A few months ago I reviewed the Twelve South Compass 2 iPad stand for the 973rd issue of Small Dog Electronics’ Kibbles & Bytes newsletter:

Being an active Apple Newton user and—more recently—an iPad mini user (see my review , I’ve had my eye on Twelve South’s Compass product for years. With their Compass 2 product line, they brought full support for the iPad mini and I finally got around to picking one up for my iPad & Newton use.

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The previous Compass was just a little too wide for the iPad mini, so while you could make it work by not adjusting it out all the way, it was far more unsteady, so the Compass 2 fixes that. With any iPad, I’d be careful about tapping too hard in the top left and right corners when the Compass 2 is in the easel configuration and your iPad is in portrait mode, but it’s still quite stable. It’s too small for the iPad Pro, so we’ll have to wait for a different solution there.

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I have the MessagePad 2100 which was the last, best model and the most expandable with an optional wired keyboard (via the serial port) and two PCMCIA slots (I have ethernet, WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS cards I use in mine). It also functions in portrait and landscape orientations, just like the iPad. In fact, while thicker, it’s dimensions are pretty close to that of the iPad mini, so it works just as well on the Compass 2. The Compass 2 makes typing with the external Newton keyboard extremely comfortable and is still stable enough to use the stylus for navigation & selections!

The Compass 2 has been getting even more use since my departure from Small Dog Electronics and I still highly suggest it, for both the iPad mini and the Newton MessagePad 2×00 models. They now come in new hues to match the silver, gold, and rose gold iPads, but they still make my favorite: black.