Re:New iPad Pro with M2
by can16358p on Tuesday October 18, 2022 @12:16PM
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Seriously, they should bring smart folio back. The one that doesn't have the unnecessary backside but only the side and the front cover.
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I really miss that too! Unfortunately iPads now stupidly have a camera bump
Do you have an image or link of which one this is?
> Seriously, they should bring smart folio back. The one that doesn't have the unnecessary backside but only the side and the front cover.
I think they mean the Smart Cover option.
https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MQ4L2ZM/A/ipad-smart-cove...
Magnetically attached to an edge, only covers the front when "closed", the back when open, or can be folded up to provide a stand.
Thanks! It looks like it can't cover the back fully the way it covers the front, right? IE the back part is only as a stand and not for protection.
Sort of correct, it only covers the front or the back (exclusive or), not both simultaneously. So when it's being used as a hand-held tablet the back will be covered, but when it's used as a stand the back is mostly uncovered, and when the front is covered the back is uncovered.
Did they discontinue smart folio keyboard? Magic Keyboard is almost 2x as heavy.
No, they fortunately still sell it: https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MXNL2LL/A/smart-keyboard-...
It's my favorite case.
This! (you mean the Smart Cover though)
Apple is pretending weight doesn't matter. They're all clunkers, even the "Air", once you add the keyboard.
My old 12" iPad Pro with the Smart Cover is still lighter than any of the new combos and yet it's heavy compared to certain Android tablets of the same size.
They're awfully heavy for a device that I treat like a dynamic book.