What is going on, everybody, this is the iPad Mini six,
and it is my favorite device.
Today, I'll talk about my favorite iPad mini accessories
that will elevate your game from here to there.
My name is Mike.
Welcome back to Tech 24-7 TV .
I am so glad that you are back with me today.
Now, it's no secret that the iPad Mini six is
a compelling tablet.
Now, I would suggest a few things, depending on who
you are and what you do, from cases to keyboards.
These accessories will elevate your game up a notch.
If there was a notch on the iPad Mini six,
thankfully there's not, but that's a different story.
Let me show you what I have in store.
Now I spend a lot of time thinking about accessories and
whether or not a particular accessory may work in my setup.
Because there are so many different accessories on
the market today, I need to remain flexible because
of my setup.
I have a thought process around whether or not I will
purchase an accessory.
First, cost is not a primary concern for me.
I shop on quality, and I don't mind paying additional money if
an accessory has high build quality.
Second, I want to limit buying accessories that can only be
used with a specific device because I have
a multi-device setup.
I have an iPad Mini six that you see here.
I have a 12.9 inch iPad Pro, and because I had these
two devices, I want to limit purchasing accessories that
might be model or device-specific.
Now, you can't do that with every device because there are
accessories like a screen protector, cases,
and very purpose-built for that device you have in your hand.
But I do want to limit it as much as possible.
And if you're interested in learning more about my
multi-device iPad setup, comment 2x down in
the comments below.
Now I've broken today's video down into a
different section, and those sections are pinned in
the first comment.
The different sections are organized by persona, and the
persona is how I envision someone using their
iPad Mini six.
You could be the office worker.
You could be the road warrior; you could be the doer.
And I have tailored or customized accessories d for
each of those personas.
Now I encourage you to mix and match accessories.
If you find that something doesn't fit your needs and look
for something different, always feel free
to comment below.
I am very active in the comments.
Now, this first-persona is the office worker or
the note taker.
Now this person likes to use their iPad Mini, not just
to consume content.
It's more than just a screen that you can watch Netflix on,
but you also want to create content.
And that creation of content could be someone who's using
their iPad maybe for note-taking,
for journaling, for drawing all things of that nature.
My core iPad set up for each of these different personas are
always the iPad Mini and the Apple Pencil.
If you don't have the Apple Pencil, it's, I think,
the best way to write on the iPad Bar.
None.
You can get something that's cheaper,
less expensive.
But in my opinion, it doesn't provide the best experience.
We're talking about what my filter criteria are.
Price is not necessarily a concern; I'm looking
for experience, and things that work great in the Apple
Pencil are absolutely to be one of those
must-have accessories.
It's worth spending the money on because the experience is
just so good.
Now, the next thing I'd like to have on my iPad is the iPad
mini smart cover from Apple.
Now, these are $39.99, and the reason why I like this
so much is one; It's effortless to pull on and pull off of the
iPad because it uses magnets, slips right on.
It goes around the front and protects the front of
the iPad, which is very important to me.
This here on the front, this is all soft touch.
So when you put close it on your iPad, you shouldn't
necessarily be at any significant risk
of any scratches.
Now does leave the sides open, which means that the Apple
Pencil will magnetically charge it.
It does raise it, so the back of the iPad is flush with
the camera module.
It's not total protection by any means, but this is
something that I like because it's easy to pull on in,
pull off or take on and take off, depending on how you
think about it.
And it's going to play into the next accessory that we
talk about here.
Which is going to be a screen protector.
Now there are essentially two different options when it comes
to screen protectors.
The first screen protector is going to be tempered glass.
It's going to be thicker.
If you were to drop its face down, it would absorb
that impact first.
But it's not necessarily designed to improve the
experience of drawing or writing, which is why I
would suggest Paperlike.
Now Paperlike is $40, and it is designed to create a writing
experience that is similar to, you know, writing on paper.
But personally speaking, if you're going to be writing
or drawing, you probably do not want to have a tempered
glass screen protector.
You might want to have that still.
But I would say that you're not going to get the precision you
would with a Paperlike.
The next thing we're going to talk about here is what I use
while I'm at my desk; it is designed for the iPad Pro,
but it works fine with the iPad Mini.
Again, I'm talking about multipurpose or multifunctional
things to work with many different devices.
This is an example of that.
This is the Elevation Lab's draftable V2, and it will
elevate your iPad to one of four different angles.
You have eight degrees; you have 16 degrees,
32 degrees, and 45 degrees.
Each one of these legs is very solid.
They're cumbersome .
This is all covered in textured silicone, which will
prevent your iPad from slipping around.
There are also these photos on the bottom, which will hold the
iPad in place, and there are cutouts in the back and front
of your iPad with an abnormally large camera bump.
Elevation Lab says this is for the iPad Pro 11 inch
and 12.9 inch.
It works fine with the iPad Mini, and it gives you an
excellent surface to draw on, which is why I like it.
There is a version for $59, which includes just the stand,
and then there is a version which is $79, which consists of
the stand, and Apple Pencil holder, and a
wrist rest, which I have both of those though I
don't use them.
This is portable where you can put it inside of your bag and
take it somewhere.
Maybe if you're going on a work trip or working in a
different office, or perhaps you're going to work
at a Starbucks.
But this is not necessarily portable where you want to
carry it with you every day.
I think that would be beneficial because it is
probably about a pound.
I'm going to weigh it.
That's a good idea.
I'm going to weigh this and show that on screen.
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Now the next persona that we're going to talk about, it's going
to be the road warrior.
This is someone who will find themselves out in about all the
time with their iPad.
They're working from many different places,
many different contexts, and I've optimized these
accessories to be as light, small, and portable as
possible to reflect the mobile nature of the iPad Mini six
because it's super portable.
Now, the first thing I think you will want is to be a more
substantial case to offer protection since you're using
it more out and about.
This is the hybrid case from ESR.
And just so we're on the same page, ESR did send this
out to me.
I did not pay for it, but I've used their products in
the past.
They've sent stuff out in the past.
In no way, shape or form is the sponsored.
Now, what makes this great is that first, you know, if you
have one of these cool retro Apple stickers on the back of
your iPad, you could see it here through
the translucent case.
There is a significant amount of protection around
the camera bump.
All of the different buttons and cutouts are in
the right places.
There are accounts for the speaker grille and the
Touch ID button.
There is a place to store your Apple Pencil, as well as the
USB-C port on the bottom.
But what's cool about this is that you can use it in the
Standard Folio mode, but if you want to, you can take
this off, right?
It comes off.
It uses magnets right here and sticks it back on, and it works
just as well; it's I guess you have a little
bit of flexibility.
In my opinion, there's a ton of value in this case for $19.99.
If you stick around the video, you'll get a chance to win one.
If you're using this case, even though it does have a
built-in stand for it.
I would want it raised a little more, and that's where
the Satechi R1 Hinge Stand comes in.
Now, I've been rocking the R1 Hinge, and I think
since my very first iPad Pro accessory video back in either
late 2018 or early 2019.
Either way, this has four different colors.
It is $39.99, made of aluminum folds down high build quality,
which again, it's one of the things I look for
high quality.
And In my opinion, it's what differentiates it from the
other stand that you might find four, eight, 10, 15,
20 dollars on Amazon.
A ton of people like this.
It's my favorite stand.
It's what I give to people when they say they're looking for a
stand right where I send them.
Again, links are all in the video description below.
Next up will be a USB-C hub, and this is a USB-C.
Something else I've been rocking since 2018.
This is the hyper six in one USB-C hub if I'm not mistaken.
Now there are a lot of different companies that make
USB-C hubs, but what I would say, what differentiates
this product from other products is the fact that
there's a USB-C extender to allow you to use this with an
iPad has a case on it.
Otherwise, it would fit right on the edge of it.
It includes 4K60.
You have USB-C PD charging; you have a micro SD card;
you have an SD card; you also have a USB A,
which is USB 3.0, and a 3.5mm jack.
Again, this is a great thing to have as a tool in
your tool belt.
When you need to plug something into your iPad, you want the
flexibility to do other things while you are, you know,
plugging in this in.
And along with this, you would want some way to
charge your iPad.
Because of the charger that comes in the box,
it's 20 watts.
It's, I mean, it's better than what used to come in the box.
20-watts is still kind of slow.
In my opinion.
This is the hyper juice, one of my charger, and there's a
smaller 66-watt version available.
You can charge multiple devices at once for a total
of 100 watts.
There are two USB-C ports, two USB ports, and again,
much like this six and one charger that you see
here from hyper.
It's commoditized.
It means that you can find many different products like,
you know, whether it's from Anker or from, I think,
its basis that offers similar functionality.
But what differentiates the hyper product is that it comes
with three international adapters,
allowing you to use it in the US, the UK, the EU,
and Australia.
So you get a little bit of flexibility there.
And for me, that's valuable.
So I want to go out and buy adapters when I'm using this,
and I'll work from anywhere between 100 and 240 volts.
So, yeah, the flexibility as well.
Now the last persona is what I call a doer, and this is
someone who uses their iPad for anything and everything.
They depend on their iPad to span their personal and
professional lives and cover everything in between.
And with such, they need a serious case for
their iPad Mini.
This is the Zugu Muse, and this is $59.
It's available on Amazon or Zugu's website.
Now for $59.
It's kind of expensive when you think about it, but there are a
few things that are, I believe, quite noticeable.
So one, there's the Apple Pencil charger.
There's also a second place to store your Apple Pencil,
where if you were transporting this, you want to
make sure it's secure.
This is where you would put it.
It also has a hinge here, and this hinges magnetic.
Listen,
right?
When that hinges magnetic, it will stick to the several
different places where it is giving you these
different viewing angles.
In addition, if you wanted to, you could take this and pop it
into your refrigerator, pop it into your car, pop it to your
air conditioner, your washing machine, any think
it's magnetic?
This will stick even to demonstrate that
in another video.
What is also remarkable is that if your iPad is damaged while
in this, they will repair your iPad for it, which is again,
that's nice if you think about it.
Now, as part of any good setup, you'll need to
input information into your iPad Mini in addition to just
extracting information out whether you're consuming
content or whatever the case is.
And as part of that ability to input information, it's really
unfortunate that the iPad Mini six does not have a hardware
keyboard that is available for it that is first-party.
So Apple does not make a first-party keyboard like the
Magic Keyboard for the other devices.
So for the iPad Mini six, while I'm out and about,
I think this is an excellent keyboard for people to use.
This is the Nuphy Air 75.
This is a 75 percent keyboard layout available at $110 from
Nuphy's website link below in the description.
It has 21 RGB patterns, and it's very clickity-clack.
It reminds me of being like five years old
playing Oregon Trail.
I like it a lot, and there are different keycaps if
you want to.
In addition to the standard color you could purchase,
they have a Christmas color and then a black-out version,
and you can choose what color switches you want.
Now again, this is $110.
It may not be the best option for you, but this
is my favorite, and I like it because I can use a USB-C cable
to charge not only this and my iPad mini.
I don't want to carry around additional cables if I
don't have to.
There is a case for it, which you could use while
on the road.
Then your keyboards and sit there, and you can put
your iPad here; it works well.
All right, folks, thanks very much for watching my favorite
accessories for the iPad Mini six.
Hopefully, you could find something in my setup that you
can take back for your setup.
And if you were, let me know in the comments below what it is.
Maybe you would even change my setup.
Who knows me?
And I said, it's not perfect, and neither am I.
And if you are interested in winning one of those
ESR cases, hashtag ESR and let me know what your favorite
accessory is down in the comments below.
My name is Mike.
This is tech 24-7 TV, folks.
I will talk to you in the next one.
Happy New Year!