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★★★★★
Five stars. It works flawlessly, holds the tablet securely, and has no lag.
I purchased this item from Best Buy as it was backordered on Amazon and I had the Tab S3.
I have used it for over one week. I have multiple laptops and have gone through multiple tablets and keyboards. I use my tablet for light duty productivity and message/e-mail responses and light editing. For any heavy use, I need a lap top or desk top.
I am a professional business person and use it on a routine basis as an alternative and light weight travel tablet. I place it in my backpack and find it light weight, convenient and easy to use. Big enough to allow utilization but much more convenient and portable than my 13 inch laptop. .
I honestly think that there is an expectation by some to have tablet keyboard to to be the best most wonderful keyboard in the world. It is functional and does a good job. It is for a tablet that is 9.7 inches and cannot be a full sized keyboard. Having had many tablet keyboards, including ones from Samsung, here is my opinion and update to correct or add previous information.
1.) When detaching the tablet, it turns off the tablet. Someone noted this was a disadvantage, claiming he/she then had to turn the tablet back on. I find this turn off function when taken out of the dock and advantage. I'm done with the task,remove the tablet, and it's off.
2.) The comment that it has no magnetic "off" contact when closing the cover does not happen on my cover. If the tablet is on and I put it in the keyboard cover and close it, it turns the tablet off.
When using the keyboard cover, place it in the dock, and it turns on the tablet. Remove the tablet, it turns off. Turn the tablet on while outside the cover, put it in the cover, close the cover, it turns the tablet off.
3.) It runs off the Tablet power. I can't tell you how frustrating it is to have a keyboard need charging independently from the tablet. One less thing to have to charge.
.4.) The lack of blue tooth hook up, noted in another review is a plus. The direct connection eliminates the independent power need of the keyboard.
And, for anyone who has ever used a tablet blue tooth keyboard, the constant lost bluetooth connection and need to resync is a big problem.
5.) The keyboard has a nice feel
6.) The cover has a holder for the pen.
7.) I have not had the problem of the tablet sliding out of the cover. I have tried to reproduce the tablet sliding out, described by the other review. I have to either hard drop it into a knapsack, or smack it on the side. Maybe I'm more careful, or less abusive. In either case, in one week of daily use, the tablet has never slipped out of the case.
What the tablet keyboard is not, is a full sized keyboard. It is cramped. But the key detention and feel is good.
Remember, this is not a lap top or a full sized keyboard. It is for use with a 9.7 inch tablet. Big enough to be useful, too small for full productivity.
What it isn't is a big, comfortable keyboard. However, it functions perfectly without a hitch. No bluetooth delay or need to sync.
Someone noted the color. I got the silver Tab S3, the grey cover is perfect.
What I don't like is that It is kind of pricey.
I'm giving it five stars because honestly think it is about as good as any tablet keyboard I have had and does the job. I have read multiple criticisms on review sites. I do think many reviewers believe that applying an unrealistic standard and expectation to a device elevates the reviewer's standing among those who believe that every device must provide a quantum leap in technology. This is a tablet keyboard. It turns the device on when connect, off when disconnected, and off if the device is placed in the cover.
The magnetic cover, in my use, has never failed to hold the cover.
The keyboard works flawlessly without lag and has multiple options in the software for different inputs.
It does not require charging and the connection is secure.
What I am missing?
April 2017 · Electronics