- Virtual CIO
How to Prioritise IT Projects When Budget is Limited
25 Dec, 2025
£393.50 inc. VAT
AI-generated summary
If you’re in the Apple ecosystem and you want something that’s basically “grab it and go” with a decent typing experience, the Magic Keyboard with trackpad and folio is a pretty slick choice. The backlighting is genuinely useful in dull meeting rooms, the trackpad is smooth enough for everyday work, and the whole thing feels premium in a way that cheaper folio keyboards often don’t. For iPad users who actually write emails, review PDFs, or do light spreadsheet work, the experience is noticeably better than the on-screen keyboard—so £327.91 ex-VAT doesn’t feel totally mad if it replaces a laptop in your day-to-day.
That said, it’s expensive for what it is, and it’s not a great “value buy” if you’re budget-conscious or you’ll only use it occasionally. You’re paying heavily for the Apple fit/feel and the ecosystem integration—so if you’re not committed to an iPad workflow, you’ll likely get similar productivity from a far cheaper keyboard. I’d only recommend it to businesses standardising on iPads (especially teams that live in email, docs, CRM screens, and presentations). If you’re buying for lots of users with mixed devices or uncertain usage patterns, I’d rather spend less per seat and put the saved budget into devices or software where it pays off more reliably.

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