What iPad Pro accessories did Apple update
According to the most advanced apple ideology, the tablet remains the tablet as long as it is self-sufficient. That is, while for its full use no external devices are required. The iPad Pros of the 2nd (11-inch) and 4th (12.9-inch) generations meet this requirement, but only a madman will use it without a case to protect it. Keyboards and trackpads turn iPad Pro into a convenient tool for working, for example, with text. Due to the new iPad Pros in the range of peripherals, a chain reaction of updates and changes has been launched - including some very interesting ones.
Pro Apple Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro 2nd and 4th generation. even for 30 thousand rubles, but with an integrated trackpad and a stand for changing the screen tilt (the role of which is played by the new iPad Pros), and you already know about its competitors. I suggest this time discussing other peripherals for the iPad Pro, simpler. The one that is “for everyone.”
Smart Folio and Smart Keyboard Folio for iPad Pro
Quietly, almost imperceptibly against the backdrop of high-profile news, Apple has updated Smart Folio “smart cases” and “Smart Keyboard cases” with Smart Keyboard Folio for iPad Pro 2018 and 2020. Firstly, they are now called Smart Folio / Smar Folio 2nd and iPad 4th generation. This is one of the most significant changes. These cases, I repeat, are equally suitable for the iPad Pro 2018 and 2020. Generations have nothing to do with the covers themselves and differ solely in size. Secondly, the Apple logo appeared on the back of these cases. The cutout for the camera has changed - this is the third. The color of the covers with the integrated keyboard also changed, it remained gray, but became darker. Impressive?
The keyboard is exactly the same as before: a very short (almost no) key travel, a vulnerable mechanism, reliably protected from the killer dust for it with a waterproof fabric. As before, Smart Connector is used to connect the Smart Keyboard Folio to the iPad Pro, and the iPad Pro operating system takes care of binding the keyboard to the tablet and its settings. Neither the backlighting of the keys, nor a number of special function keys - no. It is apparently ideologically wrong to use them.
Although competitors, not without benefit to the cause, still use them. And not one of the function keys is indicated by a combination of the letter “F” and one or two numbers. But we ran ahead.
Third-party analogues of all this, at least, are no worse - and much cheaper. Apple does not publish sales statistics of accessories of its own design, but a pity. Although, they would not have been developed for a long time if it had not brought income above the minimum volume unknown to the world.
Logitech Slim Folio Pro for iPad
The Logitech Slim Folio Pro, with its integrated Bluetooth keyboard, is very thin, light and sleek. Keyboard with function keys indicated by icons (open / close the virtual keyboard, start / stop playing audio or video content, volume control, etc.), the stroke of the keys is 1 mm, the keyboard mechanism is “scissors”, the backlighting is adjustable, with the ability to select the color of the backlight. Slim Folio Pro for the 11-inch iPad Pro costs $ 119.95, for the 12.9-inch - 129.95.
New Zagg Slim Book Go for iPad Pro
Zagg introduced two models of keyboard cases, Slim Book Go and Rugged Book Go. Both models are offered in options for the 11- and 12.9-inch iPad Pro 2020, for $ 100 and $ 130, respectively. The keys are highlighted, the function keys are. The key travel is 1 mm, the mechanism is the same “magic scissors”. Connected to iPad Pro via Bluetooth.
Until March 24, Slim Book Go was offered only for the third-generation iPad Air and for the 10.5-inch iPad Pro. Rugged Book Go is an enhanced version of Slim Book Go, the keyboard is exactly the same as Slim Book Go. The main advantage of Rugged Book Go is its durability. According to the manufacturer, the case (along with the iPad Pro packed in it) must withstand damage from a height of up to 2 meters (6.6 feet) without any damage. Currently, there are no Zagg keyboard covers for the iPad Pro in the Apple online store: they learned about changing the shape and size of the camera of the new iPad Pro at the same time as all of us - they could not take this into account in the design. Who will pay for it? The question is rhetorical. Not Apple.
Other iPad Accessories
OtterBox introduced the Symmetry Case, “just covers,” even without a keyboard, for $ 80 and $ 90 for the 11- and 12.9-inch iPad Pros, respectively. And it seems to me that the number of such accessories for the new iPad Pro will be only more.