Logitechs iPad keyboard case with trackpad costs half as much as Apples

Logitech is announcing an iPad case with a keyboard and built-in trackpad today, and it’s way cheaper than Apple’s new model. The “Combo Touch Keyboard Case with Trackpad” has a “full-size” backlit keyboard, a trackpad beneath it, and a case that wraps around the iPad. A kickstand in back offers 50 degrees of tilting.

At $150, Logitech’s keyboard is half the price of Apple’s $299-plus keyboard and trackpad. But there are some key differences, with the core differentiator being that they don’t support the same iPads: Logitech’s case is for the seventh-generation iPad (the current 10.2-inch model) and the third-generation iPad Air (the current 10.5-inch model), whereas Apple’s case is only for the iPad Pro.

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