Final week, Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman wrote that Apple is planning a revamped Magic Keyboard — its mixed keyboard and trackpad accent — to launch alongside the subsequent iPad Professionals subsequent yr.
In his newest “Energy On” e-newsletter, he provides that not solely will the brand new accent could have a bigger trackpad to be extra Mac-like, however that the redesign might be much more intensive. From his report: For the primary time on a Magic Keyboard, the highest case — the world across the keyboard itself — might be aluminum, matching latest Mac laptops.
The brand new method will make the accent really feel extra like a premium product, with the Mac’s aesthetic. The swap to aluminum additionally provides the keyboard a sturdier construction: The older, flimsier model was vulnerable to bending and even tearing on the edges. I’m advised that, when closed, the outside shell of the Magic Keyboard will retain the duvet materials of the present mannequin. It’s going to additionally proceed to have one USB-C port.
Aluminum is a light-weight materials, so the brand new mannequin shouldn’t be a lot heavier. However I’ve to surprise if the change will lead Apple to boost the $300 beginning value.
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