Apple iPad Dock

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Love it but please please make a new one to work with the Smart Cover

    • Written by from Newbury Park

    I love it but I have Smart Cover problems. I'm totally not going to rate it one star because that's overdoing it. It's not that big of a deal. But to others, it is, and that's why those idiots rate it one star. Moving on, the iPad fits perfectly and is easy to put on the dock and take it off. I didn't realize that this had a speaker output so you can plug in speakers to the dock and listen to music. Now I'm going to buy speakers for this.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Nice dock

    • Written by from Aguascalientes

    it docks the ipad tight, the ipad looks nice and the smart cover works too!!

    the first time I bought it I struggled a while to point it right, now all is ok

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Really neat

    • Written by from Orchard Park

    Just got my Ipad2 and the dock is a real necessity. Small, sleek and hopefully does the job.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    I love this dock!!!

    • Written by from Fountain Hills

    I just bought this dock yesterday at Best Buy and I love it! It's an awesome product- it has a sleek finish and looks great anywhere in my house! I use it for my iPad 2. I saw some of the reviews saying it is loose but it's definitely not. Just make sure you get the dock that is compatible with your generation iPad!!!!! Another great thing about this is because the iPod (4th gen) is shaped similar, I can charge it in the dock too!!! I definitely encourage anyone to buy this product!!!!

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Disfuctional

    • Written by from Mississauga

    I would give it no stars if I had the option. 90% of the time when I dock my iPad2 into the docking station it does not charge. The sync functions work fine, but I have to plug it into a direct connection to a wall plug to charge it. Apple needs to look at their accesories a little better.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Dock

    • Written by from Miami

    this is one of the best inventions! ease of use and charging! no one will do just as good as the quality and apple! I'm waiting for the ipad ipad mini and four of them! I would not trade my ipad 3 until the dock!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Where are the Lightning Docks?

    • Written by from Sydney

    This is a great product. Can I please get one for my iPhone 5 and forthcoming iPad (4th generation) and iPad mini?

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Very bad

    • Written by from VERO BEACH

    I don't know who designed the iPad Dock but it just doesn't fit with the smart cover.It really bothers me as usually all Apple products fit perfectly, but this time they screwed up as it is even nowhere mentioned that you can't use it with the smartcover.

    Apple please change that immediatly!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    GREAT Product!!!

    • Written by from Tuluá

    Don't listen to the low raters.

    This product is just great. The ipad fits in pretty straight and firm. It's very solid and useful.

    There's NO real risk for the ipad of falling or something. Plugging it is very easy. I Love it and use it while I write for my blog with a Bluetooth keyboard.

    Really recommended.

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    terrible design

    • Written by from CLAYVILLE

    Why on earth would apple make a stand that doesn't fit if you use the case they make? It won't even work with the smart cover they make and sell! Ridiculous. I'm returning it, terrible design, terrible product, very disappointed Apple would make something this poor.

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Works, but poor design

    • Written by from Colleyville

    Once you get your iPad onto the dock, it works fine. The base of the dock is weighted so that your iPad does not fall over easily. With a charger connected, it charges your iPad. With an audio cable, you can play music and podcasts to your radio or other powered speaker. Both nice features.

    The problem is that getting your iPad to fit onto the dock is problematic. You have to line it up just right to work. Otherwise it slides off the dock all too easily. What this means in practice is that you can't just plop your iPad on the dock in a casual, one-handed manner and expect it to work. You have hold the iPad with two hands, take the time to line it up with the dock adapter, then insert it slowly. Not good if you are the impatient type - like me!

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Love this dock

    • Written by from Merritt Island

    I love this docking station. I use it almost daily and it holds the iPad well. It holds the iPad at a great angle to see photos or movies, while charging the iPad. A great purchase. Highly recommend it!

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Should fit with Apple Brand iPad cases

    • Written by from Chaska

    The Smart Case interferes and doesn't allow iPad to plug into this Dock connector. Shouldn't have to pull the iPad out of the case just to use this - sort of defeats the purpose of a case, doesn't it Apple?

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Not very stable, poor choice for the iPad.

    • Written by from Timonium

    Purchased with my new iPad 2 which is really too heavy for this dock, so I wouldn't use it for any length of time, particularly to leave it and walk away -- easy to tip over.

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  • 4.0 out of 5 stars

    Great Product!

    • Written by from Aloha

    We love this dock, so much we just bought another one. My husband hooks it up to his speakers out in the shop & just streams all day while he's creating. The one we just bought is going to be hooked up to the Bose so we can stream away in the house! The only reason I'm not giving this 5 stars is that you do have to jiggle it sometimes to get it to connect just right. Don't let the negative reviews bother you. You just have to be smarter than the device. Can't fix "stupid"

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  • 3.0 out of 5 stars

    Sadly, this is the best dock I could find.

    • Written by from San Francisco

    It would be nice to have a dock that you could just drop the iPad into, like you can with the iPhone dock. With this dock you have to angle and center the iPad just-so to have it slide onto the 30 pin connector. After using the dock for a few days I can manage that trick on the first try most of the time, but it shouldn't be so hard to do.

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  • 2.0 out of 5 stars

    Dock vs. cover

    • Written by from Williamsburg

    I purchased this dock to work with my new iPad and because other reviews indicated it would charge an iPhone4. Here's the straight answer: If you have an Apple cover on your iPad you must either open it or remove it to charge the iPad in the dock. If you have a skin cover on your iPhone4 it simply will not seat on the connector and hence will not charge. There is no way around these issues.

    To their great credit, returning the dock to Apple is straight forward. And they even pay for the shipping and credit you for the original shipping costs.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    Great.

    • Written by from Canton

    The dock goes perfectly with the white iPad. I have the white iPad 2, and the color is identical so it doesn't look bad. I recomend buying.

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  • 5.0 out of 5 stars

    PERFECT

    • Written by from Alejandro Roca

    It's the best way to sync and charge your iPad. It's robust, reliable, and the rubber base makes it very secure.
    I use it all the time, is easy to plug with ONE HAND.
    Congratulations Apple another awesome product

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  • 1.0 out of 5 stars

    Not worth it

    • Written by from Carmel

    First of all it is not a perfect fit and it is extremely hard to chage the iPad because the fit is so bad. Would not recommend it.

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