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Review on πŸ”’ CHESONA iPad Pro 12.9 Keyboard: 5th Gen, Backlit, Detachable, Pencil Holder by Instructor Niederhaus

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Beautiful, sleek, cool, efficient, reliable, decent buttons, positive customer service/experience

After using my Apple iPad 3 for years, I've moved into a premium 12.9 inch iPad Pro with the ultimate Apple invested pencil. I've bought a decent iPad case for it before, but no keyboard, and it didn't hold the Apple Pencil in place well. Chesona case for iPad Pro 12.9" 3rd Gen 2018. I love how well it fits the iPad and how well it magnetically snaps in place and keeps the pencil securely in place even as you walk around. I also see spots inside the cover that I could securely latch the pencil to if I didn't want it to magnetically attach to the iPad and drain its battery.The main reason I bought this case was for the keyboard.I wanted a keyboard with Backlit. So while the multi-colored LED lights don't make a huge difference, the fact that I can choose from a variety of backlit color combinations makes the keyboard cool and fun. The keyboard itself is high quality. It won't, of course, match mine Favorite keyboard from older MacBook Pros competes with silver keys, but today's MacBook Pro keys aren't for everyone ur that is INSIDE the cover would rub against the screen and scratch it. So I first held the keyboard out of the case where the magnetic force was still strong enough to keep it from falling. Upon closer inspection, however, I found that the four tiny plastic "eyelets" at the top of the keyboard at the corners mitigate this risk. I believe that closing the case does not lock/turn off the iPad's screen. That's not a problem for me since my iPad is set to auto-lock anyway. But there is something you should be aware of. Full disclosure, this is my second purchase. I was traveling abroad with my MacBook Pro, Surface Pro, iPad Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, Note 8 etc. Unfortunately, when Boston Logan security took my belongings to be rescanned on the x-ray machine, the Chesona keyboard was lost at the airport when I forgot to put it in the suitcase. Do you think it costs $29 just to file a lost item claim at this airport? So I just decided to order a brand new Chesona setup. I would like to thank Chesona for working with me to offset the cost of a replacement, although it's not their fault I lost my first keyboard. This review was supposed to be written for the first order, but I wanted to post it here with that disclosure. Please click to let me know that you found this review helpful.

Pros
  • New
Cons
  • Some little things