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Bought as a replacement for a years-old MS keyboard which came with the Surface. The minor downsides compared to the MS product: it's a little heavier, down to the battery I guess. The action feels a little more "clicky" and the plastic a little lower quality than the MS keyboard. To be clear though, this isn't a Fisher Price "My first keyboard" and it's nice to use. The Enter key is oblong and not an L-shape. And the fabric feels a little more synthetic than the MS one. These are all little deficiencies, though and without the advantage of the MS keyboard to compare against, don't think I'd have noticed. Downsides out of the way, the BT connection transforms the usability of the machine. I can place the screen on the other side of the desk, at the end of a desk sharing the screen, or on the tray table on a train or plane and work with the keyboard in my lap. I've dropped the kick-stand on the Surface into the magazine slot on a plane seat back and worked with the keyboard on the table, comfortable facing a screen at head height. The magnet is strong enough to hold the keyboard onto the Surface, with the keyboard dangling from the machine and battery life isn't an issue. It just makes using the Surface as a laptop an immensely more comfortable and enjoyable experience. Add to that the cost saving against the MS product and it's hard to make a case against this.

The keyboard itself is fine. Connected to my Surface easily and is comfortable to type on. However, the battery life is poor - perhaps I have a keyboard with a faulty battery? I switch the keyboard off when I have finished using it but find that it is flat by the following day and I have to charge it before I can use it. Charging is quick fortunately but this makes the keyboard less useful than I had hoped it would be. After seeing Arteck saw the review that I posted, they contacted me. They said that I appeared to have a faulty model and offered to replace it free of charge. I did not have to return the faulty model. The new keyboard arrived within three days and works fine. In my experience, you can purchase their products with confidence as they respond quickly and appropriately if things are not right.

I bought this to replace my original keyboard for my surface pro. It connected via Bluetooth really easily. I was a little sceptical as it isn't a Microsoft product, but honestly wouldn't know the difference. Was super easy to connect and within minutes it was installed and works just as well as the more expensive Microsoft equivalent.

Really good product and brought some "newness feel" to my surface pro device. Great value for money. Battery life is good and I've charged it just once in the last 5 weeks. An exceptional design effectively meeting needs and exceeding expectations. The responsiveness is pretty amazing.

Only connnects via bluethooth, which does drain the laptops battery a bit. Mouse pad is also not great, its hard to do a left click.

I really like this keyboard, I'm even using it to write this review. It maybe lacks some of the refinement of a Microsoft Typecover (no backlit keys, louder keystrokes), but it more than makes up for it in terms of value for money. The Bluetooth connection works faultlessly, and I like that the keyboard can be detached from the Surface Pro to work at a distance. The trackpad has support for multi-touch, but if you find yourself catching it whilst typing, Function key + spacebar toggles it on/off. Some reviews mentioned the delete key not working, but I think as someone else said, this is probably because they had F12 set as the default action (Delete and F12 are on the same key). You can toggle the default action of the top row of function keys by pressing the Function key + ESC. So all in all, an excellent piece of kit that has given my Surface Pro a new lease of life.

I am a full time student so my income is very limited which is why I chose a cheaper non branded keyboard to try and save my money. Boy do I regret this!! It constantly glitches out , I try and move the cursor and it moves it the opposite way on screen or just flickers or adds words as I press delete or completely freezer or refuses to connect to the computer… it’s really plasticky as you type as well and buttons on there don’t operate like normal keyboard for example the delete label button does not actually delete. Clt alt del does not work either. It will pick and choose what it does when it wants and be damned if u want to do work…just want to turn back time and buy the real thing… which I now have to do anyway

Item looks exactly as the product picture. It fits my surface pro 4 perfect just like the Microsoft surface keyboard. It connects via Bluetooth easily and works well. The touch pad is not as responsive as the original Microsoft keyboard, but it works. I’d recommend this to someone wanting to buy it.

otimo produto. Rápida entrega e ótima embalagem.

Hasta ahora a funcionado bien. Tengo como un mes con el teclado y todo va bien.

Good product , fits well with my pro 6

Very good product, I appreciate being able to afford the keyboard that works with the surface. My work gave me the tablet but no keyboard, so it was on my dime. Thank you

I purchased a replacement keyboard (OEM) once before, it was almost $250, this time based on the age I tried to use the on screen keyboard but that wasnt working. I looked at these that dont charge like the OEM but wasnt sure it was going to work, although when I saw this at the super special price I figured it was worth the gamble. To my surprise the fit an finish of this keyboard is actually nicer than the factory MS one, the keys are smooth and precise, it has a simple process to turn off the trackpad when needed. Charging was simple and even if the internal batteries at some point fail, the charging cable is small and goes right in the side of the surface pro and does not get in the way of anything. This item is amazing, they created a better than OEM at a tenth of the price, I think I grab a spare so I wont need to worry next time I spill on it or break it. Get off that fence and order one!