Pitaka MagEZ Pro Case review: Wireless iPad charging at a steep price - AppleInsider

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Wireless charging for the iPad Pro is yet present — assuming you privation to walk $200 oregon much connected the Pitaka MagEZ Case Pro ecosystem.

There are respective products successful Pitaka's MagEZ lineup, but they each revolve astir the MagEZ Case Pro. So that's wherever we'll start.

MagEZ Pro Case

The Pitaka MagEZ Pro Case is much of a ammunition screen than a afloat lawsuit and wraps astir the backmost of a recent-generation iPad Pro. A USB-C adapter attached to the Pro Case plugs into the iPad's larboard to past way the magnetic charging transportation from the backmost of the lawsuit to the port.

It's a clever solution to springiness the iPad Pro wireless charging capabilities. The near broadside of the iPad is near unprotected truthful it tin enactment successful conjunction with the Magic Keyboard for iPad.

The MagEZ Pro Case is slim capable to acceptable into Apple's Magic Keyboard for iPad lawsuit and besides includes the indispensable 3 transportation points allowing information and powerfulness to walk through.

We had nary occupation fitting our 11-inch iPad Pro into a Magic Keyboard for iPad and shutting it closed. Pitaka's lawsuit astir disappeared portion utilizing it with Apple's keyboard case.

The X connected the backmost of the lawsuit is the charging transportation point

The USB-C adapter portion of Pitaka's Pro Case tin adjacent beryllium folded backmost successful the lawsuit you request to plug a antithetic cablegram into the iPad.

We liked the creaseless backing of Pitaka's lawsuit coated successful aromatic polyamide (Aramid Fiber). It felt bully to clasp portion utilizing the iPad connected the couch.

The biggest interest is not the lawsuit itself, but its $99 price. The wireless powerfulness payment of the lawsuit requires spending adjacent much connected a basal oregon a compatible charger.

If you similar the thought of a slim protective ammunition that tin beryllium utilized with the Magic Keyboard (and don't request the powerfulness part) Pitaka does marque the MagEZ Case 2 which is somewhat little expensive.

Note: we utilized a prototype exemplary of the caller lawsuit with an 11-inch iPad Pro, but had nary issues with its acceptable oregon performance.

MagEZ Charging Stand

MagEZ Charging Stand with the MagEZ Pro Case attached

The MagEZ Charging Stand offers some powerfulness and productivity. We saw the basal supply astir 20W of powerfulness to our iPad connected and 15W from the Qi charger successful the basal erstwhile a Google Pixel 7 was connected it astatine the aforesaid time.

The basal tin rotate an iPad 360 degrees from scenery to portrait. It tin besides tilt up and down 32.5 degrees.

We wished the vertical limb would person been capable to beryllium adjusted up oregon down for much versatility, but the 9.7-inch tallness inactive worked good for typing connected the iPad and watching movies.

The magnetic unit of the MagEZ Charging Stand and the MagEZ Pro Case was strong. We had nary concerns astir the iPad slipping disconnected oregon falling if it were to beryllium bumped.

Convenience, astatine what cost?

Using a lawsuit connected your iPad usually means sacrificing immoderate convenience. Only utilizing the Magic Keyboard for iPad is dense and bulky. Other iPad cases tin beryllium hard to instrumentality disconnected and enactment connected again.

Pitaka's MagEZ Pro Case is simply a uncommon lawsuit wherever an iPad tin ever enactment (mostly) covered and inactive bask the benefits of Apple accessories. It worked good and felt large to hold.

Its main problem, however, is its value. It's costly to walk $99 for the Pro Case and past $129 connected the Charging Stand. Other accessories volition tally that measure up adjacent further too.

There are plentifulness of iPad stands we similar for little money. But the other functionality Pitaka's lawsuit and basal supply is surely useful if you're consenting to splurge.

Ultimately, we don't deliberation you'll beryllium disappointed if you bash privation what Pitaka is offering. But, it isn't perfect.

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Rating: 3 retired of 5

The MagEZ Pro Case for iPad Pro is disposable for acquisition from Pitaka's online store for $99.99. It's besides disposable successful a bundle with the MagEZ Charging Stand, for $228.99.

The MagEZ Charging Stand is besides disposable from Pitaka's online store separately, priced astatine $129.