Brydge 12.3 Pro Bluetooth Keyboard with Trackpad for Microsoft Surface Pro (Black)

This keyboard arrived damaged. I don't think it happened in transit - I think it shipped that way from the company. I didn't notice it right away, but the bottom left corner was not securely attached, and it effected the use of the touchpad (once I figured out how to turn it on using Fn-Alt). Also, the little rubber bump on the left side was missing, presumably down into the inside of the keyboard, due to the gapping issue.Although I like the keyboard, I wanted to return it and get another one because, you know, this is supposed to be new, even if the issues are livable. When I went through the return process, I noticed that I was supposed to pay for the return shipping. I got a good deal on this keyboard - only $27 (I know some of you paid like $127, so how can I complain), but that means that spending $10-$15 shipping it back leaves a net return of $12-$17. Although I'm kind of miffed at that, I'll admit that the keyboard, even in its present condition, is worth more than that to me - so I guess I'll just keep it. Like I say - I love the keyboard, I'm just mad at the company for not taking care of this on their dime instead of mine.Now that that's out of my system - I'll tell you about the keyboard. I was/am still a bit worried that the hinges will someday crack the screen on my 6pro - I can see how that could happen if you just grab the screen and slam it shut. That glass screen isn't meant to take that kind of pressure, concentrated in a little spot like that. But I leave mine open on my desk most of the time, and I'm going to think about that every time that I do close it, so I don't anticipate a problem. It certainly isn't going to crack the screen by just sitting there, as it's not that tight (it's tight enough, it's just not clamped on or anything like that).I was a bit nervous to get a bluetooth keyboard, because I can't stand the lag that I have always noticed in the ones that I have used before. But I don't have that problem with this keyboard. If it has a lag between the time that I hit a key to wake it up and it starts to register that keystroke on the screen, I haven't noticed it. Good for them. The touchpad is also very responsive.The keyboard feels pretty good, but I notice that I get a significant number of double letters while I'm typing. Is this me or the keyboard? It doesn't happen to me on other keyboards, so I assume it's the keyboard. I wrote this review using the keyboard, and probably had about 20-30 double letters that I had to go back and correct. Perhaps as I get more accustomed to the keyboard, that will abate.The hinges raise the keyboard on a slight slant, so that is nice - as far as it goes. Unfortunately, the slant is not as great as I am accustomed to (I have always used the ridiculously-priced Microsoft type keyboard, which has more of a slant), so I feel like I really have to reach for the upper-two rows of keys. I'm sure I'll get used to that.I am pleased with the weight of the keyboard. I realize that greater weight in the keyboard increases the overall weight of the tablet, but I was more concerned that when I leaned the screen back, the entire thing would fall over backwards because the screen outweighed the keyboard by too great an amount. There is no such problem here - I'm able to position the screen at normal usage angles and it doesn't feel like it's going to fall over.So I'll finish where I started - I love the keyboard, but I wish I had one that wasn't broken. If the company is listening - Hey! Make this right. Right?

Strong material, the connectivity is fast and I have no issues with the responsiveness of it I was even able to do some light gaming on it; I does give the Surface Pro 5 a bit more weight but it just feels more premium to me; one more bit of Easter egg that wasn't advertised it puts the Surface Pro 5 to sleep when close.

I bought this not because I have a windows surface. I bought this for my Google pixel slate. The company no longer produces this product for the Google device, but it is identical to the one for the Microsoft surface. I thought to myself why not give it a try because I did write to the manufacturer and they said to add my name to their waiting list and they'll contact me when they decide to start producing it again. I looked at what the price was going for elsewhere and there was no way I was gonna pay that for a keyboard when this thing is such an ideal price point. So I purchased it and I hooked it up. Everything works great until you touch the trackpad. At that point nothing works right. So I read through the documentation and I found there's a way to use some key strokes to disable the trackpad. Once that was done, the device works great. I am very pleased with it. I don't understand why the manufacturer does not do a few tweaks to the trackpad to make it more universal. I mean I've used other trackpads and other mice on my Google device and it works great so why is this so wonky? I'm guessing there must be some sort of driver signature in the firmware on the trackpad that says this is just for Microsoft. Except I've had other Microsoft products that are just for Microsoft and they work just fine. Anyway, enough said. I'm very pleased with it even though I'm using it off label. If the trackpad worked on the device, I'd give it five stars. I know that doesn't seem very fair of me since it wasn't designed for my device, but there are better drivers out there that they could've put in that would make it work with anything. And then they wouldn't have to label for this product or that product and it could be more universal and not have a price hike of 400% because I have a unique device.