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ACCESSORY GUIDE IPAD 2 BUYERS’ GUIDE Keyboards + Cases Virtually any Bluetooth keyboard can work with the iPad and iPad 2, but some are decidedly better than others. Apple’s keyboards are particularly well-built but large, while rivals start at or fold up into more compact shapes: some keyboards have been integrated into cases, though with decidedly mixed results. Forthcoming iPad 2 versions will likely be better; Apple’s Wireless Keyboard is now our top pick. Apple iPad Keyboard Dock Combining Apple’s original iPad Dock with a great keyboard and iPad-specific keys, the iPad Keyboard Dock provides a pass-through port for charging and syncing, plus an audio port. Sadly, it requires the iPad to be in portrait mode, bare or in special cases, and can’t fit on a desk’s keyboard tray. iPad 2s fit, but not ideally. $69 Matias Bluetooth Folding Keyboard Only a little wider than an iPad when folded up, this full-sized Bluetooth keyboard has solidfeeling keys and atypically includes a full numeric keypad; it’s missing only iOS-specific buttons. Made from sturdy black plastic and shipped with a soft, simple carrying bag, it runs off of two included AAA batteries. Though it’s really designed to be used on a large, flat surface rather than in your lap, business users - particularly ones with lots of numbers to enter - will appreciate its nocompromises keyset. $100 Apple Wireless Keyboard The best solution we’d recommend for real iPad typing is pairing Apple’s Wireless Keyboard with a case or stand to hold the iPad or iPad 2 in your preferred orientation. This keyboard’s nearly identical to the one on the Dock above, but uses Bluetooth and runs for months on AA cells. It’s easier to carry, and the keys are great. 126 $69
IPAD 2 BUYERS’ GUIDE ACCESSORY GUIDE Sena Cases Keyboard Folio Most iPad keyboard cases use rubber-topped keyboards from the same supplier, differing mostly in the quality and style of their leather cases. Sena Cases currently offers the nicest leather versions we’ve seen - and the priciest at $140 and up - with separate versions for the iPad and iPad 2. Glossy, fine-grain genuine Napa leather is used for the entire foliostyle exterior and the inner holders for both the iPad and the keyboard, the latter with a rechargeable 45-hour battery built in. It folds into a laptop-like shape for typing that’s better than the iPad’s virtual keys. $140 Kensington KeyFolio Now sold in one version that fits both the iPad and iPad 2, complete with front and rear camera openings for FaceTime, KeyFolio uses a very similar keyboard to the one in Sena’s Keyboard Folio, but shifts to synthetic leather for the case to radically reduce the price. We didn’t love the squishy keys on the original iPad model, but the keyboard in the quietly updated iPad + iPad 2 version has been markedly improved. $80 Logitech / ZAGG Keyboard Case for iPad 2 / ZAGGmate We don’t like Zagg’s yellowing films, and have reservations about the “case” in this design, but the keyboard here is the best besides Apple’s for the iPad and iPad 2. Sold as Logitech Keyboard Case for iPad 2 or ZAGGmate with Keyboard for the original iPad, this is an aluminum shell with a very responsive hard plastic Bluetooth keyboard inside; the keys are around 90% of normal size, but most typists will quickly adjust to the difference, and benefit from increased accuracy over the soft rubber versions elsewhere on this page. Unfortunately, the “case” here holds the iPad or iPad 2 upside-down, leaving its entire metal back exposed; Zagg suggests you buy film to cover it. You can decide whether Apple’s Wireless Keyboard and a case would work better for the same price. $100 Accessory Workshop tyPad Gen II Available in separately tailored iPad and iPad 2 versions, the faux leather tyPad Gen II features a similar keyboard to the one we tested in KeyFolio, albeit with a large case-sealing flap where your palms rest, and a Velcro closure. A USB cable is included for the integrated 55-hour rechargeable battery. $100 127
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