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Review on πŸ”Œ SwitchEasy CoverBuddy Magnetic Charging for Generation by Anthony Heinrichs

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Good idea to make up for Apple's terrible iPad Pro design issues

I'm glad I have this. Will update in a month or so. This is an attempt to partially offset Apple's poor design choices. For example: Apple will use frames as small as possible. Does NOT give you a comfortable place to hold the damn thing, especially when trying to write on something with your pen and scroll. An iPad Pro with those square edges is slippery (the old one was, too, but there were better cases to compensate) and difficult to hold. , above all, at the same time again to use it as a table and to write on it with a pen. Nice stylus and all, Apple, but it's very troublesome and frustrating to keep holing this iPad Pro for a long time. A serious bezel range would be nice! (In my opinion this is a bug, not a feature to make ever smaller bezels). So this CoverBuddy offers you a slightly improved way of holding your iPad Pro as a tablet. Of course, if you have a Magic Keyboard and use it more like a laptop, it doesn't really matter. But with CoverBuddy, you can quickly remove the desk and write, or hold and read for a while and then simply reattach to your keyboard. Of course you can also do without it, but the iPad Pro is simply uncomfortable to hold in your hand. The CoverBuddy doesn't feel much better in the hand, but it's a big improvement over the bare iPad Pro. Features 1) super light and thin 2) does exactly what it says on the tin, makes connections wise 3) attaches very securely to the iPad Magic Keyboard (really does what they say; magnets are great) 4) Magic Keyboard is great, works with her. All connections work5) Offers better drop protection, at least on the edge of the stylus, and holds the stylus much better than a magnet alone when you put your iPad Pro with keyboard in a bag or briefcase. When dropped, edge protection is minimal on short edges I assume. Plastic for CoverBuddy is too flimsy to do much. But it trumps what Apple provided in that there was no protection. Problems 1) The plastic is very thin. It has to work for Apple cases to work. 2) Plastic appears to be cheap, hard plastic. Although it may be high quality hard plastic. Time will tell if it will hold up or break easily. I hope he survives. 3) In the molding, the plastic edges have a lot of small sharp protrusions at the seams for the molds that made it. You can easily fix this with fine sandpaper or a gentle scraper with a steel edge (such as the back of a knife blade). The back of the key also works perfectly. Don't get me wrong, they're not bad on this unit and most molded plastics have this problem. I just like it when the problem goes away as soon as I get something. I don't like the feel of a few slightly sharp edges. You are no longer on my CoverBuddy. It's easy to get rid of them. I'm very glad they do. If it holds up well, I'm very happy. It's a smart design for something that shouldn't have been needed if Apple had a better design than this. But it is necessary and I have not seen anything like it. And I searched and searched and searched. Thanks CoverBuddy. Five stars so far. Keep it up. Keep improving it. Apple will make this necessary for a long time!

Pros
  • Alright!
Cons
  • Dear