Apple could be about to further blur the stock between theiPad Proand the MacBook ranges , thanks to a new Magic Keyboard appurtenance .
The in - the - know Bloomberg newsman Mark Gurman reckons there ’ll be a revamped Magic Keyboard to go aboard next year ’s wait iPad Pro overhaul .
Gurman says the changes go beyond the larger trackpad antecedently account . He say Apple is plot a much more premium conception with an aluminium top typeface . That ’s the same material Apple uses for MacBook models .
“ The switch to aluminum also feed the keyboard a sturdier anatomical structure : The older , flimsy variant was prostrate to bending and even tearing at the border . I ’m told that , when closed , the exterior shell of theMagic Keyboardwill retain the cover textile of the current model . ”
Because of the more premium materials being proposed , it may indeed lead to a further price step-up atop the already pricey $ 299/£319 .
The current model includes a swim cantilever excogitation , which magnetically link up the fellow traveler iPad and allows it to be adjust to the perfect viewing slant . There ’s USB - ascorbic acid support for charging , which enable you to add another accessory to the iPad itself , and it folds into a case to add aegis for the iPad when on the move . As well as the iPad Pro , it also supports the fourth and 5th gen iPad Air .
Last calendar week Gurman reported the2024 models will be the first iPads to have the organic light-emitting diode displaysthat have been a fixture on iPhone models since 2017 . Apple is also design to integrate the as - yet - unconfirmed M3 micro chip designed mainly for MacBook computers , the update says . The current generation iPad Pro runs an M2 microprocessor chip , so this would be an expect update . The newssheet says Apple could regress to 11 - inch and 13 - inches , which is a slight increase on the current 12.9 inch example .
