Apple’s Magic Keyboard with trackpad for the iPad Pro is now available for pre-order and will be shipping out next week to customers. This comes ahead of schedule as the keyboard was originally intended to be released May.
“The new Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro is now available to order on apple.com and begins arriving to customers next week. Magic Keyboard brings a whole new level of versatility and capability to iPad Pro, and is the best way to experience the new trackpad support introduced in iPadOS 13.4.”: Apple wrote in a press release.
The Magic Keyboard features the same scissor-switch keyboard mechanism found on the latest MacBook and it also comes with a trackpad making the iPad Pro close to a proper computer. It is compatible with the 2018 and 2020 iPad Pro models.
“Magic Keyboard attaches magnetically to iPad Pro, putting the beautiful Multi-Touch screen up on display with a floating cantilevered design for smooth adjustments of the viewing angle up to 130 degrees,” says Apple. The keyboard is backlit making it usable in dark environments.
The Magic Keyboard for the 11-inch iPad Pro model goes for $299, while the 12.9-inch model retails for $349. Education consumers the 11-inch model for $279 and the 12.9-inch model for $329.
