Unlike Apple’s own Smart Keyboard for the iPad Pro line, the Logitech keyboard features a row of shortcuts for things like invoking Siri, Spotlight, and controlling volume. Once initially paired, the unit automatically turns on when you position the iPad into typing mode, allowing you to begin typing immediately. The device’s standout feature is its insane battery life, which Logitech claims is four years with normal usage thanks to a pair of pre-installed lithium watch batteries. Subscribe to 9to5Mac on YouTube for more hands-on videos I noticed that the connection isn’t as strong as the connection between an iPad Pro and a Smart Keyboard, but it’s strong enough to allow for careful lap typing. This allows users to align the iPad’s edge to the magnetic strip above the keyboard to lock the tablet into typing mode. Like most keyboard cases of this type, there is a flexible section that connects the iPad to the keyboard. Most importantly, there is a decent amount of key travel when typing on the $99 Slim Folio keyboard case, though it’s still more low profile than something like Apple’s Magic Keyboard. Like the case itself, the keys on the keyboard are made out of hard plastic, but they are well-spaced, and large enough to comfortably type on. The shell that wraps around the iPad is made out of hard, unforgiving plastic, while the outer layer of the device is comprised of a textured, canvas-like material. The 2017 iPad easily snaps inside of the case, which provides desired protection from drops, along with the needed port cutouts for things like volume buttons, speakers, microphones, etc. Inside the box you’ll find the Logitech Slim Folio keyboard case, a bit of documentation, and not much more. Watch our hands-on video walkthrough for a brief look at one of Logitech’s latest iPad accessories. The Logitech Slim Folio keyboard case, which features four years of battery life, recently landed in my mailbox, affording me the opportunity to take it for a test drive. I understand that the new iPad Pro is the darling of the moment, but I wanted to take some time to provide readers with an update on one of the $329 9.7-inch iPad’s standout accessories.

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