Apple is selling far more powerful iPads for the same price and the only difference is the keyboard+touchpad. The cheap Neo doesn’t even come with touch ID.
Yeah but then look at how the knockoff Magic Keyboard cases, which provide nearly the same functionality (with the exception of pass through charging) cost less than a third of the price.
It’s absolutely insane what Apple charges for that thing.
I’ve had both a Logicrap keyboard case and the Apple one. They’re not even close.
The Logicrap one worked, sure, at least for a while; but the tactile feel of the keys on the Apple case is much nicer. The trackpads are incomparable. But the worst part is the build quality.
The Logicrap one came with a rubberized case for the iPad with a magnetically attached keyboard/trackpad. It both made the iPad feel heavy and bulky, and the rubber part around the ports/speakers started deforming almost immediately (and after a year or so it started tearing). Some key stopped responding after a year or two.
I wanted a cantilever setup so I could use it in bed or on a couch, so I didn’t bother with the Logitech offering. My typecase one is working fine but I haven’t had it for long. When it breaks, if I’m still liking it, I may go for the Apple version. Depends on how long I get out of it.
I said it at the time, Apple is making bank on the Neo, the BOM must be ~$250 at worst.
I mean they built it around chips that otherwise would have been trash so…
(chips with a defect but still quite usable just not up to snuff for what was attempting to be made)
Apple is selling far more powerful iPads for the same price and the only difference is the keyboard+touchpad. The cheap Neo doesn’t even come with touch ID.
Cool, now check how much an Apple case with keyboard + trackpad for the iPad costs.
Yeah but then look at how the knockoff Magic Keyboard cases, which provide nearly the same functionality (with the exception of pass through charging) cost less than a third of the price.
It’s absolutely insane what Apple charges for that thing.
I’ve had both a Logicrap keyboard case and the Apple one. They’re not even close.
The Logicrap one worked, sure, at least for a while; but the tactile feel of the keys on the Apple case is much nicer. The trackpads are incomparable. But the worst part is the build quality.
The Logicrap one came with a rubberized case for the iPad with a magnetically attached keyboard/trackpad. It both made the iPad feel heavy and bulky, and the rubber part around the ports/speakers started deforming almost immediately (and after a year or so it started tearing). Some key stopped responding after a year or two.
You get what you pay for.
I wanted a cantilever setup so I could use it in bed or on a couch, so I didn’t bother with the Logitech offering. My typecase one is working fine but I haven’t had it for long. When it breaks, if I’m still liking it, I may go for the Apple version. Depends on how long I get out of it.
How is retail price related to Apple’s cost of manufacturing of a simple keyboard without touch ID?
I just wish the m5 wasn’t stuck in macbooks.
I’d rather enjoy running real OS on an m5 with a decent keyboard and a non-overdriven-to-the-point-of-smearing display.
It’d also be nice if it didn’t weigh an unreasonable amount for a modern laptop. And didn’t pick up so much physical damage so easilly