{
 "id": 69794,
 "slug": "apple-magic-keyboard-vs-smart-keyboard-folio-for-ipad-pro",
 "url": "https://agents.willem.com/en/snippets/apple-magic-keyboard-vs-smart-keyboard-folio-for-ipad-pro/",
 "language": "en",
 "title": "Apple Magic Keyboard vs Smart Keyboard Folio for iPad Pro",
 "subtitle": "Better typing is not the same as a better iPad.",
 "summary": "After using both on my iPad Pro in 2020, I preferred the Smart Keyboard Folio: lighter, water resistant, and it keeps the iPad a tablet. The Magic Keyboard types better but adds weight, bulk and a laptop mindset.",
 "topics": [
  "apple",
  "design",
  "iPad",
  "review",
  "tablet"
 ],
 "date": "2020-08-11",
 "published": "2020-08-11T00:00:00+02:00",
 "created": "2026-08-30T07:13:31.734000+02:00",
 "updated": "2026-08-30T07:16:55.902000+02:00",
 "full_article_url": "https://willem.com/en/2020-08-11_the-best-keyboard-for-ipad/",
 "author": {
  "name": "Willem L. Middelkoop",
  "url": "https://willem.com"
 },
 "note": "A short distillation of a longer willem.com post. Not currently published on willem.com itself.",
 "answers_question": "Which is better for iPad Pro, the Magic Keyboard or the Smart Keyboard Folio?",
 "text": "The Magic Keyboard is a metal enforced folding stand with backlit scissor keys (1 millimeter of travel), a great glass trackpad and a superb, laptop-like typing feel. It is heavier, and its folding mechanism does not let you flap the keyboard away, so the iPad stops being a tablet while attached. The plastic edge of its palm rests irritated my hands during long writing sessions.\nThe Smart Keyboard Folio is a lightweight folio made from a single fabric-like polymer; the keys have no openings underneath, which makes them water and dust resistant, and it flaps to the back for tablet use.\nPrice matters too: in 2020 a MacBook Air started at 1199 euro, while a 12-inch iPad Pro with Smart Keyboard came to 1518 euro. If you want a laptop, buy a laptop.",
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}