The Clamcase is a decent offering in terms of iPad keyboard cases, but the amount of heft it adds for the limited functionality it brings makes it seem a whole lot better in theory than in reality.

The ClamCase for the new iPad and iPad 2 will turn your tablet into a veritable laptop, adding protection, a keyboard, and endless options as a stand.

As much as I want to like this case, the design drives me crazy enough that I couldn’t type on it over the long haul, let alone recommend it.

The ClamCase's hard plastic keyboard case makes your iPad 2 look like a bona fide laptop, but the typing experience isn't good enough.

Though we think Clamcase gets a lot right, the overall typing experience really needs to be perfect—or as close as something designed for the 9.7” iPad can get—before we’d be wiling to tell readers to go out and buy it for any price, let alone $149.