I was resisting buying the Apple wireless keyboard for use with my iPad for a long while mainly because of the US$69 price tag. Now that I have it, I have to say it's totally worthy. And I also glad that I didn't go for the keyboard integrated iPad case because having a separate bluetooth keyboard really gives me more flexibility. in addition, the keyboard is better in quality, with better integration (a lot of function keys actually work on both my MacMini at home and my iPad.)
The experience of reconnecting the device is pretty smooth. For instance, my friend took the keyboard away and try pairing with him Windows machine. When he gave back to keyboard to me, all I need to do is turn on the bluetooth on my iPad again, select the previous paired setting, and instantly my bluetooth wireless keyboard is back working with my iPad.
The keyboard is very light weight, yet very durable. Leaving it in my back pad doesn't seem to inject any extra weight at all.
Most importantly, typing long article, like this blog, is way better done on the wireless keyboard than typing on the touch screen.
However, using the keyboard with Windows-remote-desktop-like apps, like WinAdmin or Jump, isn't as good an experience as I expected. Not all key has been properly duplicated, and raising your hand up and down and up and down between a virtual iPad screen and horizontal keyboard is such a terrible experience. In that sense, Steve Job was right that doing a touch-screen MacBook will be a bad idea. If you are really looking for a terminal like remote desktop experience, you really should get a sub-$300 net book.
Nevertheless, Apple wireless keyboard is an essential tool if you type a lot on iPad.
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