Questions about iPad mini 7 and iPad Air 2024 11 inch

By mantanini, 25 October, 2024

Forum
iOS and iPadOS

Hello, I have decided to get an iPad, but I don't know which of the two will be used mainly for writing emails and surfing the web.
I have a few questions about both devices Has anyone purchased either?
iPad mini what keyboard do you use it with since apple doesn't offer a keyboard for it as far as I could find as information?
iPad air 2024 11 inch only compatible with magic keyboard not smart keyboard?
Which of the two devices is recommended for a blind person?
Share your thoughts and impressions.
Thank you!

Options

Comments

By Charlotte Joanne on Friday, October 25, 2024 - 20:45

Because I hated typing on the keyboard. Now I just use this mini for consumption and I love it! I'm writing this comment on my laptop. Maybe if the you-know-what hadn't happened, I would have used the 2020 Air more and gotten used to it!

By Geovanni Bahena on Friday, October 25, 2024 - 20:45

Member of the AppleVis Editorial Team

It's really a user preference,

Do you want a bigger screen? Or something a little smaller. Personally, I love the iPad mini for its size. You can always connect any Bluetooth keyboard that you want to use with it. I love the iPad mini because I can carry it around and use it for anything I want without draining my phone battery. It's going to become my media device for sure.

By mantanini on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 20:45

Mini what keyboard are you using it with?
I'm looking for something similar to an apple magic keyboard with a magnetic attachment case.

By Ollie on Tuesday, October 29, 2024 - 20:45

There aren't any all in one keyboard cases, not proper ones anyway. There is some junk I've tried but the keyboard is too small for any real use.

Get a good folio case that can stand the iPad mini up and a decent keyboard.

The nice thing about the mini is, if you know brail, the new BSI with BSI commander turns it into it's own keyboard.

I'd argue that no iPad is a good work machine and what you gain from having an iPad 11 inch with keyboard, a weighty thing, you lose in portability. The larger iPads, for me, are just too big and feel pointless. The mini is just right.