- Hey guys, it's Justine
and we are back with
the new iPad Pro Magic Keyboard.
I did a review talking
about all of the ways
that I have been using the
iPad over the past month
and how the iPad Pro's
Magic Keyboard has helped
improve what I have been
doing, and how excited
I was to use it.
But, after reading the
comments, there were
so many questions that you guys had
that I did not answer
at all, that I honestly
didn't even think about answering.
Because a lot of those ways
is not how I use the iPad.
So, thank you guys so much
for all of your comments.
Hopefully this video will
answer all of your questions,
and of course, if not, there's
still a comment section.
Leave them there, or send
me a Tweet on Twitter.
We now have the white
desk back, so you guys can
actually get a chance to see the keyboard.
The first comment was
saying I didn't talk about
any flaws with this keyboard, but for how
I was using it, it was perfectly fine.
The first flaw I would see with this,
especially if you're
someone who does want to
write on your iPad or take a lot of notes,
in this position right here,
it does tend to be a little bit shaky,
so if you are doing a lot of note-taking
or illustrating, I don't think this is
the best orientation
for this, but if you are
doing a lot of typing, or any other types
of things like that, that's
where this really does shine.
If you do wanna take it off, it's so easy,
you just kind of, that's it.
I'm ready to illustrate.
Let me just show you
this actual case itself.
So a lot of people were
wondering if this is strong.
Yeah, I mean it's pretty sturdy.
So let me put the iPad back on it,
like, it's, it's on there.
So, yes, the magnets are pretty strong.
I enjoyed this thread on Twitter,
and I thought I would try
out this viewing angle.
Let me see how this works.
So you flip this over, okay, so,
it's actually not bad at all.
I mean, if you wanna look
ridiculous at a coffee shop,
like, this is what you could do,
like it's actually working.
There's like, no bounce at all,
'cause you guys remember before.
Like, this is what we were dealing with.
But this, I am so glad
that you Tweeted me this,
because this is incredible.
This is a whole new world.
I feel, is that the Little Mermaid?
No.
♪ A whole new world ♪
That's Aladdin, yeah.
Uh, disregard.
This also keeps those coffee shop lurkers
from seeing what I'm doing.
Need to get two more, right here.
I'd be curious, for people
who are doing illustration,
like what this is like for them.
Will the iPad just fall if
you tilt it too backwards?
I don't know.
Well, I mean yeah, if you push it over.
Glad I could be here for
the hard-hitting questions.
Jeremy is wondering how
Apple handles when the cursor
is idle for a long period of time.
I'm moving the cursor, can you see that?
And I'm going to just
stop using the cursor.
It's right there.
And it just disappears.
And then when I go back
to use the cursor again,
oh, it's right where I left it.
I wish everything was like that.
Does the track pad feel
similar to the Mac Pro's?
I mean, it does, it's a track
pad, it's the same feel,
it's just much smaller.
Let's see how big or not big this is.
A little under four inches wide,
with a diagonal of four inches,
just a little bit over four.
But the feel of it feels
just like a normal trackpad,
like it doesn't feel different
than using a MacBook.
Spencer's asking if the
trackpad clicks physically,
or does it vibrate like
the newer MacBook's?
It is a click, like an actual click,
like I can see the trackpad moving.
And it supports a lot of the same gestures
that you're used to on your MacBook.
Chris is asking if the
bottom part is strong enough
to where you can pick up
the iPad Magic Keyboard
from the edge near the trackpad
without the case bending.
I don't think so.
I mean it doesn't, it's, no, it's not.
It's very sturdy.
Which leads me to the
weight of this thing.
I guess I didn't really think
about how heavy this was,
'cause I didn't really
compare it to anything,
and I'm used to having a
keyboard case on my iPad,
so it already is a little bit heavier.
So this is a 2018 iPad with
the new keyboard on it.
Definitely much lighter.
How much lighter?
Oh, well I'm glad you asked,
because I have a scale here.
For some reason I thought
I was gonna need to
mail out a lot of
packages in this pandemic,
and I wouldn't know how
much my packages weighed.
Well, guess what I never needed to do?
Mail any packages, or need
to know the weight of them.
But now we can use it to weigh my iPad.
So let's start off by weighing the case.
1.09, all right, let's see how much
the other keyboard weighs.
0.14, oh that's, significantly lighter.
Now let's see what it weighs
with the whole set-up.
Look at that, three pounds.
How much does my MacBook weigh?
4.7.
Let's see how much the MacBook Air weighs.
2.14.
Oh, so I guess that does
answer the question of,
yeah, it's, it's definitely
got some weight to it,
it does feel substantial.
But carrying it around, it just feels,
like it just feels natural,
like it doesn't feel heavy.
But when comparing it to other things,
like the Smart Keyboard?
Yeah, it's definitely heavier.
Oh, it's even taller too, check this out.
It looks like it's a little
over a half-inch taller.
So this pass-through charging hinge,
which is amazing and I know
I mentioned it so many times
in my review because
it's one of the things
that I've been using so much with it,
that's what's adding a
lot of our extra height,
and probably some of the weight as well.
So yeah, it is a little bit
thicker, it is a little heavier,
but this is a more premium of a product.
So even when you're
holding this keyboard up,
it feels way flimsier.
But, it's not as,
it's definitely not as
sturdy, that is for,
that is for sure.
That actually answers another
question that you guys had,
are the magnets stronger on this one than
the previous keyboard,
so yes, it definitely is.
Another question is if
you have a 2018 iPad,
is it worth it to do
the upgrade to the 2020?
Honestly, I don't think so.
If you already have this 2018 iPad,
I don't think there is
a huge need to upgrade.
This can do everything
that you need to do,
this has a faster processor,
it does have a LiDAR scanner
so if you are doing a lot
in the AR space, then maybe
you might wanna upgrade,
but if you have a perfectly good iPad,
there honestly is no reason
that you need to upgrade.
But you can use both of
these keyboards with your
previous Gen iPad, as you can see here,
this is the previous Gen from 2018.
You'll just have a little cut-out where
the larger camera is.
It is nice that the keyboard is back lit.
Let's do a comparison of
the brightness of this
iPad keyboard compared to the MacBook.
Here's the keyboard
brightness side by side.
The MacBook, in person,
looks a little bit brighter,
but on camera they kind of look similar,
and the iPad will
automatically dim if the screen
isn't being touched or active.
So you notice when I
touched it, the brightness
on the keyboard lit back up.
You can adjust the brightness
with touch controls
here on the MacBook keyboard,
whereas this is what you
get, whatever it decides
the brightness is,
that's how bright it is.
There's no option to change
the keyboard brightness
on the Magic Keyboard.
I talked about the pass through charging,
probably 4 to 5 million times in my review
because that's what I
am most excited about.
One of the main questions that
I think people were wondering
is, can you use this to transfer data,
much like you can this port,
No, this is strictly for charging only.
Does it have balance issues on a lap,
does iPad browsing now feel laptop class?
I do actually prefer
browsing the web on an iPad.
Pinch to zoom,
I mean, so great.
As far as your question
about it being stable
on your lap,
let me go sit somewhere
and put it on my lap.
Okay, well that's gonna slide
off my legs regardless, so,
yoga pants and a slick
surface is not an option.
As far as it being on my lap,
so you guys this is like a
more of a grippier surface,
it's not sliding off of my pants,
but it is a little bit top-heavy,
so it does feel like it's kind of falling.
MacBook has a whole 'nother problem,
'cause it's sliding off.
So both of them have issues with laps.
It could be a pants problem.
I'm not sure if I answered your question,
but I tried my best.
Sebastian wants to know
the angle of the keyboard.
The screen itself, though, is adjustable
between 90 and 130, so I feel
like that's a pretty good
viewing angle for any
type of typing situation,
for watching content.
And if you wanna see how
I've been using this,
there's so many scenarios that I have in
the previous video that I did,
so go check that out if
you wanna see more about
the viewing angles and how I've been using
this iPad for the last month.
The new iPad and keyboard
is a few hundred bucks
cheaper than the new MacBook Air,
don't you think it's better to get the Air
than the iPad and keyboard?
Honestly, this is something
that I can't answer,
this is something that you have to
sort of answer for yourself.
What are you going to be doing most?
This also ties into Jacqueline's question,
who is asking if students entering college
or already in college, what
would be your recommendation,
iPad or a MacBook.
I almost wanna say I think
that you should get a MacBook,
just because you don't know what software
you're gonna need for school.
There's a lot of unexpectedness.
I feel like you could definitely
get away with an iPad,
depending what your major is.
So I don't wanna tell you either way
what you should or shouldn't get.
If I were to choose over
an iPad or a MacBook,
I, myself, would have to get
a MacBook because there's
a lot of video editing software,
a lot of plug-ins, a lot
of things that I need
that computer for that this iPad can't do.
But could I survive just with
this iPad if that's all I had?
Yeah, I most definitely could.
Let's talk about the keyboard itself,
how does it type.
It's weird because I didn't really mention
it that much in the review
because it just feels
like a normal MacBook keyboard.
I said that, I didn't think that I had
to elaborate more on it.
Feels just like the Magic Keyboard
that's on the MacBook's right now.
Other than a larger trackpad,
this keyboard feels almost identical.
This has a one millimeter travel distance,
they both almost even sound the same
I think if you blindfolded me
and just let me touch a few keys,
I might not even be able
to tell the difference.
I mean, I might be able to but then,
I also might not be able to.
So I hope that this answered
some of your questions,
but for me personally,
most of you were saying
"Justine, that seemed to be a
glorified iPad stand for you."
Well, yes, that is true,
but for the way that I've
been using this iPad,
this has completely transformed the way
that I have been using it.
It's been making things way easier,
and now having a full
keyboard with the trackpad,
that makes editing so much easier.
I know I've mentioned it so many times but
the pass through charging is so key,
especially if you're doing
things where you need
to have access to this USBC port
and also charge at the same time.
So that being said, I freaking love this.
Yes, it's a little bit expensive,
but if this is going to be something that
you are spending a lot of time with,
the ease of the use, the functionality,
and this viewing angle?
I don't know, it's worth it.
I was really hoping that would've
just stuck right on there.
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Okay, bye.
