Travel Case for iPad Pro
What does someone look for in a travel case for iPad Pro? The right design should be simple without sacrificing the features and functionality. It needs to be protective under a lot of difference circumstances. It needs to be relatively light. It needs to comfortable to ware all day. It should also minimal.
If you’re looking for an iPad travel case that works as a sleeve in your roller or as a carry-on bag and then can transform into the case you take out for the day once you arrive at your destination, it's perfect.
If you're flying, you can use it with a roller as a carry-on bag. If you are going to work, draw or write, on the flight, then its compact nature excels.
Once you get to your seat and your roller is stored in the overhead bin, you can slide this case off your shoulder and into the seat-mounted storage pocket. It's not much thicker than a few magazines so it's not going to eat up all your knee room.
Then when you are ready you can pull it out, take out your Apple tablet and get to work. The silent magnetic closure is not going to wake up whomever is sleeping next to you. You can even use the case as a lumbar support to help your posture in those awful airplane seats!
Again, as an travel case for iPad Pro, it excels. You throw it over your shoulder and it looks like a normal shoulder bag. It's not going to attract any unwanted attention. As an iPad travel case, everything that makes it great for traveling to someplace makes it great once you get there and want to explore.
Do I Need an iPad Pro Bag?
Having a specific iPad Pro bag can be the safest way to protect and transport your Apple tablet, especially for the larger, more vulnerable 12.9 Pro model. A tablet-specific bag should have a place for the Apple Pencil and the AC adapter.
Apple tablets are expensive. Purchasing a good quality iPad Pro bag to transport and protect it is cheap insurance. With this MacCase, the accessory pouch is perfect for the AC adapter and cable along with some screen cleaner and a cloth.
It's removable if you don't need to have it with you. They are cut from the same hides as the main body of the bag. They are fully lined and padded and feature YKK zippers. The central-mounted Pencil holder is extremely protective and continues our brand character and aesthetics.
Customers like places to put things but not to the point of those places becoming cumbersome. There is a balance. It's important to get that right. For this cross-body bag, we removed the front-mounted pouch (that was on an older design) and replaced it with a new one that mounts on the shoulder strap.
The overall design reflects the evolving nature of how people are using their tablets. This is a case you can use every day and one you can trust to protect your Apple tablet.&n
Is it Better to Have an iPad Case with a Handle?
While an iPad case with a handle can expand how and where you take your Apple tablet, the first priority of any tablet case should be to protect your investment. Also, think about if having a case with a handle will better fit your needs.
There are many reasons why a feature like a handle is mandatory. It sets the case apart from a sleeve. It adds so much functionality. It allows the case to be dragged across a surface like a car seat when getting out of a cab.
It allows the case to be picked up vs. having to grab the body of the case itself. Having an iPad case with a handle prevents unnecessary pressure having to be applied to the screen. This is important for a tablet with a screen the size of the 12.9-inch. You want to minimize such pressure.
Moreover, having the loop at the top adds an aesthetic feature as well. There is an elegance that the loop brings to the design that is just not there if the handle is not a part of the case. The arc at the top of the case created by the handle is completed by the arc of the bottom edge of the flap. There is symmetry there. It's nice.
Each version of Apple's largest tablet will fit this vertical case. It's a design that will endear itself to you. With its beautiful hides, world-class quality, superior protection and attention to detail, it's a 12.9-inch iPad bag with a handle that you'll be proud to own and use each day.
Do I Need an iPad Carrying Bag?
A specific iPad carrying bag can be the best way to carry your Apple tablet in a safe and efficient way. An iPad carrying bag will typically have a strap that will allow the bag to be worn as a cross body or shoulder bag.
This bag for carrying an iPad has a foam layering system MacCase innovated many years ago which allows us to make our cases very light AND protective at the same time. Unlike so many companies in this space who are new and are guessing if their designs will work, when you buy a MacCase, you're getting 25 years of real-world experience in protecting Apple portables.
We know our designs work. We know our materials are some of the best. We know our designs are engineered to perform and protect for a very long time. And we know this because we've been doing it for 25 years. You learn some things about how to make an iPad carry bag along the way.
The 12.9 is a large tablet. It's a big piece of glass and it's heavy. This case, like all our cases, does the job. The removable shoulder strap allows you to wear it cross-body or over the shoulder, whatever is most comfortable.
Does this MacCase iPad Pro Bag hold the Magic Keyboard?
Yes, our new iPad Pro bag does hold the Magic Keyboard as well as other Apple tablet keyboards and covers. There is also a dedicated place for the Apple Pencil and the included pouch holds your AC adapter and cable.
What is the Best Crossbody Bag for iPad?
The best cross-body bag for iPad is the one that best meets your individual needs. The bag should fit your Apple tablet, be protective and comfortable to wear all day.
Moreover, the best iPad Pro crossbody bag should work with a wide range of Apple tablets and accessories. This iPad Pro bag will hold the Magic Keyboard and all other Apple keyboards and covers. While designed for the 12.9-inch, it can hold the smaller 11-inch iPad Pro models as well.
Adding to that, our crossbody bag for iPad is a timeless design of uncompromising quality. We chose each hide with great care. Then we stitch them together one at a time, by hand, with great passion to create some of the most sought-after and desired products in the soft goods industry. We think this new bag looks pretty good too.
It's light, compact, and vertically-oriented which means it's extremely comfortable and highly protective. You can wear it cross-body style or off one shoulder. The quality of the case is reflected in the contrasting white, vertical stitching of the front flap and front panel.
The Pencil is stored safely and securely under the flap and out of harm's way. A solution like this is far superior to something like an elastic loop sewn to the outside of the case hoping the Pencil doesn't slip out. The best crossbody bag for iPad is one you can count one day in and day out for many years.
What Crossbody Bag Fit iPad?
The MacCase Premium Leather iPad Pro Bag measures 12.5" x 10" and will fit all iPad models including the 12.9 iPad Pro and the Magic Keyboard. There is also a built-in Apple Pencil holder as part of the design.
Leather iPad Pro 12.9 Bag - Behind the Design
This is the latest in a series of interviews about the story behind the design of MacCase products. For this interview, we are again speaking to MacCase President and Chief Creative Officer Michael Santoro about the company's new leather iPad Bag for the 12.9-inch Pro tablet.
JKD: Let’s talk about the design. It’s much more like a sleeve than a Flight Jacket. Why the departure from the Flight Jacket aesthetic for this iPad Pro 12.9 bag?
MS: The hardest designs in the world to do are the simple ones. It’s easy to do busy things with busy details and busy patterns. The more you take away, the more you have to get right. There is no place to hide. Things like the proportion of the elements have to be in harmony. If there are details, they need to serve a purpose. This gives the design character and authenticity.
So as you take more and more things away, the truth of what you are creating is revealed. I jettisoned the removable storage pouch and the associated clip. The flap is now magnetic not Velcro. Simplify, simplify, simplify.
The iPad Shoulder Bag You Can Use Everyday
JKD: You've mentioned that this is an iPad shoulder bag you can use every day. How do you see it fitting into people's lives?
MS: I see it fitting in in several ways and for several different customer groups. Let's take the first customer. We'll call her Carol. Carol is a character designer for animation features, video games and graphic novels. She's grown out of the nylon bags of her college days and early career.
She needs an iPad Pro bag she can throw over her shoulder every morning whether she's headed to a coffee shop to check email, to meet with other animators to work on sketches or on her way to making a presentation to clients. She needs a safe place for not only her tablet but the Apple Pencil as well.
This case excels in all of these areas whether she is walking, driving or flying. She has everything she needs to get the job done in a compact, protective yet professional package.
The next customer is someone named Brett. He is a writer and like Carol, can work from almost anywhere. He writes using the Magic Keyboard so he needs an iPad Pro bag that will transport and protect this accessory. He needs a case that can go with him into meetings and look professional yet be highly protective on the road if he's researching a story.
Lastly, we have Ann. Ann needs her iPad shoulder bag to be protective while going back and forth to work and when she brings it to a friend's house. The case does everything she needs it to do. It's befitting someone who understands they purchased the most expensive tablet computer in the world. She's smart enough to know not to look for the cheapest bag she can find to protect it.
These are just 3 examples of the type of users we thought about when designing the bag. It's a great little iPad shoulder bag that is at home in so many environments.
Summarizing This iPad Pro 12.9 Bag
JKD: If you were going to sum up this iPad Pro 12.9 bag, how would you do it?
MS: The first thing I would say is the this is not only a bag for the iPad Pro 12.9 but for all Apple tablets and for any tablet around 13-inches and under. Did we size it first and foremost for the 12.9-inch? Yes. Does it work with the Magic Keyboard and other accessories for the 12.9-inch? Yes, but I think the overall design and protection it provides creates a great bag for the iPad Pro 12.9 and beyond.
When you start with a great design that first and foremost protects your hardware, you can add features and build a shoulder bag to meet a broad range of user needs. If your goal is to have a iPad Pro 12.9 bag with all the functionality, usability and comfort you want and need, this is the perfect bag.
JKD: Thank you for your time.
MS: You're very welcome.
