Review on 🔑 Brydge 12.3 Pro+ - Wireless Keyboard with Precision Touchpad for Microsoft Surface Pro 7, 6, 5 & 4 - Designed for Surface (Silver) by Rick Rogers

I like this product. I'm so impressed with the fit and finish that I'm writing this review just minutes after opening it. The key trip is wonderful. For work, I only use Lenovo ThinkPad laptops, which are said to be the best keyboards in the business. Key travel is a bit shorter on this keyboard, but the switches are just as crisp and give positive tactile feedback. The touchpad is the perfect size; big enough to be comfortable but small enough that I don't get false touches at the base of my thumb unlike Microsoft Surface keyboards. It has a light texture, as opposed to the glassy smoothness of a Mac. I personally like it. Unguided surfaces have a similar texture but are a bit rougher so you know if you're on the touchpad or not. The hinges are solid but don't feel so stiff that I worry about damaging the screen. I'm using an old Surface Pro 4 and the U-shaped brackets fit freely. They are rubber covered to keep the surface itself from slipping if I hold the connected block at a slight angle, but I wouldn't tilt the connected block _to_ 90 degrees - the mounts just don't hold it tight enough. Depending on your use cases, this can be a disadvantage. I'm hoping to use the tablet as a platform for digital art, so being able to easily remove it from the keyboard without fear of that it ruins the surface. Note that one of the other reviewers said he held her Surface Pro 7 so tight. that when trying to remove it, the screen cracked. I can say that I've tested the insertion and removal from the mounts at least ten times and each time it held up correctly and removed easily with no noticeable stress on the surface, but then again, I have a Surface Pro 7. Hinged keyboards are designed in such a way that the keyboard tilts slightly when opened. The angle is less steep than the Microsoft Surface Pro keyboard, but it doesn't have that annoying bounce if you're a clumsy typist like me. There are 3 backlight levels in addition to no backlight at all. At maximum brightness it is not very bright - enough, to show translucent letters and keycap outlines, but not so bright that it's distracting. For my finger memory, I'd like it to keep the same Fn key layout, the same as the Microsoft Surface Pro. keyboard, but I'm sure Brydge had his own reasons for making subtle changes to the Fn F1 and F12 alternate key presses (like volume up, volume down, etc.). In summary, this is the first text I wrote on this device. I was very pleased with the look, feel, and overall integration with the Surface Pro 4, so I wanted to share my first impressions with potential buyers. At $150, it is much more expensive than other BT keyboards, but being able to use it on your lap or just not "jumping" when pressing a button on the bottom is worth it with my money in my opinion. so much so that I wanted to share my first impressions with potential buyers. At $150, it's a lot more expensive. than other BT keyboards, but the ability to use it on your lap, or simply the freedom from "jumping" when pressing a button on the underside makes it worth it at my money's worth in my opinion. so much so that I wanted to share my first impressions with potential buyers. At $150, it's a lot more expensive than other BT keyboards, but being able to use it on your lap or just not "jumping" when pressing a button on the bottom is worth it with my money's worth in my opinion.