Apple Magic Keyboard / MLA22

Lovely typing experience ; Considered design ; Different viewing angles

Expensive ; Heavy

The Magic Keyboard brings a new level of productivity to the iPad, offering a superb typing and trackpad experience while doubling up as a sturdy case too. It is heavy and very expensive, but if you're keen to work with your iPad on the go, it's the...

Lightweight and compact ; Redesigned scissor mechanism provides a nice typing experience ; built-in re-chargable battery

Too expensive ; No backlit keys ; Other keyboards at same price offer more value for money

Overall, we have mixed feelings about Apple’s Magic Keyboard. Yes, it looks gorgeous, is sleek and provides a nice typing experience, but we can’t ignore the fact that it doesn’t have features that others in its price range do – backlit keys, for...

Typing on the keyboard feels great ; Excellent and precise trackpad ; Has a USB-C port for charging the iPad ; Usable in your lap

It’s expensive ; Limited range of motion ; Can’t connect accessories through its USB port

My gripe is that I want just a little bit more from the Magic Keyboard. It’s not quite as physically flexible as I had hoped, and the nerd in me can’t help but wish I could plug accessories into the keyboard’s USB port. These limitations won’t matter...

Responsive and easy to type on ; Excellent build quality ; Trackpad makes iPad much more usable as a laptop ; Pass-through USB-C port

Expensive ; Uses some iPad battery

Apple's beautifully built Magic Keyboard turns your iPad Pro into a laptop with satisfying keys and a trackpad—at a very high price.

Extremely compact. Rechargeable battery. Automatically pairs with your Mac via Bluetooth, using the included Lightning cable. Works wired or wirelessly. Quiet keys.

Requires OS X El Capitan or later. No tilt mechanism. Shallow keystrokes.

Conclusion On the whole, we'd recommend that you try out the Apple Magic Keyboard at your local Apple Store or Best Buy before you decide on a purchase. It's really a case of love it or hate it. If you like flat, quiet keyboards with short key travel,...

Great keyboard ; Powered by iPad Pro so no separate battery to charge ; Well designed to protect the iPad Pro

Pass-through charging via USB-C is slow ; Expensive ; Smaller articulation range than expected ; The ergonomics take some getting used to

Fantastic keyboard with backlight ; Trackpad is smooth and convenient ; Easy to detach when you want to use the iPad like an iPad ; The iPad feels more like a computer than ever before

It adds a lot of weight to the iPad ; The case isn't all that slim ; Lack of Function keys ; 11-inch size might feel cramped

Amazing keyboard and trackpad ; Excellent design ; Spare USB-C charging port ; Doesn't need to be charged

Expensive ; Doesn't have all the same keyboard shortcuts as a laptop

Apple’s Magic Keyboard enhances your experience with the iPad Pro and makes it an even more powerful and productive tool. Apple’s Magic Keyboard enhances your experience with the iPad Pro and makes it an even more powerful and productive tool.

Charges with Lightning instead of using AA batteries ; Includes a Lightning cable

Fewer features than third-party keyboards at the same price point

If you want to use one keyboard with multiple devices, the Magic Keyboard should do the trick, but I had issues switching the pairing back and forth, while the Logitech Bluetooth Easy-Switch Keyboard more than lived up to its name.