After years of iteration, the iPad has changed from a simple entertainment electronic product to a multi-purpose device, especially the iPad Pro with a certain form of productivity, and the difference between the traditional notebook is probably the lack of a keyboard. Therefore, many peripheral manufacturers have been planning to design Bluetooth keyboards for iPads since the early days, trying to make iPad functionally closer to notebooks. Apple's official smart keyboard and magic control keyboard price may make many people prohibitive, so they will turn their attention to third-party products, such as the Rapper XK300 Bluetooth keyboard (PAD version) to be experienced today, the price is only 299 yuan, easy to use and close to the people.
Laber's XK300 Bluetooth Keyboard is part of the Wireless Business Series product line and is a productivity keyboard specifically for the 10.2/10.5-inch iPad. And in addition to the XK300, there are XK100, XK500 and other Bluetooth keyboards for different mobile devices.
When the protective case is not lifted, XK300 looks like an ordinary protective case from the appearance, the epidermis is made of dark gray TPU, which has good scratch resistance, and the measured epidermis has a certain splashing ability. The silicone protective case has good softness and impact resistance, and it perfectly wraps the iPad while also playing a very good protective role. The keyboard uses a common magnetic bracket, and the side buckle on this bracket can also be adsorbed on the D side when the keyboard is opened to assist in support. There is a hidden pen slot behind the silicone case for the Apple Pencil or third-party stylus.
Hides the pen slot
Details, such as the external speaker port, the charging interface have special openings, and the switch/volume control buttons also have protection points, which feel very hard. If you choose to open the hole on these buttons without wrapping, it feels better.
The keyboard of XK300 is equipped with compact 80 keys, and the top row is all replaced by multimedia shortcut keys, which can adjust the brightness of the iPad, control the volume size, take screenshots and other functions. In order to ensure the most basic thin and light portable characteristics, the key range of these scissor foot architectures is only 1.5±0.2mm. The characters on the keycaps have a UV lamination for enhanced durability. The overall key feel is the same as those ultra-thin keyboards, the tapping is effortless, except for the space bar, the tapping noise of other keys is relatively small, suitable for night code words. XK300 comes with a large area of trackpad, supporting up to 16 kinds of touch gestures, including multi-touch shortcut operation, tapping the trackpad to achieve click operation, basically relying on this trackpad, users no longer need to "point" to the iPad.
USB-C charging interface
Below the arrow keys there is an indicator light and a power-on key (and a reset point in the middle). From left to right are Bluetooth pairing indicator, case status lock, low power indicator and charging indicator. However, it should be noted that in the version after iOS 10, the CapsLock key will switch to the function of the Latin keyboard by default, and it is necessary to turn off the relevant functions in the iPad settings in order to enable CapsLock normally.
XK300 built-in 250mAh capacity lithium battery, although it looks small, but this keyboard does not have any unnecessary power consumption design (such as back light), and the connection mode only supports Bluetooth 5.0, can provide about 25 hours of battery life, with 2 to 3 days is not a problem. No operation for 15 minutes, the keyboard will automatically enter sleep mode, use again need to press any key and wait for 3 seconds to wake up, then automatically connect to the iPad to work normally.
The first support scheme
Second support scheme (here the magnetic snap can also be stuffed into the bracket as in the above figure)
In terms of wireless experience, the input delay of the XK300 is extremely low, and the body sensation is faster than the general three-mode wireless keyboard. However, due to the size of the reasons, the XK300 keycap area is small, the distance between the keycap and the keycap is relatively close, and it will occasionally be touched by mistake when typing, and it takes a certain amount of time to adapt to the first time. The sensitivity and precision of the trackpad is good, and those multi-touch operations can be easily completed, especially switching open task windows, which is super convenient.
Rapoo XK300 Bluetooth Keyboard (PAD Version) can not only be used as a keyboard to enhance productivity, but also transform into a low-key and calm shape of the protective case, supporting the bracket for convenient audio and video entertainment. The features made for the iPad are unambiguous, especially the addition of the touchpad, which replaces touchscreen operation. Compared with the official thousands of yuan of accessories, the XK300 of 299 yuan is simply a good companion for the iPad at a good price.