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Exactly this! An iPad with bluetooth keyboard (I cannot bring myself to drop £349 on the magic variety) is frustratingly close but it’s just not quite a ‘proper

Exactly this! An iPad with bluetooth keyboard (I cannot bring myself to drop £349 on the magic variety) is frustratingly close but it’s just not quite a ‘proper’ computer and I end up carrying the keyboard everywhere it’s so useful.

read_if_gay_ 6y ago
Do get the magic keyboard. It completely transforms the iPad. It is ridiculously expensive for a keyboard but still it's worth it.
- ericmay 6y ago
  The issue for me is cost. iPad Pro + Magic Keyboard is more expensive than a MacBook Air... and I can't write code on it effectively or multi-task... I do like the iPad Pro a lot though.
  - ngcc_hk 6y ago
    can't zoom (not that I like that software but reality bite). Need a laptop ... may be they can fix that so iPad Pro can do single task if one want to
- raihansaputra 6y ago
  I do hope Apple will release a v2 where the iPad can be put in portrait orientation with the Magic Keyboard (and enable vertical stack for multitasking). So close yet so far.
jamiek88 6y ago
I highly recommend the magic keyboard. The trackpad feels just like my MacBook Air.
gnicholas 6y ago
FYI the magic keyboard for the 11” iPad Pro is currently on sale for $199 (normally $299). [1] I got one recently and it’s great. So much better to type on than the butterfly keyboard on my 2017 MBP. 1: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0863BQJMS/ https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0863BQJMS/
tluyben2 6y ago
For me it would be my only device (I never make calls anyway) if it had a full OS or, maybe, if iOS could run full dev environments without shooting/freezing background processes. Not seeing that happen though...