On paper, the Zagg Nomad Book sounds like the perfect keyboard case. It’s an outwardly sturdy 10.5-inch by 7.75-inch carapace that’s designed to hold everything from a 9.7-inch iPad and a 10.5-inch iPad Pro to a Samsung Galaxy Tab S3 in its loving embrace, which represents a rare stab at one-size-fits-all simplicity in an accessory market that’s often confusing in its specificity. At the moment, it’s most remarkable for filling the unexpected void for 9.7-inch iPad keyboard cases that also come with a spot for the newly supported Apple Pencil.
In practice, it’s a wonder that it even got off the assembly line.