Arteck Portable Folding Bluetooth Keyboard

I bought this with the idea of popping it in my bag and heading off to write in the great outdoors. Or a cafe at any rate. With cake. I have yet to take it out and about but I have been using it in the house with my tablet when I don’t want to fire up the laptop.
So…its very ingenious. The hinges work well and the magnets hold it shut when not in use. When you open it up it automatically pairs to the tablet so you only need to set it up once.
Typing is easy once you get used to the small size, which is noticeable but then it’s a portable sized keyboard so you adapt. You can use it on your lap but it does ‘flop’ about a bit so would be better with a book or something underneath to provide a little more stability. On a table top it would be fine.
I have noticed that I don’t always manage to hit the space bar hard enough so sometimes words run together, but I assume that’s my fault rather than the keyboard.
On the whole I think it’s a lovely little thing to pair to a tablet or phone and certainly small and light enough to carry about, yet it still feels well made and the aluminium looks good too!

Very portable. It’s the same size and weight as a phone and fits nicely in big pockets or small handbags. It’s easy to plonk this and my phone in my lap and type away, and the keys are pleasantly springy.

It isn’t the quietest keyboard though (comparable to using a mechanical keyboard) despite its “whisper-quiet” claims, so don’t use this during a meeting. It’s also just slightly smaller than a normal laptop keyboard, enough to trip you up if you touch-type – so if that’s what you’re used to, expect to have to look down to type until you get used to it.

Other than that, I wish I bought this sooner.

Closest to a full size keyboard and feels very solid. Need to use it on a flat surface.

Well designed and solidly built keyboard. When folded it completely protects the keyboard from damage and takes up very little space. Keys are responsive with just the right amount of pressure and feedback, for me. Keys are well sized for extended use, except the number keys are a bit small, but not an issue unless you have to enter a lot of numerical data. Keyboard immediately paired and connected with my Galaxy Note 10.1 tablet and Galaxy Note 4 phone, also paired and connected easily with my Windows 7 PC. No observed latency issues (delay between key press and display on screen). Function buttons work as expected with the various features on my mobile devices (playing media, cut, paste, etc). Keyboard would benefit from some way to raise or prop the keyboard up at the top end when unfolded to improve ergonomic friendly typing. Maybe a small unfolding stand or flip down tabs, like on desktop keyboards.
UPDATE: Installed Windows 10 and had no trouble pairing and connecting keyboard. My PC does not have built in Bluetooth so I have to use a BT adapter (Kinivo, works great) and I find no issues connecting by adapter rather than through manufacturer installed adapter.
Con; when pressing keys at the far ends of the keyboard the keyboard will tilt a little, which can be a bit of an interference. In addition to a way to prop top up a little, something on the sides to keep board from tilting would be nice. This is not a major drawback, but a matter of minor convenience.
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Quality of design and build are great. Could use some minor improvements. All in all; A very solid, useful and easy to use device for the purpose of typing data into mobile displays. A good value at its price. Just got it and had limited time to test. Will update this review if needed after further testing. EDIT: Keyboard charges up very quickly. I am timing how long a charge lasts and will post that later. Have used it quite a bit and have seen no issues whatsoever yet. Once I’m done completely done putting this thing through all its paces I will most likely upgrade the rating to 5 stars. So far the only holdback is the lack of a way to prop it up and the number keys. If after more use those turn out to be minor I will give it 5 stars. I’d say right now it’s at 4.50 stars.

My favourite keyboard for lots of reasons, I never thought I’d end up saying that about a portable/foldable keyboard, or to be using this as my main keyboard, but it’s nice to use and super handy.

Style is cool, kinda techie but not too in-your-face, build quality is really nice and the way it folds is cool. I would say its just on the cusp of being big enough to type comfortably, I wouldn’t mind if it was slightly bigger but I also like how small and compact it is so there’s a tradeoff I guess. The charge lasts a long time and there’s a little indicator to show how charged it is.

I use it between 2 devices (my main laptop and a raspberry pi) and switching between devices is super easy and quick and a little light shows a different colour depending on the device its connected to.

One negative is that I had it for about 6 months and then it randomly stopped charging, but support was very helpful and sorted the issue quickly.