Most keyboard cases for iPad 2 are hard-to-hold book-style cases or have the keyboard in a separate piece that snaps over the iPad 2. Â The new Fold-Up Keyboard for iPad 2 from Logitech fits over your iPad 2 like a silicone case would (top image), though it will add more thickness and weight than silicone covers. Â The keyboard case is even compatible with the Smart Cover. Â When you need it, fold out the keyboard hidden underneath the iPad 2. Â Unlike the book-style cases, this keyboard is full-sized. Â When the keyboard is in use, the iPad 2 will be supported at a comfortable viewing angle in the horizontal orientation. Â The keyboard is powered by a USB-rechargeable battery. Â It automatically wakes and connects via Bluetooth when opened; it turns itself off when folded. Â There are shortcut keys for frequently used functions, like copy, paste, undo, and more. Â The Fold-Up Keyboard for iPad 2 is $129.99 at Logitech.
Logitech iPad 2 Case Has a Full-sized Keyboard Built-in
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At what point do you say the heck with it and buy a laptop?
I concur. Period.
Don’t like Bluetooth and battery keyboards. come on logictech, you can do better than this!
@Kevin, @Joe:
Actually…in a few years, the question will be flipped to “at what point do you say heck with a laptop???”
This is not the case today, but that day is getting closer. Either the laptop screen will be removable and becomes a tablet or the tablet will get powerful enough that it will mate with a keyboard when needed to become a laptop.
I must concur RainyDayInterns. I have all three devices: desktop, laptop, tablet. The odd man out is the laptop – it must be 3 months since I last booted up my laptop. Even on vacation, I bring the iPad in lieu of the laptop.
The Asus Transformer is going to be the wave of the future, where the keyboard becomes a docking station for the tablet.
Did you see this new tablet/laptop (10 inch) by Dell?
You can turn the screen and convert the laptop into a tablet.
Prices I saw are about the same as an iPad.
Anyone experience with it?
@Ronald, Dell has been trying to sell this for two years now. The concept seems sound on the surface but is flawed in real life usage.
The problem in a nutshell is that you are carrying the keyboard dock with you, all the time, even when you are not using the keyboard.
The Dell is 1″ thick and weighs 3 lbs. Nearly all of the popular tablets are under 0.5″ thick and weigh 1 lb or less. Thus, you are paying a 0.5″, 2 lb penalty to carry that keyboard with you all the time.
The secondary problem is that the Dell runs Windows 7, which was never designed to be a touchpad OS.