The keyboard dock has three points of interface: the dock connector for the iPad, the dock connector for your power brick/computer, and a line out port for external speakers. not being able to open zip attachments in Mail), but for some that's a fair tradeoff. In achieving that simplicity you do lose out on some higher level functionality of course (e.g. These are all things any computer can do, and a netbook can actually do them cheaper. It's great for the basic things: typing, checking email, looking at photos, playing music, browsing the web.
APPLE COMPUTER KEYBOARD CHARGING FULL
This truly is a computing platform for people who don't really need a computer, at least not all of the power and capabilities of a full fledged computer. The iPad keyboard dock has made me understand the real focus of the iPad more than I did a week ago. It's not going to make the iPad any more appealing, but if the device was designed for you, it's going to make your life easier. The keyboard dock simply makes the iPad function as a light desktop when you're at home. In Apple's eyes, the iPad is already more than capable at the sort of casual web browsing/emailing that netbooks are designed for. It's because of this that I believe it turns the iPad into more of a desktop than a netbook/notebook.Īnd I think that's Apple's intent as well.
APPLE COMPUTER KEYBOARD CHARGING PORTABLE
It's the dock part of the keyboard dock that really prevents this thing from being portable in any normal iPad case. It is from a size/weight standpoint, but its shape tells a different story. So what makes the iPad so different that Apple would offer a $69 dock with a built in keyboard? Apple believed in its virtual keyboard on the iPhone and thus you never got a physical alternative. Rarely does Apple ever sell you an accessory that competes with a basic function of the device it's intended for.
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