What is going on, everybody?
It is mike welcome back channel.
I'm very glad that you are back with me today.
We are talking about something that I love and that is the
iPad Mini six.
Now, what if I told you there was a way to wirelessly charge
your iPad Mini?
Now, you may think to yourself, Mike, when he
talking about there's no magsafe on the iPad Mini six.
And with that, I would tell you that you
were absolutely correct.
However, the folks over at Ithaca have a brand new system
for the iPad Mini six that introduces wireless charging.
So in today's video, we're going to take a look at
that accessory system.
I'll tell you what I like, what I don't like,
and as well, who should buy it?
Let's get started.
Now, just so you and I are on the same page, the folks over
at Ithaca did send this out to me.
It's not something that I paid for.
It is a product sample that they didn't ask me to review,
but they want to get my thoughts on it.
And I figured that you'd like the iPad Mini six.
I love the iPad Mini six, so it's harmonious.
We're going to talk about it today.
There's no money exchanged from talking I so they are not
actually paying for this review.
They're actually seeing it the same time you are
priced at 7999.
The Mag easy case pro for the iPad mini six is a way to
wirelessly charge your iPad.
So this case here is made of all aramid fiber and
just like, you know, typical of fashion, it's a nice
I would say it's a thin fit case, but it is
a thinner case.
It definitely does have protection there.
It's made from all rubber on the side.
So it's got a little bit of have to it.
It's not heavy whatsoever.
It also includes this wireless charging pad.
This by itself, if you want to buy an extra one, is $29.
This wireless charging pad does connect to it here.
You can actually have it any orientation and it
works just fine.
It is a very strong magnet.
Okay.
So it does have, you know, a good amount of
magnetism to it.
So I would feel secure or you should feel secure with this
and you're not say that obviously can withstand,
you know, hundreds of pounds of pressure.
If you pull this at an angle across, it comes off.
But you can see here, again, this is pretty strong.
This is pretty long.
It's about four feet.
If it's anything different than four feet, I'll put that down
in the graphics below.
Now, you see here this no plug on the bottom does not come
with the plug and does require you buy this separately.
I'll leave a link to a few different ones I've been using
here down the comments below.
Now, one of the things you might notice here on this
accessory is that there is a pencil sleeve here to hold your
apple pencil in place.
And if you look at that here now, this may or may not
be your thing, but is actually kind of a nice addition for
those who are worried that the apple pencil sleeve
will come off.
Now, if you didn't want to use this, this does come out
of the case.
You can take it off.
It does have just a way to thread that through this hole
here in the bottom and it comes right off very easily.
Here we see the inside of the case.
This is all soft touch rubber.
Here's the usb-c plug that plugs into the bottom
of the iPad.
And if you look at the bottom here, there's actually
nowhere to plug your iPad in.
So you want to keep in mind that if you put your iPad mini
six inside of the case, you lose access to the
Usb-c port, which would mean that you can't plug in any
SSDs SD cards.
External Monitor So that's one thing that you want.
Keep in mind for that's who I would say it's not for the case
here is actually pretty decently thick.
It's not thin fit like the magazine case for the
iPad Pro, but definitely not thin film either.
This is all rubber and these buttons are pretty tactile.
And you see here you actually have access to all the buttons
minus the Usb-c port.
Now I would have liked if this charging pad had a
kickstand in it.
So if I was able to prop it up like this and just use it,
that would be great as well.
But there's an additional accessory which is the mag easy
charging stand which is available for it that is
priced at $129.
Now, just again, we're on the same page.
The stand that I have here is the stand from last year.
I have not received my stand yet, but it
functions almost identically.
The difference is that here on the new stand, it has 20 watts
of charging here on the for the iPad mini, 615 watts of
charging for any type of device.
And it does include the ability to obviously
magnetize your iPad.
You can rotate it 360 degrees.
It tilts backwards.
It tilts forwards.
It's got a good amount of usage to it.
Now, whether you're purchasing the mag easy case for the iPad
Mini six or the charging stand, neither one of
them include a usb-c charging brick, so you'll have
to buy those separately.
It's a recommended 45 watts for the charging stand, 20 watts
for the charging case by itself.
So that's something that you want to keep in mind if you
want to purchase it, because the case price at 80
bucks is not necessarily a bad deal because it includes the
charging pad, which is normally 30 stand at $129, maybe a
little bit out of reach or may seem unreasonable for people
that are looking to get that.
It is a nice addition if you're putting it maybe in your desk
set up like we have here and you want to use it.
It'd be great for gaming, it'd be great for face time
because you can always charge your iPad while it's non or
not being used.
Now we'll talk about who this case is for.
This case is for someone who might use their iPad all the
time as a replacement for another device.
Like for me, I use it as a replacement for my iPhone.
A lot of my usage is on the iPad Mini because it's
so conformable, so small and just so easy to use.
And having it on this charger really takes the effort and the
friction out of using it to place on the charger.
It's going to be ready whenever I grab it off.
Charge of the next time.
That's the first part.
The second part is that you might want to consider this.
If you're looking for good protection on your device and
you want something that's relatively good looking
depending on what your style tastes are.
I like the design aesthetic of the mag easy case, like the
element of hybrid sleek looking.
So that's something to consider as well.
Now, as I mentioned a couple of minutes ago, if you're someone
who's connecting, you know, SSDs, SD cards,
external monitors to your iPad, you probably want to
avoid this case because there's any friction there with using
it renewed to remove your iPad from the case in order
to use it.
Because that Usb-c port on the bottom of the iPad Mini six is
currently taken up by the device.
Now, in terms of questions many people ask, one, does this work
with a magsafe charger?
The answer is no, it does not.
Magsafe.
You're probably aware of the Magsafe magnetic array on the
back of the device in the back of the charger are circular,
not in an x pattern, so that would not work for sure.
Second thing is that if you're looking for good coverage for
your iPad, you know something that's thick, this probably
would be a good choice for you because it does have
thick rubber sides.
It isn't necessarily thin fit like the version for
the iPad Pro.
So again, that's something to consider as well.
And I think it's just it's a nice option because it's novel
where you don't get this functionality or these features
and anything else that I've seen today, I have not seen an
iPad charging case, let alone a really I guess a useful iPhone
charging case for a device in quite a long time.
You know, it's been a minute since we've seen
something like this.
So I think it's novel from that respect.
And 80 bucks, I don't think it's a bad deal because you are
getting the wireless charging pad with it as well.
This can be used in any orientation you could put it.
So use it.
You could use it where the charging cable is coming up the
side where it's coming on the bottom at the top, it doesn't
matter and it's going to charge your device.
I've experienced pretty good charging times with it.
I'm using a 20 watt charger and it's charging, I would say
probably not as fast as a 45 watt charger from Apple, but it
does charge it relatively quick and it makes my iPad Mini ready
to be ready to use whenever I need it.
So let me know if you have any questions down in
the comments below.
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So I definitely got a lot of talking today.
Going to work and talk to other people in my throat, just a
little tired, so I apologize if I sound a little funny,
but that's just what it is.
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