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The editors liked
Slick design. Provides a physical keyboard for the iPad. Doubles as a stand for photo or video viewing. Charges iPad when docked.
Stable
Solid keyboard feel
Holds iPad at comfortable viewing angle
Connects iPad to Mac
Power
And speakers
Good typing feel
Line out for speakers
The iPad keyboard dock provides a sturdy
Full-size keyboard to accommodate typing-intensive apps
Such as e-mail and word processing
The editors didn't like
No way to dock the iPad horizontally. Can't adjust the amount of space between your eyes and the iPad's screen
Like you can with a desktop computer keyboard.
Awkward shape
Heavier than standard wireless keyboard
Bottom Line
To use the iPad for business
You're going to need a keyboard. This is a really good one.
No landscape mode
Hard to dock iPad
It isn't cheap
And the integrated iPad stand makes it awkward to slip into a bag. Editing chores
Such as cutting and pasting
Still mostly rely on the iPad's touch screen. The dock only supports one screen orientation
Abstract: The Keyboard Dock allows the iPad to be held in Portrait mode with an attached keyboard, this would then enable you to possibly use the iPad as a standalone desktop...
Abstract: If you own an iPad, one big question is how do you use it? For mostly email checking and web browsing? Perhaps light typing and work? Or moderate to heavy tasks such as picture editing, office tools and more? Thanks to over 10,000 apps available solely...
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Published: 2010-05-13, Author: Mark , review by: techworld.com
We really wanted to like the Apple iPad Keyboard Dock, and it was top of our list of accessories to obtain. It surprised us when it didn't work out. While the quality is undeniably high (essentially it's a Apple Wireless Keyboard) we found it wobbled ...
Abstract: The is definitely a peripheral made just for the iPad. It’s looks like a basic Mac keyboard, but with an iPad dock attached on the top side. Simply slide your iPad onto the dock. Once it’s in position, just type away. The keyboard dock holds the iPad ...
The Apple iPad Keyboard Dock is a nice keyboard that makes typing on the iPad more comfortable and fast. If it could scroll webpages and use landscape mode it would be perfect. blog comments powered by Disqus ...
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Published: 2010-04-20, Author: Donald , review by: cnet.com
The iPad keyboard dock provides a sturdy, full-size keyboard to accommodate typing-intensive apps, such as e-mail and word processing
It isn't cheap, and the integrated iPad stand makes it awkward to slip into a bag. Editing chores, such as cutting and pasting, still mostly rely on the iPad's touch screen. The dock only supports one screen orientation
Apple's keyboard dock for the iPad offers a functional and elegant solution for anyone who finds the touch-screen keyboard too limiting, but it does not transform the iPad into a proper computer.
Abstract: But is it really the same as a Mac keyboard—say, an Apple Bluetooth Keyboard? The short answer: there are differences, some non-trivial, but they’re far more alike than not. The iPad Keyboard Dock is just as wide as the Apple Bluetooth Keyboard, with ...
Stable, solid keyboard feel, Holds iPad at comfortable viewing angle, Connects iPad to Mac, power, and speakers,
Awkward shape, Heavier than standard wireless keyboard, Bottom Line, To use the iPad for business, you're going to need a keyboard. This is a really good one.
The iPad Keyboard Dock makes text entry on an iPad feel natural; I could type comfortably enough to write the first draft of this review on it. Using it to type in Pages, I had my first “this isn’t just a big iPod Touch” experience; it really could be...
Slick design. Provides a physical keyboard for the iPad. Doubles as a stand for photo or video viewing. Charges iPad when docked.
No way to dock the iPad horizontally. Can't adjust the amount of space between your eyes and the iPad's screen, like you can with a desktop computer keyboard.
If you want an iPad, but you're not ready to commit to full-time, on-screen typing, Apple's iPad Keyboard Dock is a solid solution....
Published: 2010-04-03, Author: Vincent , review by: slashgear.com
Abstract: While you don’t get much in the way of extras in the box with the iPad, Apple sent us away with a bag full of official accessories to play with. Apple have a range of six items intended to be used with your iPad, though not all of them will be availabl...
