![Review: SwitchEasy’s CoverBuddy Protects Your iPad Pro and Holds an Apple Pencil [Updated]](https://i0.wp.com/images.macrumors.com/t/TO7H64ylL_a_fIkAi8hsDcOFtfM=/1600x/http://images.macrumors.com/article-new/2015/12/coverbuddypieces-800x600.jpg "Review: SwitchEasy’s CoverBuddy Protects Your iPad Pro and Holds an Apple Pencil [Updated]")
Apple offers protection for the iPad Pro in the form of a Smart Cover and a Silicone Case for the back of the device, but Apple’s products are priced rather high at $59 and $79 respectively, for a total price of $138 for complete iPad Pro coverage.
Luckily, third-party manufacturers have already started coming out with some clever cases and covers for the iPad Pro, and one of the first available rear shells comes from popular accessory maker SwitchEasy. The iPad Pro CoverBuddy is SwitchEasy’s first product for Apple’s tablet, and it’s designed to work alongside Apple’s own Smart Cover and Smart Keyboard.
SwitchEasy funded the iPad Pro CoverBuddy through Indiegogo, but now it’s ready to ship out to customers. While the Indiegogo campaign was still ongoing, SwitchEasy sent me a prototype CoverBuddy to check out, which I’ve been using for the last week.
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