For: 11-inch iPad Pro M4, 13-inch iPad Pro M4
Most keyboards designed for the iPad stick with a conventional landscape (horizontal) design, but ESR’s competitively priced Rebound 360 has a handy trick up its sleeve as it allows you to place the iPad in either landscape or portrait (vertical) mode. The Rebound 360 is available in a variety of sizes, including models for the 2024 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Pro and iPad Air, and ESR also provides U.S. and U.K. keyboard layouts as well. Just take care when ordering, though, as there’s an older model – simply called the Rebound – which is limited to landscape mode only.
Like most iPad keyboards, the Rebound 360 has a hinged stand that allows you to adjust the viewing angle. However, the iPad itself is held in place by slotting it into a detachable magnetic case. This allows you to remove the iPad while it’s in the case and rotate it between portrait and landscape modes as required, perhaps using portrait mode for typing or scrolling through long documents or web pages.
You can also just remove the iPad while it’s in the case and hold it in your hands when you want to use it as a tablet, and then attach it to the keyboard again when you need to get back to work. The only disadvantage of this design is that the keyboard is heavier than some of its rivals, weighing in at a full one kilogram.
The keyboard is well built though, providing good protection for the iPad when you’re traveling. There’s a magnetic clasp to make sure that the screen isn’t exposed accidentally, and the clasp can also be used to hold an Apple Pen or stylus in place as well.
The trackpad is a little small, perhaps, but the keyboard itself is ideal for working on the move, with firm keys that feel smooth and responsive when you’re typing. There’s a row of Function keys that can be used to adjust volume and brightness, Play/Pause for music and video, and activate the Lock screen. Like most keyboards, the Rebound 360 has a Function key that lets you adjust the level of the backlight, but there’s also a key that lets you change the color too.
If you get carried away with the colorful backlight then the battery will only last for about two weeks, but you can extend that to around three months of daytime use without the backlight, and we like the fact that the backlight turns itself off automatically after 90 seconds of inactivity to help save power.
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