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Soul
Never had the Smart Keyboard. Before the new iPad Pro, I had a first generation iPad Mini which was starting to show it’s age.
The Magic Keyboard is really good, but there are a couple of drawbacks. In use, it makes the iPad Pro as thick as the 13” MBP. And not far off the weight.
The trackpad functionality is good (it’s got most of the multiple finger stuff) but in practice, it behaves differently in different apps. So, in Safari as I write this, I can highlight a line of text with the cursor and cut/copy/paste (with CMD-X/C/V etc). But in MSWord, I’ve got to select a word to highlight and then drag the two little bars to then select the section of text. It would be nicer if it had the same functionality across all apps, not just the Apple ones. The trackpad functionality in MSWord just feels a bit clunky.
However, the physical keyboard bit is great. Typing feels the same as on the new MBP. There’s a decent amount of “give” in the keys and they make a satisfying noise in full flow. I hammered out a weighty document on Tuesday without any issues at all, and I didn’t notice I wasn’t using the MBP.
Screen adjustment with the floaty thing is okay and it’s really stable to type on your lap sitting on the sofa. The connection between the keyboard and the iPad is fantastic, the iPad just snaps in and out of the case really easily. If you use the iPad as a tablet you’ll need to do often, as the case doesn’t flip around for tablet mode. And it doesn’t need pairing, like the Pencil. Which is also great.