The great thing about an iPad is its versatility. You need to use it as a tablet for leisure, as a drawing pad for sketching, or as a laptop to do some light work. However that additionally means you want the precise equipment. Apple sells a ton of first-party choices, however they’re pretty restricted, to not point out downright costly.
Take, for instance, Apple’s Smart Folio. It is nice for watching TV or sketching, however you could present a keyboard and mouse if you wish to use the pill as a laptop computer. The Magic Keyboard case, alternatively, doesn’t detach from the keyboard, and it’s top-heavy, so it’s not conducive for something apart from getting work accomplished. The one ultimate alternative is Apple’s Magic Keyboard Folio. The highest half protects the again and has a built-in kickstand. The underside half is a removable keyboard with a trackpad. It‘s my favourite iPad case Apple ever made, however sadly, it solely works with the 10th-generation iPad. Why Apple hasn’t expanded help to the remainder of its iPads is baffling.
Fortunately, there’s an answer within the type of the Logitech Combo Touch. It’s virtually an identical to Apple’s Magic Keyboard Folio, however Logitech has been making it for a number of years in a row. The most recent model is designed particularly for the 13-inch iPad Pro, however different variations can be found for the iPad and iPad Air. As somebody who is continually switching between utilizing the pill to get work accomplished throughout the day and to observe TV at night time, it is a must-have iPad accessory.
Adaptable All-Round
There’s not all that a lot to the Combo Contact. It’s comprised of two items. The primary half is the precise case—it is fabricated from a soft-touch cloth with raised bumpers across the show for additional safety. The fitting aspect has a slot to retailer and cost the Apple Pencil Pro (or to simply retailer it when you’ve got the USB-C Pencil). On the again is a superb kickstand that may be angled in quite a lot of positions. It is tremendous sturdy too, by no means wobbling once I faucet on the show, once I place it on my mattress to observe TV, or when it is on my lap.
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The underside half is the keyboard and mouse. It is fabricated from low-carbon aluminum and feels simply as premium because the redesigned Magic Keyboard case (when you’ve got an older iPad, the case has a material texture as a substitute). Each items join by way of Apple’s Good Connector, so you do not have to fret about Bluetooth connectivity and, subsequently, having to cost the case. This mechanism additionally makes it straightforward to rapidly connect and detach each items.
The keys include an adjustable backlight too, together with built-in perform row keys to rapidly brighten or dim them proper from the keyboard. Along with the essential keys like brightness, playback controls, and quantity controls, there’s a Do Not Disturb key and Screenshot key as nicely. The scissor keys are snug to sort on all day, and that is coming from somebody very specific about my keyboards. I exploit a mechanical keyboard at my desk, so I assumed it could be robust to regulate to the Combo Contact, however I discover it satisfying—I am penning this evaluate on it.
This case additionally makes your entire iPadOS expertise way more tolerable for work. I can set the show at quite a lot of angles, the keys are giant and clicky sufficient to sort on for lengthy intervals with out feeling fatigued, and the trackpad is responsive (regardless of being a bit too giant).
