Unlike a Surface keyboard cover, you can't pick the device up with the keyboard – unless you want to risk an expensive breakage. Give yourself a minute familiarising yourself with the folds. I managed this successfully perhaps half of the time. It does require dexterity unfolding and folding it correctly. And since it uses the proprietary iPad Pro port, rather than Bluetooth, you don't have to worry about charging it, or waiting for it to connect. But the key feedback, for something so thin, is quite superb, with a nice springy feel – I didn't get tired typing on it. It is not much thicker than the regular Apple cover, so you'd expect compromises in keyboard quality. (The classic line continues at around half the price – but with corners cut – like oleophobic coating.)Īpple's wraparound Smart Keyboard sets the bar impossibly high. The tablet itself is barely larger than the classic '9.7-inch' iPad, as the display bezels have been reduced. It's smaller and more convenient than any PC Ultrabook or Microsoft's classy but much more expensive Surface Pro. The hardware passes musterįor size and convenience, the iPad Pro 10.5-inch has a lot going for it.

Each time I've tried to do a day's work with the device, and no cheating.

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