Reviews for Apple iPad Dock

Ok firstly the dock just does exactly what it does and provides a stable charging and potentially an audio dock.

Its sturdy and works well. However it only allows you to use the Ipad in Portrait mode and the only real way to solve this is to put a docking port on the side of the Ipad.

As have many here pointed out the dock is useless with the Apple Ipad case, which is not a fault of the ipad dock but rather a fault of the Ipad case design.

So whilst most people are incorrectly blaming the dock for their problems it is fact the poor design of the Ipad case.

So make sure that when your buying a case for your ipad ensure its going to work with the dock BEFORE buying it.

This is a good dock. I use it a lot typing up school papers with my Apple Wireless Keyboard. The only con that I can see is that the stand isn't as heavy as the keyboard dock, so when I take the iPad off the dock the dock comes up with it. I have no problem with taking the case off my iPad because of one word: HEAT. Heat kills your battery life so Apple is really doing you a favor by making you take the case off. All in all a good dock and does exactly what it is supposed to. Good job, Apple.

The iPad dock looks great. I have it on a bookshelf in my office and have a slide show of family photos running while I charge it, I have had two people who did not realize it was an iPad comment on what a great digital picture frame I had.
My iPad is stable and does not wobble or threaten to fall at all when I put it in my dock. I would have liked to place it a bit further from the outlet, but the cord is pretty short, otherwise, no complaints.

Apple suggests that the iPad is out of the case while charging it. This is because the heat that is caused by charging the product could damage the battery and other internal parts, causing the product to not function properly. So really apple is saving your iPad by having the iPad not fit in the dock when it has a case on it. So really, apple has thought of pretty much everything in this case!

Product does what is says. Clean and simple design.. It is a docking station to charge and display your iPad plus you can connect it to some external computer speakers.

And no it will not work a Smart Case. But not sure why you would need the case if you want to use a docking station since most of the smart cases allow you to prop up the iPad.

But i would recommend viewing the product images on the Apple Store site before purchasing the product.

I wasn't going to buy this dock, but after finding a random iPhone dock in my house and using it with my iPhone (obviously) I discovered I really like docks.

I was skeptical, because the iPad is much taller than my phone and I was wondering if it would be totally unstable with the iPad. I'm happy to report the dock works well, it is a bit wobbly, and I wouldn't dare try to play a game on my ipad while it's resting in the dock, but for movies, slideshows, or just to make the iPad look nice, it does it's job perfectly, the only flaws are that it's a bit heavy (but that's needed so the iPad doesn't fall over) and that I have to take it out of the case to use the dock. Otherwise, well done Apple.

I browsed through a few reviews on here before deciding to take the plunge and purchase the iPad dock. Although, I was a tad skeptical at first. After using it for about 3-4 days, I would have to say that it definitely does what I need it to. I just wanted something that was attractive looking and held my iPad upright while charging. I was tired of laying my iPad down on a table whenever it needed charging. I can't have any real gripes about the dock not being able to allow the iPad to be docked in landscape mode. That's not the purpose of this dock and therefore I can't give it a negative strike. The gripe would have to be with Apple for not making an extra port on the left/right side of the iPad to allow it to be placed in landscape on the dock. I've seen a few reviews that said the iPad wobbles while in the dock, but I have yet to experience that problem. Also, the whole issue with having to use 2 hands to remove the iPad from the dock is not really THAT big of a dealbreaker. Is it really that bad to have to use 2 hands instead of 1? Now this is not to say that this dock is perfect, but for my basic needs (charging and looking nice in a dock), this serves it's purpose just fine.

love it brilliant for a speaker dock. Just put a set of powered speakers in the aux port. Maybe apple should consider making a doc for the iPad with out a case and a dock for the iPad that works with the iPad case. I use it as a photo frame beautiful and watching movies on the tv perfect.

I have the dock and like it- keep it in my kitchen and perfect for when I use recipies from my iPad. Attaches easily to the iPad......however, writers are correct in that you can not use the Apple cover with this together. I did some searching and found a much better leather cover, and my iPad easily removes from it when I want to dock it. Too bad Apple did not assure these products worked together - and for that I am disappointed.