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ACCESSORY GUIDE<br />
IPAD 2 BUYERS’ GUIDE<br />
Keyboards + Cases<br />
Virtually any Bluetooth keyboard can work with the iPad and iPad 2, but some are decidedly better<br />
than others. Apple’s keyboards are particularly well-built but large, while rivals start at or fold up into<br />
more compact shapes: some keyboards have been integrated into cases, though with decidedly mixed<br />
results. Forthcoming iPad 2 versions will likely be better; Apple’s Wireless Keyboard is now our top pick.<br />
Apple iPad<br />
Keyboard Dock<br />
Combining Apple’s original<br />
iPad Dock with a great<br />
keyboard and iPad-specific<br />
keys, the iPad Keyboard Dock<br />
provides a pass-through port<br />
for charging and syncing, plus<br />
an audio port. Sadly, it requires the iPad to be in<br />
portrait mode, bare or in special cases, and can’t fit<br />
on a desk’s keyboard tray. iPad 2s fit, but not ideally.<br />
$69<br />
Matias Bluetooth<br />
Folding Keyboard<br />
Only a little wider than an iPad<br />
when folded up, this full-sized<br />
Bluetooth keyboard has solidfeeling<br />
keys and atypically<br />
includes a full numeric keypad;<br />
it’s missing only iOS-specific<br />
buttons. Made from sturdy<br />
black plastic and shipped with<br />
a soft, simple carrying bag, it<br />
runs off of two included AAA<br />
batteries. Though it’s really<br />
designed to be used on a<br />
large, flat surface rather than<br />
in your lap, business users -<br />
particularly ones with lots of<br />
numbers to enter -<br />
will appreciate its nocompromises<br />
keyset.<br />
$100<br />
Apple Wireless Keyboard<br />
The best solution we’d recommend for real iPad typing is<br />
pairing Apple’s Wireless Keyboard with a case or stand to<br />
hold the iPad or iPad 2 in your preferred orientation. This<br />
keyboard’s nearly identical to the one on the Dock<br />
above, but uses Bluetooth and runs for months on<br />
AA cells. It’s easier to carry, and the keys are great.<br />
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$69