Read our Keychron K3 Hands-on. Why you should buy this: The Logitech Combo Touch has a keyboard and a trackpad, sturdy construction, and is tough enough to protect your expensive tablet too. The Logitech Combo Touch is a solid pick if you want a functional, protective iPad keyboard case. The thick and durable construction includes a substantial rubber bumper on all sides of the device, as well as a thick layer of padding.
Keys have reasonable travel and a spacious layout making maximum use of the space available. The touchpad is larger than you might expect and feels responsive. A kickstand props up the iPad when you want to use the keyboard on a desk or in your lap.
The kickstand is secure and prevents any worry that the tablet might tumble onto the floor. Well, the Logitech Combo Touch is bulky by every measure, on all sides. The iPad is still easy to carry with the Combo Touch attached maybe even easier, because of its texture exterior surface but the added heft will be noticeable while using the iPad as a tablet. Read our in-depth Logitech Combo Touch review.
The Brydge 7. This and the Bluetooth connection is powered by a built-in battery, which should last for about a year on a single charge, and is topped up using a Micro USB cable.
Although, at grams, it effectively doubles the weight of the tablet. If your iPad is already safely inside a case, preferably one that doubles as a stand, you may not want to splash out for another case just to add a keyboard. The setup will be fairly similar to that of connecting an iPad keyboard so you can even do them together. First, how often are you using it? Second, do you use backlit keys? They may drain your battery faster than normal. Third, how old is your keyboard?
Here are the things an iPad keyboard case should offer:. Of the models that met our criteria, we tested each for a minimum of two weeks of regular use, and we used each of the top contenders for much longer. Sometimes a great overall design is ruined by a bad typing experience; sometimes a fantastic keyboard is hampered by a poorly designed case or stand. The Zagg Pro Keys is the best iPad keyboard for people who type a lot. In a relatively small field of trustworthy competition, the Pro Keys is one of the best models to type on thanks to great keyboard hardware and a proper key layout.
What sets it apart are the extra features on top of the great typing experience: backlit keys, a removable inner case, two viewing angles, and the ability to pair with two devices. It does everything the next-best option, the Logitech Slim Folio, does just as well, and it does many things better. Tab, Caps Lock, Shift, and Command, for example, are still wider than the letter keys, but not by as much as they are on a full-size keyboard.
Getting used to slightly smaller keys and their rounded-square shape is easier than having to relearn where a bunch of keys are every time you switch from your computer to your iPad. The Pro Keys also offers a nice array of iPadOS-specific special-function keys in a half-height row across the top. And each key is backlit, with seven colors and four brightness levels. We enjoyed typing on the Pro Keys, and we found that the physical keys were large enough to be comfortable and easy to press; they provided good tactile feedback, too.
Key travel was shallow compared with that of a high-quality laptop keyboard, though it was better than on an older inch or inch MacBook Pro with the butterfly-style keyboard. The whole thing is sturdier than its competition: Whereas other iPad keyboards we tested flexed under the pressure of our fingers pressing on the keys, the Pro Keys did not.
Although other keyboard cases, including the Logitech Slim Folio, offer a great typing experience, none combine that with a removable design like the Pro Keys does. The initial Bluetooth pairing process is identical to that of any other wireless keyboard and takes seconds. When that happens, the keyboard wakes up and is ready for you to type after a moment.
Other models may require you to press a button to wake up the keyboard, whereas this one is ready when you are. And when you lift the iPad off the base, the keyboard automatically disconnects. As we noted, all iPad keyboard cases require you to make some compromises, and that holds true for the Zagg Pro Keys, as well. But that particular trade-off is very common; few iPad keyboards include an Esc key. At about 0.
If you are willing to sacrifice the ability to separate your case and your keyboard to have a lighter bundle, or if you have a 5th- or 6th-generation, 9. But it offers less flexibility in how you can use it because it has a single typing angle and can pair with only one device at a time.
Logitech, much like Zagg, put them all in the right place and included a row of function keys along the top. The Slim Folio provides only one typing angle for the iPad, with the tablet securely held in place by a magnetic strip much as with the Pro Keys. We found that angle, roughly 30 degrees back from perpendicular, to be comfortable during use. The This cover continues around to the underside of the keyboard and acts as the front of the screen cover. The whole package feels nice, especially in comparison with the usual combination of plastic and rubber we see on iPad cases.
Thankfully, the design allows you to easily snap the tablet out of the case when you need to. A simple loop on the right edge securely holds the first-generation Apple Pencil, offering a handy way to keep the Pencil from getting lost at the bottom of your bag.
The 4-by The detachable OtterBox case snaps into two hinges above the top row of keys that magnetically hold it in place. They allow a full range of positions back to about degrees without anything propping up the tablet from behind. This can be especially costly if your reason for needing an iPad keyboard is for work. The key keypad, or number pad , is a quick way to enter long strings of numbers.
Simply due to its efficient layout, it makes an arduous task a relative breeze. This keyboard is available on Amazon as well as a few others. There are many options available that serve this dual purpose, essentially getting you both a keyboard and a mouse.
One advantage of using the corded option is you may have an old keyboard laying around somewhere. You can actually use it with the iPad. Then, plug it in and voila. One slim option is to forgo the bulkiness of most keyboards and get one sleekly engineered inside an iPad case. The only drawbacks are that the keyboard will likely be minimal due to the sleek design, thus it might lack a little functionality.
Not all keyboards are made equal in terms of ergonomics. Portability, cords, and everything else is very important. That about wraps it up for our take on whether you should get an external keyboard for your iPad.
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