Arteck HB030B Universal Slim Portable Wireless Bluetooth 3.0 7-Colors Backlit Keyboard with Built in Rechargeable Battery, Black

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Pros - $20 - Super light weight and at it thickest probably about 2 1/2 - 3 American Quarters in depth - Personally I use this for my Asus Netbook that runs Windows 10 and on my iPhone 5S just for the sake of testing. (The iPhone usability actually came in handy as Im using this Keyboard right now to write my product review on through my phone. - Beautiful array of keyboard colors - Battery seems to hold a charger very wel although I can not say how long. But I can say that Ive used it moderately for about 5-6 hours in one sitting playing a strategy game, so this should be good for almost anything you need to do until youre done doing what youre doing until it needs to be plugged in. Neutral - The instructions included were actually better than most products I have seen in the past with devices like this but as always I wish there were more information in regards to troubleshooting connectivity issues. Cons - The only indication of how much battery is left is when a blue battery indicator light constantly blinks letting you know that its going to die soon. I wish when it connected to my Windows 10 device that it told you the exact percentage as Ive seen with similar products. - The backlighting is excellent but to save power it turns off the lighting after 10-15 seconds when not in use. This is a minor inconvience to me as I sometimes like to play an old strategy computer game called, "Stronghold Crusaders." The mouse is mostly used but the arrows keys are needed to scroll through the game map. So you can see how this can be annoying. I dont see anywhere in the instructions on if theres a setting to change this feature. **Updated the Con about ESC key** - Manufacture was prompt in telling me after I wrote this review that pressing the "Fn+E" keys after I pair the device would solve this issue. I did as instructed and it solved my ESC button issue listed below. Its also mentioned in the instructions to do so. User error on my part. **Issue Resolved**- I havent really tested the ESC button on other programs but I did notice that while playing that game, if I just press the ESC key, it minimizes the game and loads and Internet Explorer window. I have to press the Fn+ESC to get the Menu options I want in the game without it minimizing. - Lasty, this may be just a fluke thing with the construction of this keyboard I got but Ive noticed that I have to press the, "L" key with a bit more force as compared to all the other keys. **Updating this to 5/5 because I respect a company that promptly follows up with user issues even though I wasnt complaining to them. My Cons list other than the ESC button issue still stands though. I give this a 4/5 only because of the minor Cons I have listed. Other than that this works great. I only hope this has longevity but at $20 if it works for a year Id still be happy and recommend it. Pictures included are with backlighting on and of the size comparison to my Asus Netbook.

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UPDATE 5/09/2017 - Customer service reached out to me after reading my review. They were very helpful and replaced the keyboard immediately free-of-charge, even after I explained that I had been able to fix the original one. Sometimes good customer service is everything - and certainly provided it this time. Added 1 star for Customer Service. Thank you! So far so good on the battery life. I will update again after I get a few thousand words more typed out on it. ------- Ordered as a travel keyboard for my trusty Surface2. Most importantly it has a much better feel than the sketchy cover keyboard I used for years. It is small, causing even more typos than I usually make, but not so many that it would bother me. However, since I bought it to "travel", I am disappointed in the durability. First trip out, with the keyboard nestled gently next to my Surface in a padded backpack, two keys fell off. (see pics). Disappointing because being my first trip, I was far more gentle than I would normally be packing up to head from work, etc... After several minutes of fiddling, I was able to get the keys snapped back into place, and am currently typing this review using the keyboard. But if it cant survive the first trip unscathed, it isnt going to last long. =( The back-lit colors are a neat feature. I hope the battery life is solid.

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First impressions- Wow, this is small. After using this device for a little bit, I found the small size convenient. The keys are actually placed proper to type in a regular manner. Impressions after extensive use- This does respond to key strike input at ms rates, very impressive response time. I almost fell in love with this until I started to experience the disconnect issues. Once this keyboard disconnects, it is a permanent problem with windows 10. You are looking at turning this on and off and pushing the connect button to get it going again. To bad, it could of been great. It just disconnects, and it takes a bit to get it connected again. Update- the unit died after 8 months. Arteck customer support was good. they sent a replacement keyboard, not this paricular one but a similiar keyboard in size that utulized a wireless usb connection versus the bluetooth. so far so good. good customer care support for their products.

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Works great, and the back-lighting is great, however when you first turn it on each time it back-lights for a second then you have to fumble in the dark to find they keys to turn the back-light on again, it would be much better if it would remember your preferences and turn back on to how you last had it set. Also Im not sure yet if this is a keyboard issue or an Android issue but when I am programming sometimes I press the { key right after a tab it just makes a space so then I have to delete that character and type another letter then { then go back and delete the letter, I will need to hook up another Bluetooth keyboard sometime to see which is causing that issue. Update: The vendor sent a replacement keybaord saying the first one was defective and not working as expected. I got the new keyboard connected and the backlighting setting I last used is remembered now which helps a lot when Im using it on my tablet after my wife has gone to bed.

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First one broke after the third use within a week. They did replace it. New one Bluetooth issues. It took too much effort to try to get it to work again on my phone again which I had known it previously had. Its not a bad product when it works but Ive spent too much time trying to troubleshoot whats wrong and contacting the company than getting time to actually type with it. ***UPDATE*** My first replacement never connected to a device. My second replacement came at a time I was too busy to test it, yet I got DAILY emails from them begging to update or delete my review. The only reason I even got the second replacement is they pretty much bullied me into it when what I wanted was a refund after receiving two defective products. I have only had the time thus far to test the second replacement once, and I spent 30 minutes just trying to connect it to a device. Final thoughts? Find a different product. This one takes too much effort to get it to work to use it, and the "customer service" is borderline harassment.

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Im a designer who uses a Wacom Cintiq pen display. I always struggled with where to put my keyboard so I could access it for quick keys and shortcuts in programs like Photoshop or Sketchbook Pro. This keyboard fits perfectly in-between the stand legs and is so easy to access while drawing now.

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Update: Upgrading to 4 stars. Two months after writing the update about the erratic performance of the keyboard, Artecks customer service contacted me and offered a replacement. Ill see if this one performs better over time. I appreciate the attention to customer service and the replacement, although a two-month lag time is a bit slow.. Update: Downgrading to 2 stars. The keyboard has become ridiculously sensitive. I am a touch typist, and I dont pound. Even being very careful with the lightest touch once it started repeating a letter 2 or 3 times with every word, it has become maddening. And of course... too late to return. I bought this along with the Arteck Protection Case & Stand for Arteck HB030B Bluetooth Keyboard (Bluetooth Keyboard not included) and was initially a little irritated that they were sold separately instead of as a unified package. I got over it. Theyre affordable individually and together, and the keyboard is awesome! 1) Perfect size. Im a touch typist with fat fingers, so finding a tablet-sized keyboard that allows me to type 70wpm with gusts to 80--without a huge number of fat-finger typos--is challenging to say the least. This does the trick. Its small enough to put into my purse, but large enough to accommodate my pudgy digits. Oh, and it also has a really nice touch. 2) Bluetooth: compatible & pairs easily. I mostly use this with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 8 (Android), but sometimes with my iPhone (iOS). Yay for compatibility! 3) Long battery life with convenient USB charge. Nuf said. 4) Easy to use. I can be kind of tech-y, but if something has too many buttons, circles, & arrows I get overwhelmed. The Arteck keyboard is so simple & intuitive, I could probably teach my grandmother to use this in about 2 minutes or less. (Well... if she were still with us.) 5) Its very cool with the colorful back-lighting. Im easily entertained. Oh, look, it has colors. I would be totally happy with regular back-lighting, but the colors add to the fun factor.

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I bought this keyboard because it was the thinnest and lightest one on the market I could find. It is as light as advertised, however it is quite flexible -- too flexible in my opinion. It doesnt take much force to visibly flex it between your hands. Typing quickly on your lap is difficult because it flexes so much. I would have preferred that it have a little more structure in it. The back panel feels like a thin flat piece of aluminum held on by 12x tiny screws around the edge, so its probably. Within a month of it traveling with my tablet in my backpack, the V key popped off and wont go back in (because a tab is broken). I also owned an Anker bluetooth keyboard, and that one is quite a bit sturdier because the battery tube adds some strength to it. Edit: I was contacted by customer service to offer me a warranty replacement. I appreciate the effort for them to stand behind their product.

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This keyboard has been a nightmare. It constantly becomes disconnected from my computer, and it also somehow makes my Bluetooth application on my computer disappear. I have tried fixing it several times, because after some time, the Bluetooth comes back, but will eventually stop working again. Its the strangest thing, it literally deletes Bluetooth from my computer. My father is an experienced computer programmer and even he struggles with the thing. Buy one with a USB dongle and save yourself the headache. It is a nice keyboard when operating correctly, though.

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Im quite impressed. Much better design than a mainstream Belkin model I previously had. Connects quickly, and reconnects from sleep mode very quick. Doesnt drop connection, no observable lag when typing. Very light and thin, uses internal battery charged by USB. These are all desirable traits for a travel keyboard. The buttons are a little bigger than similarly sized keyboards, so its a bit more comfortable to type on. The keys are more tactile and feel sturdy, feels more like a real keyboard rather than a membrane style keyboard. Little rubber feet are provided and were needed to keep the keyboard from sliding around on the desk while typing. Solid enough to sit on my lap too. The backlight is nice, but havent had to use it yet. Battery life is good so far, with casual use I havent run it down in over a week.

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