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The keyboard comes with the shims installed for the original iPad Air, so I needed to replace these for the slimmer fit of my iPad Air 2. Both input and sound pairings can be used simultaneously.
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I’ll get to those later, but for now just note that you need to do a second Bluetooth pairing if you want to use them. Both products also have a physical on/off switch, making it simple to disconnect/reconnect after the initial pairing.
With the keyboards closed, then, I’m going to call the beauty contest a draw. However, for protection, it’s a clear win for the ClamCase, offering all-round protection against scratches and dings when carrying the iPad in a bag.īluetooth pairing is Bluetooth pairing: quick and easy. Thickness wise, there’s very little in it:Īnd neither product is going to win any aesthetic awards when viewed from the hinge side: However, I have to say the rear/underside view of the iPad with Brydge attached is rather clunky in appearance. The ClamCase may have a plastic exterior, but looks neater in this view. You can see that the lack of any casing makes the Brydge a little narrower and noticeably less deep. The angle of the photo doesn’t show it, but to be completely fair I aligned the rear edge of the ClamCase with the hinges of the Brydge to show the difference in size. The other plus point of the Brydge is footprint. The plastic inset on the ClamCase doesn’t stand out that much. Here you can see my 11-inch MacBook Air on the left, Brydge in the center, and ClamCase on the right. The difference in appearance in the keyboard itself is pretty minimal. From the typing position, it looks gorgeous, and has a real feel of quality to it. Where the ClamCase has plastic on the outer casing, and also in the keyboard inset, the Brydge is all-metal. Despite the fact that I have a Space Gray iPad, I prefer a classic plain aluminum look for keyboards, so opted for silver. The Brydge also gives you a choice of colors: silver, space gray or gold. You get two sets of these, one for the iPad Air, the other for the iPad Air 2–I have the latter. The Brydge Air has a unibody aluminum construction–there’s no plastic at all, unless you count the rubber shims used to adjust the hinges that grip the iPad. Looks are, let’s be honest, important. You don’t spend this kind of money on an iPad keyboard just to get decent typing performance: there are plenty of cheaper options for that. That, as we’ll see, has both pros and cons … It still hinges shut in a laptop-like clamshell fashion, but there’s no rear protection on this one.
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The Brydge Air is a slightly different beast to the ClamCase, being just a keyboard and not a full case.
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My review of the ClamCase Pro iPad keyboard case last month led to a lively discussion about the relative merits of that vs the Brydge keyboard, so I decided to give that a try for a retrospective shoot-out. One thing I love about 9to5Mac readers is how engaged they are in the comments.
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