Logitech Base Charging Stand for iPad Pro Review

Apple iPad Pro users often take the tablet with them on the go for productivity on the go, but the Logitech Base Charging Stand for iPad Pro also lets them enjoy the tablet at home or in the office. iPad Pro with Smart Connector magnetically attaches to the Base. This turns it into a serious productivity tool or a useful display for displaying entertainment, pictures or slideshows as a business kiosk.

Is the Logitech Base worth its $99.99 price tag for the iPad Pro 9.7-inch version or $169.99 for the 12.9-inch version?

Logitech Base iPad Pro Charging Stand -Design

Logitech designed the Logitech Base iPad Pro Charging Stand using a heavy aluminum design with a beautiful non-slip base that keeps the stand in place even on slippery glass desktops. The stand will hold the iPad Pro at a nice 70-degree viewing angle.

Attached to the Smart Keyboard Case from Apple, the iPad Pro Smart Connector snaps into place on the stand. It has the same type of connector that charges the iPad while on the stand. The contact points of the aluminum stand with the iPad have protective layers to prevent them from scratching the soft aluminum surface of the iPad.

Thanks to MFI certification, Logitech made sure the booth met Apple standards. It looks and feels like a quality stand that will last. This is a pile of aluminum so it is unlikely to break or bend easily. The curved back that holds iPad Pro doesn’t fall back easily and prevents it from falling forward, even when tapping the screen with your finger or typing with Apple Pencil.

Combining the Logitech Base with your iPad Pro, an Apple Keyboard, and a good Apple Pencil holder like the one from Belkin makes a nice home or office desktop setup. Turns iPad Pro into a more useful productivity tool.

Logitech Base iPad Pro Stand – Functionality

The charger itself works fine. It charges just as fast as when you plug the iPad into a wall outlet, but it doesn’t sync the iPad Pro with a computer. While it doesn’t work as a sync device, the Logitech Base is a great iPad Pro stand. Adding a charger and Bluetooth keyboard gives you a convenient desktop productivity setup.

Logitech Base iPad Pro – Recommendation

Buyers will have to decide if the Logitech Base iPad Pro Charging Stand provides them with the $100 functionality. I really like using it with my Logitech K480 keyboard. I can easily switch from typing on my computer to typing on my iPad Pro with the flick of a button. However, unless I’m a hardcore productivity iPad Pro user, I wouldn’t consider it good value at $100. It is a niche product for a specific type of user. Others may rely on iPad cases that typically include a stand mode option.