[Tested] 2022 worth buying ipad keyboard/keyboard holder evaluation, 8 cost-effective ipad keyboard recommendations!

Written in front: All keyboards in this article were purchased by individuals at their own expense. I saw a lot of keyboard evaluations on the Internet before, but there are not many evaluations specifically for ipad keyboards. The keyboards recommended by some articles are obviously not suitable for ipads, or they only recommend ordinary keyboards.

Therefore, I bought some keyboards at my own expense, and tested them for everyone to see whether these iPad keyboards work well.

The use scene of the ipad keyboard is very important. The keyboard is for the tablet. You can’t go to class or commute with a bulky mechanical keyboard, so this evaluation does not consider the mechanical keyboard.

Both the student party and the working party can use the ipad for office work, especially the new ipad pro, which is as good as a thin and light notebook in terms of performance. Except for very extreme working environments, 80% of the needs can be completed with ipad.

Consider an ipad keyboard if you have these needs:

Mobile office/study, such as libraries, classrooms, business trips, etc.

If you don’t want to go out with a laptop, the ipad is enough to meet your basic office/study needs

I think the keyboard on the ipad screen affects the look and feel, and I want to improve efficiency

If you have a fixed work/study environment, then I recommend you to equip another keyboard.

When choosing a keyboard, the main considerations are "lightness, compactness, and whether it is ecologically compatible".

Specifically, ipad keyboards are divided into ordinary single keyboards and double-sided clip keyboards. The latter is not only a protective cover, but also can be used as a tablet stand after unfolding, which is more convenient for us to code and write anytime, anywhere.

I chose these 9 keyboards, which basically belong to the keyboards with a lot of online sales and reviews.

Advantages of this keyboard:

The texture is excellent, the shell is a plain leather belt with a bit of frosted feeling, the metal frame in the middle is separated, and the appearance is online.

The touchpad is easy to use, with a smooth texture, whether it is moving up and down, or Apple’s magic gestures. The manual is quite thick, and it is strongly recommended to read it before using it.

For example: on the keyboard, you can go up to the next song, take a screenshot (you can also tap the screenshot with four fingers), there is a Home button, there is a screen button, two fingers switch pages, three fingers return to the home page/return to the previous application, etc. Wait, quite useful.

The keyboard itself has a strong sense of paragraph, which is better than my Lenovo Xiaoxin’s percussion. It can definitely bear the word "easy to use". The pressure is slightly higher, and the percussion sound is similar to the deep sound of "咚咚", and the keyboard sound is moderate. .

Support Bluetooth 5.0, colorful adjustable backlight, s interesting.

It can realize the separate use of the tablet and the keyboard. There is a special slot for the pen on the bottom. There is a bracket on the back panel that can adjust the angle arbitrarily (very important!). The keyboard can be tilted when it is not separated. The design is quite careful. .

It is very convenient to use in practice, and it can be placed horizontally on the desktop at will.

shortcoming:

As a text worker, I like to put the tablet upright when I am typing.

But the vertical screen experience of this bracket is average. Its horizontal screen can adjust the angle arbitrarily, and the vertical screen has only one angle.

For me, this is the biggest shortcoming of WIWU's tablet keyboard clip. If you don't need a vertical screen, you can ignore it.

The keyboard keys on the top row are some shortcut function keys of the iPad: they can return to the main menu, call out the keypad, adjust the screen brightness and volume, one-key lock screen, global search and other functions, so I won’t say much.

The keyboards tested this time basically have similar functions, so I won’t repeat them later.

The price is different for thousands of people, so you need to go to the flagship store to see for yourself. I have used a lot of wiwu products, and the quality control is quite good:

advantage:

It's really very close to the magic keyboard, whether it's the typing feel or texture, it's done very well.

The magnetic attraction is strong enough to perfectly fit iPad OS.

The touchpad has excellent sensitivity and works well with keyboard gestures.

The price is reasonable, more than 500 for 11 inches can be won.

shortcoming:

There is no magic keyboard on the hinge, which is natural and a bit stiff.

It is heavy, the white one gets dirty easily, it is recommended to buy the black one.

There is still room for improvement in the workmanship in some places (for example, the silicone at the corner of the case is cut irregularly, and the plush part of the magnetic back panel does not feel very high-end)

There are really no obvious shortcomings in other aspects. I think it is quite good to be able to achieve such an experience at a third of the price:

Note that this is the only "mechanical keyboard" keyboard that appears in this article. There are not many keyboards of this style currently on the market.

The Keychron brand is very popular abroad, but in China, it is a foundry made by Beijing and Tokyo, and it is mainly sold by Beijing.

This K3 is a short brown switch version, which is thinner and lighter than ordinary mechanical keyboards, and is more portable. In addition, this brand focuses on multi-device + multi-platform use, which is very suitable for the linkage between iPad+iMac+mobile phones.

advantage:

The feel is the best in this batch of keyboards. My model is a brown switch. In fact, it is recommended to buy green switches and red switches.

The sound is not loud, the keyboard is thin and light, with RGB lighting, the lighting effect is very good

The workmanship, texture, and details are all excellent, and there are no flaws in the few books

Support three modes, support wireless + wired, can also be used for winows computer, mobile phone computer tablet, one-key switching, very convenient

shortcoming:

The keyboard does not have a touchpad, etc., and needs to be used with a mouse

The price is slightly more expensive, the cheapest version needs 378, and the most expensive version needs 498 (hot plug + RGB + optical axis)

My suggestion is that if you like this kind of independent keyboard and want the dual experience of mechanical keyboard + membrane keyboard, then this one is very good, not only can be adapted to iPad (there are some more function keys on it), but also can be adapted to notebook or It’s a mobile phone. Regardless of the price, this keyboard is really nice:

As I introduced before, this is a new version of the keyboard, which is fully transparent.

advantage:

The transparent keyboard has a very good appearance and is available in four colors: pink/black/blue/pure transparent

Lighter, the sound of scissor keyboard is very small, with RGB

The overall workmanship is neat, the texture is good, the bottom is made of soft silicone material, and the friction is very strong, which is a good point

The C port is used for charging, and the battery life is about 50 hours at a time (without turning on the light).

It supports three-mode switching and can be connected to three devices, mobile phone, iPad, and computer. It is suitable for people who already have an iPad protective case to buy.

shortcoming:

This is a model without touchpad, just a keyboard, need to pay attention

The battery is still a bit small, and the battery life of 50 hours can only be said to be average.

To put it simply: good-looking, quiet, lightweight, you can consider this if you don’t want a touchpad:

I don't know about this brand, but this keyboard is really good. It is also the one with the highest price in this issue. The store price is 1498 yuan, and the price of the Pen Magic Keyboard is only 901 yuan less. It would be ridiculous to sell it so expensive without any strength. After the actual measurement, it is really amazing.

advantage:

Made of stainless steel, sticking the ipad looks like a MacBook

The touchpad is much larger than the Magic Keyboard and supports iPad OS function keys

Very low latency, exquisite workmanship, first-class texture

The feel is similar to that of a mechanical keyboard, supports magnetic attraction, supports keyboard backlight, and supports all magic keyboard gestures

Brydge on the left, Magic Keyboard on the right

shortcoming:

Heavy! The same Magic Keyboard weighs about 598g, and this one weighs about 980g

The price is slightly more expensive. If you buy a keyboard like this at 1498, it is better to buy a Magic Keyboard at a higher price.

The bluetooth connection used, although very close to the original, there are still some differences

Overall, the budget is sufficient, and this one is definitely worth it:

The biggest feature of this BOW HB066 folding keyboard is that it can be folded and stored. After being folded, it is about the size of a palm and can be easily put into a bag. The weight is also very light, only 186g.

Other advantages include:

The typing feel is very good, similar to the feel of a mechanical keyboard, and it is the best keyboard among these models.

Open the cover and connect immediately. When pairing for the first time, you need to hold down the ctrl and C keys at the same time to connect to Bluetooth. Its charging interface micro usb, like the Logitech that will be mentioned later, is a cost-effective product. Poor review!

The disadvantages are:

The typing sound is relatively loud, and the foldable structure design results in four protruding screws on the keyboard, which affects the appearance (if you like this rough style).

For the sake of convenience, the number of keys is less than that of a normal keyboard, and the top function keys and number keys are combined into one. People who are used to normal keys may need to get used to it and not touch them by mistake. usb2.0 interface, bad review!

No backlight, no touch screen, there is no doubt that this keyboard is taking an extreme route, if you really want to save effort and don’t hate this rough appearance, you can start with it, and it feels good:

Buy K380 must buy macho color! The sales volume and reputation of Logitech’s keyboard are very good, and as long as you search for the keyboard, you can always see its name on various recommendations and rankings, but I don’t think this keyboard has much to do with the ipad, it is essentially an independent keyboard.

In terms of weight + thickness + length, combined, this keyboard is not suitable for carrying around.

If it is in the office or dormitory, I will choose a brand that specializes in keyboards.

This one may be most suitable for those who have a small budget but want to buy a decent wireless keyboard. After all, mechanical keyboards at this price are usually wired.

The advantages of this keyboard are very obvious, big brand, good typing feel, can switch between three devices at will, low typing sound, good-looking appearance, and cheap price.

Disadvantages: No backlight and no touchpad. This keyboard has been using Bluetooth 3.0 6 years ago, and it still uses Bluetooth 3.0. This type of keyboard needs to put batteries ~ non-rechargeable keyboard.

The Logitech k30 keyboard is more suitable for home office use, but not so suitable for ipad. It is strange to bring a keyboard when you go out. This keyboard is about 2.7cm longer than the 11-inch ipad:

I would also recommend trying the one made by Beijing Tokyo, which is almost the same as Logitech's. Advantages: People use the Type-c port for charging, and it is Bluetooth 5.0 (Logitech is Bluetooth 3.0), and the price is cheaper. Of course, these functions are not very advanced, but Logitech has been living on its laurels and cannot bear it!

In addition, the design of this keyboard is better.

The feel is really close to Logitech, and it is impossible to tell who is who. The keyboard is very light, if you like the keyboard, you can consider it:

The above is all the content. If you have other keyboards that you want me to test, you can also leave me a message.

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