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Not quite there.
I purchased this in the hopes that it would not only replace the keyboard for my tablet but also for my regular system and my editing system.
The good points are few and far between. It has a great look to it and hooking it up via USB is simple although I did have to plug it in twice before my system read it properly. After that, it operated like any keyboard.
I could not get it to pair via Bluetooth with three Android phones that it says it will pair with. I did get it to pair with my Acer tablet without a problem.
The big elephant in the room is the keyboard itself. It is not a full keyboard. The function keys are in different positions and there is no extended keyboard. As an editing keyboard, I need the extended keyboard and the function keys where they should be.
Finger position on the keys is also important and problematic if you need to do a Control/Shift/third key stroke such as delselecting tracks in an Avid of FCP. If you are like me and are used to hitting and holding the Shift, then then Control button then hitting the A buttong, it doesn't recognize the keystrokes because your Shift finger has probably blocked the Control finger you laid on the board.
Keystroke recognition is slowly. Way too slow. I started to write this review using the Magic Cube and gave up because it was taking too long. The keyboard on my tablet just barely keeps up with my typing (roughly 30-40wpm...not great) so I switched back. The Magic Cube cannot keep up past hunt-and-peck typing and it stumbles on double taps of the same key.
Key press and hold works slowly as well. You will get multiple letters, but it takes a while for the keyboard to recognize you are waiting for it to double up letters.
As i said, the keyboard layout is way off from a normal keyboard with such simple things as the period button located on the top row where the function keys would normally be. The tilda key is second in on the top row, delete is top right...just take a good look at the pictures and you'll see what I mean. For someone used to the standard keyboard layout, this will take some time to address but I'd rather see them come out with a proper extended keyboard with a control panel to handle such things as recognition speed, double taps and click and hold features. Or perhaps they could do a software update on these to handle that.
Either way, i'll be returning this for now since it simple fails to meet my needs and expectations.
October 2011 · Electronics · verified purchase