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Review on πŸ”₯ Brydge 12.9 Pro (3rd Gen, 2018 Model) - New for iPad 3rd & 4th Gen 2018 & 2020, Space Gray by Kyle Awasthi

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Best keyboard to connect to iPad

Brydge Pro is the best keyboard to connect to iPad. The materials appear to be durable and of good quality. The color space gray suits it perfectly. It easily snaps on and off the edges of the iPad for an incredibly wide range of viewing angles. I've used both Apple's Brydge and Smart Keyboard Folio for a few weeks to compare the two, and the Brydge won for comfortable typing and use on my lap. The Brydge is heavier than the Smart Keyboard Folio and uses Bluetooth, which is a slight downside. But Brydge also scores with dedicated function keys, backlighting, and viewing angles. The keyboard is heavy because it has to balance the weight of the iPad, but it's no worse than the weight of a MacBook Pro in a backpack. The typing experience is worth it. The keys are powerful and have a pleasant sound. Your experience will depend on your typing preference, but it's very close to my 2012 MBP, which is a big plus for me. The layout is comfortable, with plenty of key spacing and good travel. Enabling the Siri and Home buttons (instead of Esc) proved more useful than I expected. I'm grateful a hundred times a day when I use the inverted T arrow keys. The Bluetooth connection is flawless; When typing, I never encounter missing or repeated letters. The keyboard reconnects within a second when I turn it on and has an auto-sleep feature, which means I can often forget to turn it off and not worry about being caught out by a dead battery. Compared to the MBP, the backlight shines unevenly through the keycaps. It's bright and eye-catching, though, and the three levels of brightness are useful. When closed, two small pieces of rubber separate the iPad's screen from the buttons. After some use, they can stain the iPad glass (mostly the bezels, not the screen). But it rubs off easily and is nothing to worry about. (Admit it, your iPad's screen is a mess of fingerprints anyway.) You can gently detach your iPad from its clips or snap it back in secondsβ€”no bulky case, no bending of a hard plastic case, no snapping of a bunch of clips. Place. The Brydge Pro lets the iPad be an iPad until you're ready to start typing, and then it becomes a touchscreen laptop that looks great and performs great.

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