- So one of the best accessories that I've come
across for any iPad has been the Logitech line of cases
especially the keyboard cases, and especially,
even more especially, the Combo Touch cases.
And now, Logitech has released the Combo Touch
for the new 10th generation iPad.
So, let's go ahead and take a look
at this brand new case for the iPad.
Like I said, Logitech's been making these combo touches
for the last couple of years for the iPad Air, the iPad Pro
both the 11 inch and the 12.9 inch
and even the 10.2 inch iPad just regular
like the 9th gen iPad and 8th gen.
At this point, this is a familiar design, right?
You got the kickstand and you have the detachable keyboard.
So, it's very similar to Apple's new magic keyboard folio
for the 10th generation iPad.
But we're not gonna compare these two specifically
in this video.
I will get to that in another video.
But I really do love the detachable keyboard idea.
Now, when it comes to the kickstand idea,
it's just generally not my favorite,
but Logitech really does do it right.
So, let's just go ahead and open this guy
up and see what you get inside the box.
And right away the first thing that you see is the keyboard
and the track pad.
And this piece is, like I said, completely detachable.
So, it comes off of the iPad.
So, you can use the iPad
with or without the keyboard attached.
You get a full size keyboard, you get a full set
of function keys and you get a good size track pad
that I believe is a glass track pad.
Also inside the box you get of course the case portion
and this is a full case that covers all sides
of the iPad and has the built-in kickstand.
And then, you just get a simple quick start guide
which just says, put the iPad
in the case and connect the keyboard and insert the pencil.
So, the first thing is
if you're used to the Apple Magic keyboard
or you've checked out the Apple Magic keyboard folio,
this is a very different texture than those devices.
The Logitech cases use some kind
of textile type material on the back, almost like jeans.
It has a slight texture to it and it just feels really good.
And I've used these cases over the years
and actually do a pretty good job at repelling dust
and dirt and grime and oils,
a much better job compared
to the magic keyboard type material.
Now, if we just kind of work our way
around the iPad case here,
you're gonna see on the top here there's a loop
and this is for an Apple pencil or even the Logitech crayon.
And there is a new version with USB-C
for the new iPad as well.
If you follow the side, you get the volume buttons.
On top is where your home button with touch ID will go.
You have your cutouts for your speakers
and on the bottom here, this is where the keyboard is
gonna actually pass straight through and connect
to the iPad.
Unlike the iPad Pro and Air, which has the pogo pins
on the inside of the case because the pins are
on the backside of the iPad, then the keyboard
would connect to pogo pins on the bottom of the case.
This keyboard case will actually just go right
through the bottom and connect directly to the iPad
because the pogo pins on the 10th generation iPad were moved
to the bottom.
And finally, on the right side you have speaker cutouts
and the cutout for the USB-C port.
So, let's just go ahead and start off by adding the iPad
into the Logitech case and see how that feels.
And to do that, Logitech recommends pushing it
up to the top and then snapping in the bottom.
So, let's see how that goes.
And it's a bit snug, which is good because this is a case.
The whole point of the case is to protect your iPad
and it is definitely snug.
See if we can snap that in.
Man, that is, that's tight.
Real tight.
I don't know if I'll be able to get it outta here.
Man, I'm pretty sure,
I know how to put cases
on iPads and this one is extremely tight.
I don't know if I'll be able to get it out.
So, we just snap it in.
Wow, that is, that took,
that took a lot of force to get that iPad
into this Logitech case.
It looks like you need to push it
in just a little bit more to get these edges.
You can still see the yellow coming
out around the edges of this case.
And it looks like the rubber just needs to flip
over a little bit more over the edge of the iPad.
It's like, it's just not seating perfectly
in this case or the rubber is just very rigid
and not allowing it to kind of form around the iPad.
You can see this indentation right here.
Well, I do have to say that this is slightly concerning.
'Cause I cannot seem to get the case to fully wrap
all the way around the iPad.
That is weird.
On the other keyboard cases, there definitely was some give
around the edges and the other Combo Touch cases
allow the iPads to go in quite a bit easier
than this one seems to, but let's just push it in
and I guess continue on for now.
All right, so that is just in there as good as it's going
to get for now.
So, to attach the keyboard, you're going
to connect the keyboard, it's going to attach magnetically
to the bottom and attach to those pogo pins.
So, let's see how that works.
Yeah, that's a nice satisfying snap right there.
It just aligns automatically and pulls it in.
That's really cool.
I like that.
And it looks like it wants me to install the Logitech app.
So, let's go ahead and install that real quick.
All right, so I just opened up the Logitech app and it looks
like there's already a firmware update
for this brand-new case
and it's gonna take up to 5 to 10 minutes.
So, I guess I'll do it real quick and then come back
when it's done.
Well, after about five minutes, "something went wrong" is
what the message says here on the screen.
So, we are not off to a great start
with this new Combo Touch for 10th generation iPad.
So, we'll just, oh crap.
All right, so after another five minutes,
it still is not completing the update.
So, I don't know if I can get around that at all.
See if we can just get
to the settings without doing an update or not.
Close that.
I don't want to do that.
Looks like I can't do anything
except a firmware update at this time.
So, nothing I can do with the app.
Okay. All right, so we'll try out the keyboard here
in just a moment, but let's check out this kickstand first.
So, what's nice about the Logitech case is that,
and like other kickstand cases is
that you do get a good angle
of adjustments with most of them.
Now, this is actually going to get a bigger angle
adjustment compared to the Magic Folio keyboard.
And again,
I'll do a video comparing them directly here shortly.
But with the Logitech keyboard case, with the Combo Touch,
you can actually get a pretty wide variety of angles.
So, if you're trying to avoid glare or just trying to put it
down here to disconnect the keyboard
and put it in kind of drawing mode or something like that,
then you can do that.
If you wanna watch a movie, you can prop it up like that
or you can set it up here and connect an Xbox controller
and play Call of Duty or any other games
at the perfect angle or set the controller side.
And now, because the camera is dead center
on the top in landscape mode on the iPad
you can actually do a video call
at the right angle so it's not super unflattering.
I mentioned the loop on the top before
and that is for the Logitech crayon
or the Apple Pencil first generation
which is the pencil that works
with this 10th generation iPad.
And it just slides in there
and will hold your Apple pencil for you.
So, you're not gonna lose it in a bag or carrying it around.
It actually holds it pretty snugly.
You should have no issues losing it
in a bag or when carrying the iPad around.
My daughter has not lost her Apple pencil once
since using the Combo Touch on her 9th generation iPad.
Okay, so just because it was bugging me,
I went ahead and took the iPad out of the case
which was not too difficult.
You just peel one of the corners
and then start popping the iPad out.
And I went the opposite
of what Logitech recommended in their documentation.
And instead I started at the bottom
and I pushed the bottom in first and then snapped
in on the top and it actually fits a bit better.
You can see at this corner there's no more yellow,
but the case does look a little beat
up from previously trying to get it into the case.
And on this side there's still a little bit yellow,
but it's better than what it was before.
So, these edges are just really rigid
and there's a little bit of yellow up here now,
but I can push that in a little bit better.
So, I mean this case is snug.
It is not going to come disconnected from your iPad.
Okay, so this is a keyboard case.
So, let's try out the keyboard.
Again, the keyboard just snaps on magnetically at the bottom
and it holds on tight.
And when you close it, you actually get a nice folio
type cover for your iPad and it feels really solid.
It doesn't move around very easily.
So, it's not gonna s slide around
and scratch your screen potentially.
And what I found is, unlike previous Logitech keyboards
oops, unlike previous Logitech keyboards,
you're unable to fully wrap this around
and just have the keys on the back
or even connect it like so and have it sit on the back.
The magnets don't line up, it just doesn't work exactly
like previous Combo Touch cases did.
So, there is no wrapping the keyboard
around the back on this version, and that is interesting.
I was not expecting that.
So, you're really just going to be limited
to having the keyboard connected regularly or not.
So, let's connect it, open up the kickstand, unlock the iPad
and we are good to go.
So, at the top here we have a whole set of function rows.
We have the home button.
We have the screen brightness, which is nice.
We have this guy, which I think is, yeah
this is a key for bringing
up the virtual keyboard if you need that for some reason.
Then you have a screenshot button, which is nice
because you have a one simple button to do a screenshot.
You have the brightness for the keys themselves.
And having a back-lit keyboard is nice
for those times that you actually need it.
You don't always need it, but it's nice that it is there.
You have full media controls for play pause forward
and backwards, and you have volume up here.
And the function keys are slightly different
than what you will find on the Apple Magic Folio,
but you do get the ones that you probably
will most likely use.
The keys themselves on this Combo Touch feel really good.
They feel very much like the previous Combo Touches
and very much like the Apple Magic keyboard
Magic Keyboard Folio, which is to say really good.
They actually have a good amount
of travel for what they are.
They're not quite full size
on this size iPad because it's just not wide enough.
But they do feel comfortable and you do get used to it.
If this becomes one of your primary devices
to type on you will get used to it no problem.
I mean they really are easy to type on.
This is how easy it is
to type on the Combo Touch keyboard.
So, I don't think you'll have any issue typing
with this case.
Then there is the track pad on here,
and this is a good size track pad on this keyboard.
And you can see I have the little cursor stuff turned on
on the mouse so that you can actually see it on here.
Go ahead and lower that just a little bit.
And this is a multi-touch track pad.
So, very much like the magic keyboard.
You can actually use three fingers to swipe up to go home,
three fingers to swipe, to go back to an app.
You can scroll up and down with two fingers
and of course you move around like that.
Now, this is a diving board style track pad.
So, when you click, it's going to be easier
at the bottom and it won't click at the top.
So, it is multi-finger, multi-touch.
It is a good size or good enough size for use with an iPad.
And it is diving board style, so you can't click anywhere
like you can with some others.
But it works exactly like you expect a track pad to work
with an iPad.
It's smooth, it's quick, there's no delays and it's just
feels good.
So, there's some things I like and some things I don't like
about this Combo Touch case
for the new 10th generation iPad.
And some of the things I don't like might just come down
to just being the very first run of this case.
They literally just came out.
The ridge all the way around the side just is too rigid.
It's holding the iPad.
The iPad is not gonna go anywhere.
So, you can feel confident
that your iPad is probably going to be protected
in this case from bumps and bruises,
slight drops and things like that.
So, you shouldn't have to worry
about the iPad being protected inside this case.
But the issue is just getting the iPad into this case.
It's not the best feeling.
It should feel a little bit better
for the price point of $160.
And the other issue that I don't like about this is that
the Logitech app is having troubles updating this keyboard.
Maybe I got a bad one.
Maybe there's an issue
with the firmware that they're trying to push
to it that they still have to work out.
But hopefully that will get resolved pretty quickly.
Another thing I don't like about this version
of the Logitech combo case is
that you can't flip the keyboard around.
So, one thing that's nice about being able
to flip the keyboard around is that you can do that
and not worry about leaving someplace, right?
If you want to detach the keyboard
because you're reading a book or something like that,
with the previous versions, you could fold it around
keep it connected and you wouldn't have to worry about it.
But you could potentially put this down on a table
and end up walking away and forget
to bring your keyboard with you.
So, that's not a great update for this version.
And onto the things I do like about this case,
I do love the textile material on this case.
I like that. It feels good in the hand.
It's got a little bit of grip.
It's got a nice texture to it.
It does a good job
of preventing stains and other things from getting on it.
It's really good.
I also love the kickstand on the back of this case.
It is extremely adjustable compared
to some other cases on the market.
So, you can get really the exact angle that you're looking
for and it does work perfectly
with that new camera placement on the iPad generation.
I do love the keyboard on this case.
I do think it is a good keyboard.
It feels very similar to my favorite keyboards
like the magic keyboard.
And it does have that full function row.
So, that is fantastic.
And of course, it is back-lit
which you don't get with all third-party keyboards.
There is no batteries in this thing.
So, you don't need to worry about charging it.
You don't have to do anything to (indistinct).
It just snaps on magnetically.
And the track pad is really good as well.
It feels comfortable, it feels smooth.
There's no delay, no lag.
It just works exactly
like you want a track pad on an iPad to work.
And I think that about covers it.
This is the Logitech Combo Touch case
for the iPad 10th generation.
What do you guys think?
Is this something that you're gonna pick up?
Let me know below.
I will definitely be making a more direct comparison
video comparing this to the Apple Magic Keyboard Folio.
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