or in the case of non-Apple fans) one disqualifying.

Let's start with the most surprising things.

This tablet hardware is very heavy. From what I see, all reviewers pay attention to this. I have a smaller version of this keyboard designed for the 11-inch iPad Pro, but the weight, especially in combination with the iPad itself, is impressive. The iPad Pro 11 with Magic Keyboard weighs more than a 12-inch Macbook and only about 300 grams less than a 13-inch MacBook Air.

This is an important matter. Along with the keyboard, the iPad ceases to be a lightweight device that is much lighter to carry than Apple portable computers.

This is also important when using the iPad with the Magic Keyboard on your lap. This weight is of practical importance here - it is more stable and you get the impression that it is safer (iPad does not tilt sideways), that it will not fall off your knees. There is also no impression that when pressing the keys they collapse under each other.

The second thing is hinges and magnets. The hinge is extremely solid, even surprisingly massive - it adds weight to the keyboard, and all the devices connected to each other remain on it. Magnets, in turn, are extremely strong. This means that using iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard requires ... strength. Forget about opening this equipment with one hand. Also to adjust the screen settings relative to the keyboard itself is required to use quite a lot of force. Here, too, you should do it with two hands.

biggest flaw

And as I'm already positioning the iPad screen relative to the keyboard, Magic Keyboard basically allows only one position - the one in which, after opening the iPad Pro with the keyboard, we move the screen up, and then tilt it in the plane so that part of the back cover he pulls away from it and the screen in the lower part seems to "hang" above the keyboard.

What is very important - although it is possible to move the screen, it makes no sense to adjust its angle of inclination, which is a maximum of 130 degrees. The position of 130 degrees is in my opinion the only one suitable for work, and I would prefer it to be able to bend the screen even more towards the keyboard. The more so because ... - and here we come to the biggest complaint about the Magic Keyboard version for the 11-inch screen - using the top two rows of keys, you hit your finger non-stop on the bottom edge of the iPad screen.

It is surprising and very bothersome. If you have learned the skill of typing quickly on your keyboard for years, and - let's arrange, Apple keyboards allow it - then you know that any change in the layout of the hand and fingers on the keyboard destroys muscle memory and problems begin. I will understand if it is a disqualifying fault for someone. I'll just have to learn a new, lower hand position relative to the keyboard.

Keyboard quality - excellent.

The more that ... the quality of the keys - their distribution, jump, click sound, speed of response - is here at the highest Apple level.

Although the keys have a slightly different appearance than in computer keyboards from Apple - they have more rounded corners - but it does not affect the quality of writing at all.

She writes on it extremely comfortably and quickly (except for errors resulting from hitting the bottom of the iPad with her fingers). There is no worse feeling than in the case of the Magic Keyboard, which I use on a daily basis, working on a Mac, not to mention the keyboard in my 2018 MacBook Air, which is equipped with the infamous and extremely criticized low profile key system. Although it is a portable keyboard, external and magnetically connecting to the device, there is no compromise related to the quality of workmanship, or simply the quality of writing.

It is also worth noting that on the Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro we will not find a row with function keys. There are no those well known from other poppy keyboards - managing the backlight brightness, device volume or screen brightness. In my opinion, they are not needed there, because the iPad is overwhelmingly in the factory way, but I understand that some may feel slightly disappointed.

Keyboard backlight - excellent.

The keyboard backlighting works great. It is not possible to manage this directly on the keyboard, but automation works great. The keys illuminate more in a dark or super bright environment, darken in another. The backlight turns off quickly when idle. Of course, the backlight intensity can be changed in the iPad settings, although I recommend leaving the factory settings - it works great.

The trackpad is a game-changer for the entire iPad.

We get to the point - the key issue with this keyboard is the trackpad that lets you control your iPad Pro. This is a real game-changer that realistically changes the status of the device, which is the iPad.

About this in a moment, however, first about the trackpad itself. It could be a bit bigger because I'm used to working with the giant Magic Trackpad, which I use alternately with Magic Mouse at work on iMac.

In addition, it is fabulous. I have increased the cursor tracking speed to 90%, left natural scrolling and clicking with a tap, enabled an additional click with two fingers. Added to this is support for standard Apple trackpad gestures and additional gestures related to iPad support that you need to learn. The most difficult for me is enabling the Slide Over function (from 0:42 in the following Apple video tutorial).

Besides, I'm doing great. Features of ejecting the dock, turning on the option to select active applications, right-click, home shortcuts or Status Bar - these are extremely useful gestures that allow you to use the iPad like a computer, and even better because faster and more efficient.

Let's add a new Apple approach to the cursor - after hovering over the application icons or active fields, the dot (instead of the arrow) takes control over them, allowing you to use additional options - and we are dealing with a completely new type of interaction with the computer device!

Four elements

iPad as a touch computer device. Qualitative keyboard with backlight. The trackpad, which brings tablet support a la computer, plus brings it to a higher level of computing. Cursor support in iPadOS 13.4. These four elements change the nature of what an iPad is (in my case iPad Pro).

It has now become not only a device for pleasant media consumption, but also for work. And it's fast, effective work that we know from MacBooks and iMaks, and even more, because we have here a combination of a touch screen with traditional keyboard and trackpad support (with new elements), as well as a mobile operating system adapted to handle new challenges. Now Apple can actually use its iPad marketing slogan - your next computer without causing a pity smile.

In my understanding, iPad Pro with Magic Keyboard can easily replace a worn MacBook Air on trips. Of course, not everything works great yet, not all applications work in harmony with the trackpad (e.g. in Feedly there is no scrolling to the next text in the feed), but these are probably short-term errors called. baby nature.

And yes, I agree (Maćku Gajewski and other followers of Microsoft's world philosophy) - the iPad has now become such a modern hybrid PC (tfu tfu). Except that as in the case of Apple, the implementation and implementation of this idea stands at a completely different level than that of competitors.



Magic Keyboard turns iPad Pro 11 into - tfu tfu - hybrid PC

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