At every step of the way while opening the package, I was impressed with what they had done. It told me loud and clear that the company that manufactured this keyboard really cared about their product and wanted to ensure it came to you perfectly. It was packaged in a clam-shell plastic container within a very sturdy box -- it can absolutely withstand a lot of abuse before the keyboard would be damaged. The keyboard itself was held in a molded part of the plastic shell with small foam/rubber inserts at all four corners. They then also provided 2 AAA batteries to get you started -- and they didn't go cheap, they provided Energizer batteries.
On top of the packaging itself, the keyboard has 4 rubber feet, it folds up into a small sealed position, and they even included a leather case. I just keep thinking to myself, "They didn't have to do that." But they did, and the only reason I can think of is because they wanted to make sure to the best of their abilities that the product came to you and continued to work for you in pristine working condition.
All of that made me very happy right off the bat and assuaged any doubt I may have had about going with a different keyboard.
After a bunch of research, I decided to go with this particular keyboard because it has a locking mechanism that will allow you to comfortably work on an uneven surface, like your lap. That feature does work as expected.
Pairing with my Nexus 7 was easy. I turned on the keyboard, took a pen to start up pairing on the keyboard, enabled bluetooth on my tablet, got into the settings and clicked on the keyboard, was given a code, entered and code on the keyboard, hit enter... and... voila. It worked.
At this point, I have used it only for a quick test and it went well. Yes, I had a bunch of typos, but I think after some use I'll get used to the keyboard and stop making those typos. I find whenever I start using a new keyboard layout that I get frustrated at first, and then after a bit of time my "hands" just remember everything and I can use the new keyboard effortlessly.
I noted that the keyboard has no lights to indicate it is on, but it will start blinking an indicator if the batteries are running low. I like this, I won't have a light to drain batteries or glare in my eyes.
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