ipad2 keyboard dock is better than the virtual keyboard I think, ipad2 keyboard dock is easier than the virtual keyboard. The virtual keyboard need hold half screen of the ipad or your ipad 2, and there is just a half for you to browse the message ,it looks not very comfortable. So if you have a ipad2 keyboard dock , you can use ful screen to browse the information, no more the half , and you can use this ipad2 keyboard dock any where. And without any trouble.