If you can afford it, the Magic Keyboard offers an unparalleled typing experience for the iPad Pro.

The Magic Keyboard mostly lives up to its name. The floating design is cool and functional, the USB-C pass-through port is a thoughtful addition, the trackpad is great, and typing experience is one of the very best for a keyboard accessory. Furthermore, it doesn’t add too much heft to the iPad Pro. Rivals like the Brydge Pro+ and Logitech Slim Folio Pro offer comparable typing experiences, but they also add a lot more bulkiness and weight.

It does have some shortcomings. The inability to fold flat and use the iPad Pro as a tablet when attached is glaring. After all, the iPad Pro is, first and foremost, a tablet. It also seems like a missed opportunity to me that Apple didn’t make better use of the hinge to build in some kind of storage space for the Apple Pencil.

Of course, there is price. There’s no way to sugar-coat this. As cool as the floating design is and as marvellous as the typing experience is, the Magic Keyboard is frightfully expensive. Buy the Magic Keyboard only if you have deep pockets and if you type a lot on your iPad Pro.