to anyone who wants to purchase the ESR keyboard, i just got mine and i think it is the perfect apple dupe. its functionality is amazing, and i definitely recommend it
I finish ordered it today!! Hopefully will arrive by next week. Thank to you for review this product!! :) I watched a lot of different video of this product and its help me decide to buy it immediately. :)
Hi Mary!! Yeah, I have both the Apple Magic Keyboard Case and the ESR Rebound 360 Keyboard Case, and I’m really impressed by how close ESR’s version is to Apple’s…for so much lower a price. And I love the fact that you can use it in portrait as well as two different landscape elevations. Great product!!
@@TheTechReviewer Do we know how it performs long term? like a few years? I know apple can easily last 3 years, i'm not sure if this will even last 2-3 years
That's a great question, @Striker8- and I don't have an answer for you. Hopefully it would...ESR offers a one year warranty on their products and I believe you can extend it to 24 months if you register your product online with them. The fact that they offer a long warranty period theoretically means that they expect the products to last as least as long as the warranty period, I think...
It is definitely heavier and thicker, but the keyboard and trackpad functionality is great to have. It feels like it turns your iPad Pro into a small laptop. Compared with the Apple Magic Keyboard, it is significantly bigger and heavier, but of course much cheaper. Which iPad Pro version do you have?
@@TheTechReviewer hey thanks so much. I have the M1 12.9 but I am looking at purchasing the 11 inch M4 and the ESR keyboard doesn't have function keys, which is what I was looking for.
Yeah...they have the function keys on the larger model of Rebound 360, but not the smaller. The ESR Ascend has function keys on the 11 inch model though...not quite as nice a case as the Rebound 360, but is value priced...
Since this keyboard has to be charged separately and that it doesn’t draw its power directly from the iPad, do you find that the iPad battery lasts longer when compared to the iPad/MK setup?
Hello I’m Japanese It’s not a good English Can it use without the cover case? I often hear it’s heavy. I’m worried about it Thanks for your good review
Hi! I don't think the inner case is particularly heavy...the vast majority of the weight comes from the Keyboard Case itself. However, depending on the model, it is possible to use the Keyboard Case without the inner case (ie with a naked iPad Pro). But this does not work with the 2024 M4 iPad Pro version...just the 2022 iPad Pro 11 version, as far as I know. Not sure about any other versions, as those are the only two Rebound 360 Keyboard Case versions I have tried. Hope this helps!
Yes! Sorry, I should have addressed that in the video. It will work, but you won't be able to do all the fancy stuff with the elevated landscape mode and the vertical portrait mode. But for basic landscape mode use, you can use the Rebound 360 Keyboard Case with a naked iPad. The magnetic connection will be good, but not quite as strong as the connection when you are using the inner case that comes with this keyboard case system.
Hi @TheBigBazzy! As you can see from my reply to @osnapitzferdy, it will work, with certain restrictions. But keep in mind this is for the 2022 iPad Pro version...I can't say for sure about the 2024 iPad Pro version yet. However, I will be reviewing that model soon. Getting the new iPad on Wednesday!
Hi @snapitzferdy, @TheBigBazzy. I received the 11 inch version of the ESR Rebound 360 Keyboard Case for the 2024 iPad Pro 11 and I'm sorry to say that they have removed the ability for you to use the keyboard case with a naked iPad Pro 2024. You have to use the inner case if you want your iPad to attach magnetically...
How fast and smooth the touchpad is ? And is it smooth enough to be compared with the magic keyboard?? I had an experience with other cheap keyboard and the touchpad was terrible and so slow, Therefore I have my doubts about the touchpad of this keyboard. Please let me know what you think 🙏
I think it is very similar, but not quite as good as the Magic Keyboard trackpad. For me, it is perfectly fine, but if you are a heavy trackpad user, you may notice a slight difference.
Yep, I see that. Thanks for the heads up! I guess ESR tweaked the product when the new 2024 Air came out, because it is now the same product for the iPad Pro 2022 (M2) and the iPad Air 2024. Interestingly, they made the same change to the iPad Pro 2024 (M4) 11 inch model...no more battery percentage display...
It can…kinda…but its magnets aren’t as strong as some of ESR’s other cases. I’m not entirely confident that the inner case of the Rebound 360 won’t start slipping on a fridge after awhile. The inner case of ESR’s Shift case, on the other hand, is rock solid when you attach it to a metal fridge. Super strong magnets. And yeah…a kickstand would be a nice addition, but it would add thickness to the inner case, I think.
@@TheTechReviewer Alright thank you. I have the ESR Shift here and I did not know I would love the magnetic feature this much. It's awesome to just stick the iPad to anything metallic in the apartment. :) If it had it's own kickstand it would be perfect.
Unfortunately, that USB-C port on the ESR Rebound 360 is only for charging the keyboard itself. You can't use it for data transfer. Also, unlike the USB-C port on the Apple Magic Keyboard, it won't do pass through charging for the iPad Pro...the only thing you are charging with that USB-C port is the keyboard battery. With the Apple Magic Keyboard, the USB-C port will do pass through for the iPad Pro, but it won't work for data transfer either.
@WorkHack_Japan, So sorry to give you bad news, but the 2022 M2 iPad Pro 11 inch version of the ESR Rebound 360 Keyboard Case won't work with the new 2024 (M4) 2024 iPad Pro 11 Inch. Fortunately, ESR has come out with a new version which fits the new iPad Pro: ESR Rebound 360 Magnetic Keyboard Case (amazon affiliate): amzn.to/4bmdKO6 And my review of the new ESR Keyboard Case is here: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-spBkM7OJ5TU.html Thanks!
If you click on the Amazon affiliate link that is in the description of this video, the info on that Amazon page says it should be compatible with the 2024 iPad Air. I don’t have that tablet, however, so I haven’t tried it out myself…
Here is the list of iPad models that this particular ESR case is compatible with, according to their Amazon product page: iPad Air 11-inch 2024, iPad Air 6 th Generation 2024, iPad Pro 11-inch 4th Generation 2022, iPad Pro 11-inch 3rd Generation 2021, iPad Pro 11-inch 2nd Generation 2020, iPad Pro 11-inch 1st Generation 2018, iPad Air 10.9-inch 5th Generation 2022, iPad Air 10.9-inch 4th Generation 2020
Having just received an ESR rebound keyboard for 13” iPad Pro, a couple of comments: 1) nowhere yet have I seen a review that shows the latest keyboard, and that now includes an extra row of function keys above the row of numerics. Big plus, works very well & no longer requires all those fn key combinations to do obvious things. but 2), very odd. The other ESR magnetic case magnets (Rebound & Shift) are not compatible with the Rebound keyboard. I’d thought that ‘magnets should be magnets’, but no, none of the magnetic sleeves are interchangeable. My intended use was to have the iPad on the keyboard when needed for obvious reasons, but is still a little bulky /top heavy for other casual use like watching tv on the couch or in bed & where a small kick stand would be useful to prop up instead of always have to hand on to the iPad. But no, I cannot simply swap the magnetic sleeve from one to the other. Magnets are exclusive to the device. How weird & seems like a design oversight, surely,
So now that you have it with the 13in how you like it bro. Do you think it’s still worth it over buying the Apple keyboard. I bought the Apple keyboard right now and love it. I also bought the ESR one and it comes on Monday.
@@miltona891 I was very much surprised, expected to use it for while then eventually cave in to Apple’s price gounging. But no, this works very, very well indeed & I don’t see it going anywhere. AUD $113 shipped vs. AUD$549 for the Apple ‘magic’, a no brainer. Also a little better balanced that the Apple which now has a steeper angle & is more top heavy on the lap. If you’ve got both, then I suspect you’ll fin out soone enough.
@@profdraperwell it comes in on Monday and I almost cancel but now I’ll just wait and see how it feels. I appreciate all your help and answering back. I bought it off Amazon but thought about buying it from the website directly
Hi @profdraper! Thanks so much for sharing your experience with the new 13 inch 2024 iPad Pro ESR Rebound 360 Keyboard model. So great to hear that there are dedicated function keys on the 13 inch model...I'm jealous! I got the 2024 iPad Pro 11 inch model of this product a couple of days ago, and am currently working on the review, but I can tell you that ESR did not make that extra function key row update to the 11 inch model. My guess is that they had extra space on the 13 inch model of the keyboard case, so the extra row was easier to implement. I'm loving the dedicated function key row on the new Apple Magic Keyboard...just wish the ESR version had it. But it is a great keyboard case for the price. There are a few ways in which the Apple Magic Keyboard is clearly superior, but it's questionable as to whether the big price difference is justified. As for the lack of compatibility between the various ESR case and keyboard case models, I completely sympathize. Like you, I would have thought that 'magnets are magnets', but that is not the case. This was true for all the 2022 iPad Pro 11 cases I had, and it is proving true for all the 2024 iPad Pro 11 inch accessories I have experienced so far as well. Very frustrating!
