The Best iPad Accessories To Make An iPad Worth It 2024

thank you to skillshare one of my favorite apps to use on the iPad for sponsoring this video hello my friends it's Simon the iPad it's the perfect device for consuming content creating and learning but many of us only scratch the surface of what it can do and let's be honest we don't really unlock its potential Beyond watching a few videos and writing notes most of the time so if you want to get the most out of your expensive piece of metal and glass you are going to want to choose your iPad accessories carefully in this video I'll show you the best accessories I found that make buying an iPad worth the investment and how some of these lesser known accessories will unlock and reveal new ways to use the iPad that you might not have realized well possible links to the mentioned Tech are all in the description as always and by the way these are all things I'm using regularly so treat it as a shortcut Discovery list rather than a review because I just like them all so the first category I'm going to call iPad Essentials because these are the two things that are worth getting absolutely right to make sure that your iPad is used in the way that it's designed to function and they make it better at what it does better than both a phone and a laptop because it's neither first the right stand or cover is going to go a long way to make it a versatile device in your hand and then when it's on your desk here are my top choices over the years the charen pro magnetic stand it's called the mag flot this is what I think is probably the best made and most well-designed stand in terms of Aesthetics and it allows for both landscape and portrait viewing there's also the mag flot Pro which has an extendable device here which allows you to raise it up so it'll work really well next to say your laptop or a monitor and your computer using universal control maybe you'd prefer to consider a sand that also allows you to use your apple pencil effectively and for this I absolutely love the banks stand and this is because it still looks good on your desk it's got a nice turning system it moves rather nicely but it also works really well as an angled stand so I can lower it down to the desk and then you've got a nice platform from which to work like a draftsman's board so if you like to draw take notes this is an absolute no-brainer and what's really cool about it cuz it's magnetic you can magnetize it to something like a desk shelf so you might want to combine a stand like that with something like a removable folio cover and you're going to have the best of both worlds a magnetic folio case like this one from pitia I've had it for years and it's absolutely brilliant I'm actually using my iPad as a teleprompter right now so it's not on there but it's a protective cover and it's also really Fab because it automatically turns the iPad off when you close it and yet of course it's going to double as a stand you've probably seen these before but I particularly like the way that this one behaves and it keeps things nice and light and portable and what's really cool is because this is separate this cover you can keep things nice and simple okay I'm aware we probably need to talk about those Apple keyboard and folio case options right but that's for later because we can't talk about essential iPad accessories without focusing on the apple pencil and between the feature set low latency it's the only option to choose simply put if you buy an iPad budget in the pencil as well the apple pencil is the key accessory that will unlock its potential and probably the only native Apple accessory I would always recommend committing to don't go third party it's just too good and unless you've gone for the 10th gen iPad that only supports the apple pencil USBC go for the second gen apple pencil for Native charging on the air mini and Pro Models the double tap feature and the pressure sensitive drawing are all fantastic and essential and a notable mention in this section it's not a fad they really are worth it check out the paperlike screen cover or maybe the latest offering from pentips they both give you that nice feel of writing on paper rather than glass and the paper like 2.1 screen has that advantage of an improved screen Clarity but it also helps cut down on those Reflections so it's actually really nice other than the feeling of drawing on it so adding the apple pencil is then a number one accessory to make the iPad so much better for Creative tasks Hobbies like photo editing video editing drawing notetaking planning and researching and on on that note if you invest some time learning you'll also be able to unlock a new world of creative skills and ways of working on your iPad so before we dive into keyboards and iPad desk setup tools let me show you what I mean and how I've been combining my iPad with today's sponsor skillshare now if you don't know by now skillshare is the largest online community for creatives with thousands of classes led by industry Pros across film illustration design freelance productivity and more I've been using it recently to learn how to create myself a digital planner and prompted journaling template to use in an iPad notetaking app like good notes or notability there were classes on everything I needed from digital design for the templates to advice on effective guided journaling practices in this curated learning path I can even go into split screen mode on the iPad and learn and follow along at the same time in fact skillshare have designed a bunch of great learning paths like this one on using procreate Basics if creativity is more your they'll have all you need to get from novice to Pro super fast so learning paths are handpicked classes meant to be taken in order that build on one another reinforcing the lessons they're available in a range of experience levels from beginner to advance and variety of categories including design productivity and tools and software like procreate and blender marketing and all the rest I'd say this has definitely helped me make the most of my apple pencil so this year invest in yourself and your goals by starting learning on skillshare and take your career skills and side hustle to the next level I genuinely use it and absolutely love it I'll even be releasing my own class on there very soon so keep an eye out for that the first 500 people to use my link in the description will receive a one Monon free trial to skillshare so go get started today and thank you skillshare for sponsoring this part of the video next we just have to address that keyboard question should you commit to the very expensive magic keyboard from Apple well whilst it's brilliant you could both save your money and offer more versatility portable and quality of experience in some ways with these next options and approaches so first of all this is the folio not the magic keyboard I personally feel it's good to avoid the expense of Apple accessories for the iPad most of the time other than if you know you want to spend 90% of your time in laptop mode and in which case nothing really comes close to the Apple magic keyboard no one has managed to replicate the quality of the trackpad the way it Powers Plus the magic keyboard version as an extra USB C port charge leaving the other three for moving stuff around and plugging in docks which we'll talk about in a minute but remember it's just so damn expensive and I reckon an iPad Pro 12.9 in with that magic keyboard is going to be heavier than most MacBook setups now the magic keyboard folio is another interesting option to get the same quality trackpad and keys but with the bonus the fact that it detaches from the back and you can still have that nice tablet carrying system which I really think is worth considering ing but at the other end of the scale there are great options to gather a set of different iPad desk setup tools docs keyboard mouse and you have a much more flexibility to do more with the iPad in different situations so these NEX accessories will help you do your day-to-day work admin much more easily and get much closer to that laptop or desktop experience so the first one is the perfect portable mouse this is the Microsoft Ark 2 Mouse I've not really found better functionality and portability in a mouse than this and using it with an iPad brings out a ton of new functionality pairing it with a Bluetooth keyboard is often a much less expensive alternative to those apple options personally for me having a simple case around the iPad as a notebook or a reader is really great and then you can jump to The Mouse and the keyboard when you want to get some serious work done now when it comes to keyboards if I want the best typing experience I can then also choose a mechanical keyboard if I want to get that exact sound and feel that I want now my top choices for an iPad are probably those portable low profile mechanical options a couple of my favorites the lrey flow this one is a rather nice match to that space gray design of a lot of things that we've seen in the past has a nice sound we've got this one from Kyron this is the K3 Pro very similar a little bit lighter weight also metal build really beautiful and the functionality and perhaps the size of this is a little bit more exciting but probably my favorite for both quality portability and just sound and feel is in this this it also comes with a case if you want to and this is the Nui a60 just the sound and the quality of this is gorgeous I really like using it if you want to go full desktop mode check out the all metal and Hefty Q2 or Q60 Max options from Kyron they pair with up to three Bluetooth devices and I talk about those in one of my recent Tech videos and on that note if you are enjoying this video take a moment to subscribe and drop me a like and you'll find a ton of other death Tech productivity and notion Solutions on this channel now if you want to connect more devices offload photos and video from your mirrorless camera or maybe just connect to a larger monitor this little dock is the one I keep coming back to it is the most portable simple and effective dock I found and I've tried a few it's called the hyperdrive 6-in-1 USB C Hub and has everything that you might need there's a 3.5 mil headphone jack on there an HD Mi on one end SSD card slots it really does have most of the connections that I would ever want to add to an iPad but you can just slip it in your pocket and it doesn't get in the way and it can just connect onto the iPad and looks pretty clean I think on the system when you're using it and in terms of fully committing to that desk setup my current external monitor of choice for a Mac is the BenQ PD 2725 U it's a 4K industrially designed display with great features that works with both Mac and iPad but hey if you want that more native 5K option just spend all of those savings on the Apple Studio display I guess but why would you do that for an iPad that was just wild so now you're doing a lot more with your iPad you're going to likely need a bit more storage to manage all those great ideas and projects and it doesn't come cheap when you spec it directly onto the device with apple when you order but there are going to be some other great Solutions so I recommend grabbing a little bit of a saving and getting a bigger and cheaper external SSD storage device and this is a great example I edited over 50 videos on this channel directly from this SSD on Luma Fusion on the iPad when I first got started now I recommend the SanDisk Extreme Pros they're rugged beautifully made super fast read and write speeds and you can get one two and I think four terabyte versions of them or how about this one this is the crucial X9 Pro it's super tiny this little thing is not to do with it I've actually hacked mine and I've reverse stuck a phone mount onto it and the reason for that is with a tiny cable I can plug that in and magnetically mount it to the iPad and how about that so that's all great but you aren't truly making the most of your iPad without a few accessories that add a little audio visual spice to the proceedings and with a little bit of creative thinking this last collection of accessories for your iPad can make it a brilliant portable creative Studio a device to stay connected with your friends with some serious Flex on video and even a gaming monitor so first up podcasting or just great audio on your video calls check out what is known in the trade as the road Wireless goto you may have heard of it I've also got this road interview go you can see it's just a plastic extension basically but it's a nice thing to be able to mount it and I find I quite prefer the sound like this I've used this for years just plugged in via the receiver and the USBC connection directly to the iPad or my laptop in fact for really great sound on your zoom and video calls and if you wanted to get yourself going with a portable podcast setup these plus an iPad and a couple of little stands and you're away you could also check out Road's recent release of the Pod mic USB as a great affordable option to get real quality in your portable recording studio so I suppose the next thing to do would be to improve the camera so this here is the opal Tad poll they sent this over to me and uh it's a really cool little clipon webcam it's USBC you get a much higher quality view on your webcam and you can clip it to the top of the iPad so you're not going to have that side video camera that we've had on so many models so far it's a cool little device I reviewed their larger C1 webcam backed by MKBHD last year but this feels a little silly on the iPad so you could use this one instead and how about this iOS 17 has recently allowed for UVC devices and that means a capture card can be used with your iPad this is USBC to HDMI and it will send a signal in into the iPad amazing this is from gerok it's around $20 and is an absolute steal to plug in your mirrorless camera for a serious video call flex but you could also use this for other things you'll need iPad OS 17 installed either capture Pro which is in beta Capture One or my favorite which is Orion you can pay $4.99 to unlock things like 4K AI up resing which is really impressive or just use it for free but this little capture card will essentially allow you to create a camera feed out of an iPad so if you're a content creator this is absolutely amazing cuz they're they're perfect for that but this will do even more and it will turn your iPad into a monitor for any of your consoles and if you're looking for a compatible wireless gaming controller this is the 8bit do pro two and it's great with any game on IPad also you can use it with apple arcade or even did you know games from your Netflix account they're free so from the list of so far we've got a pretty comprehensive set of options to make more of our iPads so check out your favorites via the affiliate links below to support the channel in the process right but all of these cool bits of tech are useless unless you learn the best ways to utilize them and the apps to use them with so watch this video next for my guide to the best apps for the iPad or go further building out your perfect Mac Focus deck setup by checking out this one make sure you click on my face to subscribe if you haven't drop a comment below and I'd better get back to cre creating see you

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Length: 15min 1sec (901 seconds)

Published: Fri Apr 26 2024