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I do really like it as a paper-sized replacement for handwritten notes and sketching, but the folio keyboard is junk (material starts peeling quickly, and the w
by wlesieutre 3y ago
I do really like it as a paper-sized replacement for handwritten notes and sketching, but the folio keyboard is junk (material starts peeling quickly, and the whole thing stopped working not long after the one year warranty expired).
Maybe the magic keyboard is better built, but that's another $350 on top of an expensive tablet. My bad experience with the cheaper (but still $200) keyboard accessory has probably had an outsized effect on how I feel about the product as a whole.
If you want to draw and watch movies and read emails it's great for that. I've given up on using it much for productivity, where its most powerful function is having a remote desktop client if I need to connect to a real computer.
Personally I spent the extra money thinking "I could do some real work on this" but unless your work is mostly marking up PDFs (it's really great for that) and sending plaintext emails I can't recommend it. The only work tasks I use mine for regularly anymore are quick sketches/markups (synced via OneNote and screenshot into an email that I'm writing on the computer) and quickly flipping through my inbox to either deleting or flag new messages, again for me to actually deal with on the computer.
- transpute 3y agoMagic Keyboard is in a class by itself, sometimes it can be found on eBay at a reasonable price.
- ako 3y agoWhy limit yourself to an iPad specific keyboard? I use low-profile mechanical keyboards which offer much better typing experience, and are just as portable. When traveling the Nuphy air 75 fits in any bag, at home I pair it with a slightly larger keychain k15 pro, due to its ergonomic layout.
- wlesieutre 3y agoHow’s that work with the iPad on your lap?
- ako 3y agoNot, but I don’t do much typing on my lap anyways, typing is usually on a desk or table, when using an iPad on my lap it’s mostly for media consumption, better without a keyboard.