Apple - Smart Keyboard for 12.9 - Inch iPad Pro - Gray

I was weary of spending so much money on a keyboard, so I read reviews and several websites about this new tool, I also read about cheaper keyboards and looked at them in stores. I finally decided to dig deep into my shallow teacher pocket and buy this tool designed just for my expensive iPad. If I'm going to invest in this nice computer thingy, well, I might as well get the keyboard thingy to go with it. I now work at a Title I school. All breakfast and lunch is free. Kids are very poor in this neighborhood, but they are great! Being new, I'm setti g up my room. I just got a stapler, staples, tape and a hand held plastic tape dispenser, but no student scissors as we're all out. I went to Staples and bought 10 pairs of Fiskar scissors myself. So, I have no computer yet and I'm just using my own iPad and handy dandy keyboard for the time being. It's very nice. I carry my iPad in a small bag I bought to protect my iPad and hide it. I wrap the keyboard around the iPad when storing it and when I need to use the iPad I unwrap it to just slide touch or set it up on a table or flat surface to type. I am fluent in Spanish and I translated a parent letter for a teacher using Pages and emailed it to her all from my iPad Pro. The Pages program asked me if I wNted PDF, or Word and other things. The iPad was able to sync my program with the other teacher's program so all she had to do was print her letter. No sync problems. I'm still waiting on my 5 reams of precious copy paper. A fellow teacher gifted me two packs of paper until I can get my "fair" share of copy paper. I'm grateful to Apple for how you have helped improve my teaching and my ability to help others using these tools. This keyboard also protects my iPad screen when folded up.

Easy to use, light weight, absolutely love that it charges itself through the IPad.

Really appreciate the security the cover gives my iPad

i like the size of the keys. and the color of keys

I read a lot of mixed reviews and watched a lot of videos and was afraid to buy the keyboard but like the fact that it was thin and added very little weight to the device as compared to the alternatives. So I took the leap of faith and ordered the keyboard once it was finally in stock on the Best Buy website. I must say I am extremely impressed and can't understand what all the negative reviews were complaining about. I find that I type at the same speed as I do on a regular computer keyboard and the response its just enough to confirm that I pressed the key. I also found that with extensive typing my hands did not get tired. The keyboard not having a backlight is not a concern unless you type in a pitch dark room. The screen on the keyboard illuminates the keyboard enough to compensate for it not having a backlight in the keyboard itself. I have typed while watching a moving and on an airplane at night without turning on the overhead light. I just did not have an issue with seeing the keys. Then again I am a person thats able to type fast without even looking at the keyboard so take that for what its worth. The keyboard just simply works and I am glad I bought it over the heavier alternative which took away from the slim profile of the iPad Pro!

I really love the Apple Smart keyboard. It's light weight, does a great job of protecting the screen with a soft interior (other keyboards for the iPad Pro 12.9 have been reported as scratching the iPad screen), I don't have to remember to charge it (as with my last Bluetooth keyboard) since it runs off the iPad's battery, and I can touch type of the keyboard with virtually no slow down off of my conventional desktop keyboard. It really is a well executed product (as always) from Apple. (1) star off due to the cost of the product. I purchased an Open Box version from Best Buy to reduce the spend, and it was in mint condition (no regrets). To add "insult to injury", you still have to buy a cover for the back of your iPad (I ended up with the LuvvITT back cover). The two together are a perfect combination. My iPad is well protected, and I have a safe and secure place to store the Apple Pencil.

I was skeptical on if I would like this keyboard or not. My fears were that it was too thin, the feel of typing, and if the cover offered any really protection. After having it for over a month, I am thrilled with it! I prefer to type on this keyboard compared to my laptop or desktop keyboards. Having a keyboard to use really makes my iPad Pro even more of a joy to use. I honestly cant imagine using my iPad without this keyboard. My only gripe would be that it is quite pricey. Is it worth it? That’s really a call you will have to make for yourself. I did go to an Apple Store before I purchased this keyboard and played around on their floor model in order to get some idea of how it would look, work, and feel.

I can’t say enough good things about this keyboard. I’ve had my iPad since around Thanksgiving of 2016 and I was hesitant to invest in this keyboard. I tried a bluetooth keyboard but it had a spotty connection and just didn’t feel natural. Almost a year later, I finally invested in this keyboard and it has been a complete game changer. It works perfectly with the iPad. No spotty connections. It feels natural to type on and makes using the iPad feel more like a laptop replacement. This may sound silly, but I was also really excited to find out that with the push of a button, you can see the emoji keyboard as well. That’s something I could never figure out how to do with the bluetooth keyboard. Pros: - Very thin and light weight - Easy to type on - Truly turns your iPad into a laptop replacement Cons: - None I noticed that some people complained that the keyboard wasn’t backlit. Most times I can sufficiently see the keyboard from the light put off by the iPad. I’m also a touch typist, so I rarely look at the keyboard anyway. I can’t speak to durability since I’ve only had it for about a week. I’m curious how the material that is over the keyboard will hold up to constant typing. I try to always have clean hands, but I know I get oils on my hands from touching my face and things like that, so I don’t know if/how that will eventually effect the material. This keyboard is such a natural fit with the iPad that it almost feels like a necessity for anyone who wants to do any sort of word processing or if you just don’t like typing on the touch screen. I just wish it wasn’t so expensive. But such is the nature of Apple products.