Smart Keyboard Folio (11-inch) with iPad Pro and Apple Pencil weighs 844 grams (that's about 59% heavier than the Smart Keyboard Folio) iPad Pro Magic Keyboard as seen from the side, it is thicker and it has a dark aluminium hinge sticking out (on the left side) The Magic Keyboard is made like a laptop keyboard (with distinct keys and ditto mechanisms) - the Smart Keyboard Folio is made with a woven fabric from a single piece of material MouseĪside from weight, material and typing experience, the most obviously visible difference is the trackpad on the Magic Keyboard. The typing experience is superb, very much like an high-end laptop. The backlit keys have a conventional scissor mechanism, providing 1MM of key travel. You cannot use the iPad as a tablet when it is connected to the Magic Keyboard as its folding mechanism does not allow flapping around. It is extremely sturdy, and because of this it is heavier. It is an advanced, metal enforced, folding stand that includes a keyboard and trackpad. The new Magic Keyboard is Apple's latest and greatest companion product for iPad Pro. Smart Keyboard Folio (11-inch) with iPad Pro and Apple Pencil weighs 528 grams iPad Pro Smart Keyboard Folio as seen from the side Magic Keyboard The typing experience is like a "love or hate" affair, unlike most conventional keyboards. The keys are integrated in the bottom flap, with no opening underneath them, this allows them to be water and dust resistant. You can flap the keyboard onto the back, to handle the iPad like a tablet. It is made from a single piece of fabric-ish polymer. The Smart Keyboard Folio is the original keyboard for iPad, it is an lightweight folio that 'flaps around' the iPad like a protective case. Smart Keyboard Folio (left) and the new Magic Keyboard (right) Smart Keyboard Folio This is why I think that the new Magic Keyboard is not universally an improvement over the older Smart Keyboard Folio. I think it is a mistake to turn it into a laptop or desktop computer. A tablet is best for its own merit, being a tablet. I have used different tablets with different operating systems to explore what works best (and why). If you have been following my blog, you'll know that I am a fan of using a tablet as main computer. Everybody is raving about it, yet I think there is something to be said for the "mouse-less" Smart Keyboard Folio. This year Apple introduced a new Magic Keyboard for iPad that includes a trackpad. The tablet is at the frontier of mobile computing and its hardware form factor is evolving.
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