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Review on πŸ”‘ Brydge 12.3 Pro+ - Wireless Keyboard with Precision Touchpad for Microsoft Surface Pro 7, 6, 5 & 4 - Designed for Surface (Silver) by Richard Sallah

Revainrating 5 out of 5

The best Windows keyboard and touchpad I've ever tried!

It takes a lot to write a review to impress me, but this keyboard did the trick. I've already had stings from spending so much just for a keyboard and touchpad and I feared the worst, especially after seeing a negative YouTube review! (If you're using this product with Surface Pro as intended, make sure you've fully updated your drivers, and even google for the Marvell network driver issue that can cause mouse stuttering and lag.) Bugs aside, which Microsoft may be causing you - it's the perfect setting, even for non-Surface users. I use this keyboard with Macbook with Windows 10 and it does the job well. And the big alt key is absolutely perfect - I switch ctrl to alt and alt to win, ctrl toggles between ctrl and win. I know my setup sounds a bit complicated, but that's only because I prefer Mac-style keys on Windows, which I do via my Kinto app, which uses Autohotkey. For the user who complains that the multimedia keys are used by default. Rather than complain, you can easily remap all your media keys to F-keys and actual F-keys to media keys via Autohotkey. You'd think priority switching should be possible - and maybe the company will listen and release a firmware update -, but otherwise it can be fixed with a little effort. The touchpad is exactly what you'd expect from a precision touchpad - it just works. It's a diveboard setup, like many if not all Windows touchpads, meaning it's easier to press down than up, but nothing works quite like the Mac's touchpad equivalent. However, due to poor driver support, even unofficial drivers that work slightly better, this touchpad performs better than the one built into Windows Macbooks in general. It definitely works better than my work from Dell and that was the main reason I bought this item. My work from Dell had no way of clicking when the touchpad was pressed and I feel like it's broken. This product fixes that completely. Technically, this also works on the iPad. However, don't expect perfect alignment of the modifier keys. The touchpad also doesn't work at all on iOS, and I doubt anyone on a jailbroken device will be able to get it to work, maybe if you're still using iOS 9. This touchpad works better than the one built into Windows Macbooks in general. It definitely works better than my work from Dell and that was the main reason I bought this item. My work from Dell had no way of clicking when the touchpad was pressed and I feel like it's broken. This product fixes that completely. This technically works on the iPad too, but don't expect perfect alignment of the modifier keys. The touchpad also doesn't work at all on iOS and I doubt that anyone on a jailbroken device might be able to get it to work. If you're still using iOS 9, this touchpad works better than the built-in Windows Macbooks in general. It definitely works better than my work from Dell and that was the main reason I bought this item. My work from Dell had no way of clicking when the touchpad was pressed and I feel like it's broken. This product fixes that completely. This technically works on the iPad too, but don't expect perfect alignment of the modifier keys. The touchpad also doesn't work at all on iOS and I doubt anyone on a jailbroken device will get it to work, maybe if you're still using iOS 9. This product fixes that completely. This technically works on the iPad too, but don't expect perfect alignment of the modifier keys. The touchpad also doesn't work at all on iOS, and I doubt anyone on a jailbroken device will be able to get it to work, maybe if you're still using iOS 9. This product fixes that completely. This technically works on the iPad too, but don't expect perfect alignment of the modifier keys. The touchpad also doesn't work at all on iOS, and I doubt anyone on a jailbroken device will be able to get it to work, maybe if you're still using iOS 9. but don't expect perfect alignment of the modifier keys. The touchpad also doesn't work at all on iOS, and I doubt anyone on a jailbroken device will be able to get it to work, maybe if you're still using iOS 9. This product fixes that completely. This technically works on the iPad too, but don't expect perfect alignment of the modifier keys. The touchpad also doesn't work at all on iOS, and I doubt anyone on a jailbroken device will be able to get it to work, maybe if you're still using iOS 9. but don't expect perfect alignment of the modifier keys. The touchpad also doesn't work at all on iOS, and I doubt anyone on a jailbroken device will be able to get it to work, maybe if you're still using iOS 9. This product fixes that completely. This technically works on the iPad too, but don't expect perfect alignment of the modifier keys. The touchpad also doesn't work at all on iOS, and I doubt anyone on a jailbroken device will be able to get it to work, maybe if you're still using iOS 9. This product fixes that completely. This technically works on the iPad too, but don't expect perfect alignment of the modifier keys. The touchpad also doesn't work at all on iOS, and I doubt anyone on a jailbroken device will be able to get it to work, maybe if you're still using iOS 9. This product fixes that completely. This technically works on the iPad too, but don't expect perfect alignment of the modifier keys. The touchpad also doesn't work at all on iOS, and I doubt anyone on a jailbroken device will be able to get it to work, maybe if you're still using iOS 9.

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  • Out of fashion