ipad 2 keyboard is a kind of keyboard for ipad2,ipad 2 keyboard is better than the virtual keyboard .When you use the touch input the virtual keyboard with hold half of the screen,it means you just have half screen to see what you input,it hold too much screen,it looks not comfortable,if you use the ipad2 keyboard,you do not need the virtual,you can use the all screen to browse the things you want with ipad2 keyboard,and you can check which you input anytime with the full screen,no more the half with ipad2 keyboard. ipad2 has the dual-core A5 chip,Two powerful cores in one A5 chip mean iPad can do twice the work at once.So it means the ipad2 can run multitask at once,Multitasking is smoother, apps load faster, and everything just works better. So you can run more task at once, and it will more faster than before.It can for the business with the fast speed,but ipad without the keyboard,it means your input speed will be slowly.So if you often input something,you need a ipad 2 keyboard. The dual-core A5 chip can work more apps at once with the high speed ,but the touch input looks so slowly,so the ipad 2 keyboard is necessary for your ipad 2,when you talk to your friend with the MSN,if you use the touch input,it means your input speed will be slowly,if you have a ipad 2 keyboard,you will input as fast as you can with ipad2 keyboard,you can enjoy your topic with you friends with ipad2 keyboard.The touch input is slower than the ipad2 keyboard. When you are in a important meeting,you need minute the details of the meeting,if you use the touch input,you will make more mistake ,and you need to correct the detail,it will waste much time,you may not minute the all details,that so bad for your work,if you use the ipad 2 keyboard,you can minute the meeting easily with ipad2 keyboard,because you will not make so many mistakes with ipad2 keyboard. Some times you may write a file to your boss,or for your work,you need input more things,but the touch input is not comfortable to write ,because of the touch,you can not touch any where except the letter you need ,so it means you will make more mistakes with the touch input,the ipad2 keyboard can give you the best input for your ipad2,use the ipad2 keyboard,you will have a good enjoyment on the input with ipad2 keyboard. If you want send an email to your friends or your familiars,you should use the ipad2 keyboard,the touch input is not comfortable to input,because you easy to touch the wrong letter,and some time you touch the screen,it no reaction,so the touch in put just for the message,and the short sentence,if you need write more word or I suggest you use the ipad2 keyboard.This ipad2 keyboard is plug and play,no need driver,it avoid the mistakes of the input which the touch input often make with ipad2 keyboard. When you use the touch input the virtual keyboard with hold half of the screen,it means you just have half screen to see what you input,it hold too much screen,it looks not comfortable,if you use the ipad2 keyboard,you do not need the virtual,you can use the all screen to browse the things you want with ipad2 keyboard,and you can check which you input anytime with the full screen with ipad2 keyboard,no more the half. The ipad2 keyboard avoid the mistake of the input which the virtual keyboard makes,this ipad2 keyboard can give you exactly input.