
Unlike the Magic Keyboard, the current Folio Keyboard for iPad Pro won't work for the iPad Air 4. It provides the same keyboard/trackpad functionality as the Magic Keyboard, except it has a function row, works as a protective case, and, most importantly, is a lot less expensive. In October, presumably, when the iPad Air launches or sometime soon after, Logitech will release a version of the Folio Keyboard for the iPad Air 4. If the Magic Keyboard costs too much for you, Logitech has a solution (well, will have). The Magic Keyboard for iPad starts at $299 without any discounts, and if you plan to get it with an iPad Air, that's 60% of the price of the base model of iPad Air. The financial downside is, of course, the price.

The functional downside is the lack of a function row, which would have been useful. There are two downsides, one functional and one financial. The iPad hangs is suspended over the base of the keyboard as you use it, and resembles something like a small, futuristic iMac. The keyboard is fully backlit and features full-sized scissor-switch keys (as opposed to the shallower butterfly switches on the Smart Keyboard folio).
