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Skip Apple's iPad Dock

Kevin Sitek 4.17.10

Greetings folks. 

Last week when I picked up the Moses tablet I also picked up Apple's iPad dock. I wanted the iPad 10W USB Power Adapter but they were out. Purchasing the dock was a total waste. I read more about the iPad dock online and found out that the dock doesn't work if you have your iPad in a case. Big FUBAR on Apple's part.

Luckily, I didn't open it and was able to instead return it and exchange it for an extra power adapter. And the iPad power adapter comes with an additional usb sync cable and includes an extra 6 feet of cord. So folks, save the $29.00 and instead spend it on the iPad 10W USB Power Adapter for work or to keep in your bag. 

:: K

 

 

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Old Comments

I have both and the dock is

Submitted by Shawn Sieg on 4/17/10 7:54am

I have both and the dock is easier to travel with and compliments the Bluetooth keyboard.. Who wants to carry that huge keyboard dock? Not me!!! I do have to take the iPad out of my sleeve but not a big deal... My 2 cents...

I bought the keyboard/dock

Submitted by Hal Goldstein on 4/17/10 10:50am

I bought the keyboard/dock combo and like it. However, it is bulky and doesn't come a part. If I had to do it again, I might do dock and bluetooth keyboard which is probably the best of both worlds.

Good post. Other than that,

Submitted by John Painter on 4/17/10 2:37pm
Good post. Other than that, how does the stand work? I mean is it flimzy or is it so lite it's prone to tipping over when the iPad is on it? It looks like it's sized more for the iPhone.

I did the same thing, but I

Submitted by Louis Senecal on 4/18/10 12:52pm

I did the same thing, but I used it for a week and then realized that once I put a case on the ipad that the cradle would not be used very often of at all.  I brought it to the apple store yesterday and also exchanged it for the 6 foot power cable/adaptor combo.

 

If a case could be used out of the box with the cradle, it would have been perfect, as the cradle in my opinion was not that bad. It would be good especially for kitchen use if you were using the ipad for recipes or other media purposes. I used it on my desk for a bit also.