Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard with Touchpad – Samsers Portable Wireless Keyboard with Stand Holder, Rechargeable Full Size Ultra Slim Pocket Folding…

I am using this product to connect to my notebook laptop. When I go on trips where I stay in hotels or other rented homes, I tend to use my notebook to connect to the TV and watch my stuff that I stream at home. I do not like ads and I cannot deal with regular television. One of the challenges with this approach has been input from the couch. I had a wireless mouse that worked for most of the navigation, but when you want to search for something you have to get up and type it in. Total first world problems and I am not in bad shape so getting off the couch is not a chore. However, when you are lounging, it is nice to not have too.

Out of curiosity, I looked to see if there was something that would fix the ‘issue’ and I came across this product and ultimately bought it.

Connecting to my notebook was easy. Each subsequent connection has worked without an issue. The range is quite far and will work in any situation I can think of for my purposes. I actually tested it in my house and I was very far away and I saw that it was still connected. Good stuff. The actual keys are pretty good and have a decent response feel to them. So far the battery life has worked with my needs. The trackpad is pretty decent in performance and it works very similar to my notebook. No issue with performance.

Neutral comments would include the keyboard layout. This is not likely a keyboard that you will type long emails or work from home with. The layout just won’t work for most people, especially if you have larger hands and fingers. This is neutral because it is a folding keyboard and they needed to put the breaks somewhere. I cannot ding on that. The device itself feels a little weak and something that I don’t want to ever drop by accident or even fall off the couch. It does not feel that robust to me. This is neutral in my opinion because this unit was not too expensive. I am not down with disposable gear, but the price is not that high to replace if I do drop it one day. Lastly, a backlit keyboard would be awesome and helpful for my purposes due to the layout being tough to use. I get this could make it more expensive, but I had a hard time typing when it is darker and I am normally pretty good at it. I was not certain which key I was clicking often.

In terms of nitpicks, I have a couple that collectively factor in to the final 4/5 rating. First, my unit would only wake up on a key press and not moving the trackpad or clicking on a trackpad button. I always hit the spacebar, so I am not sure if it is all keys or that one, but I suspect all keys will wake it. May sound minor, but I prefer to wake devices using the mouse. Such as when you come back to a sleeping computer.
Second, the trackpad could be close to 2x larger if designed that way. The room exists. The status lights could easily have gone across horizontally along the top and the trackpad itself could have been lengthened by probably 80%. Why I harp on that is because when you are scrolling a webpage or a steaming service, you would use the up and down motion. The trackpad feel is decent, but there is not a lot of space to swipe up and down. So I found myself doing a lot of little choppy swipes. A bit of a wasted opportunity there in my opinion.

Overall, a good device that I am not regretting that I bought. It works with my needs, though it could be even better. Hopefully the company will consider some of the items I noted above.

Works great

Same as some other reviews I saw before I purchased it. It seems to disconnect after a very short amount of time, but I’m not sure if that’s a problem with the system or the keyboard. Otherwise it’s compact and works well.

Very convenient for someone who has to use a tablet to document all day.