I've always been a bit ambivalent about tablets. I like the portability but when I need to get work done I have to have a keyboard. Well, I couldn't resist the great Black Friday deal from Amazon that included both a Fire tablet and a keyboard. Have been working with the keyboard some and I find that it's of good quality and works well. It pairs without issue with the tablet and the case fits the tablet perfectly. The keyboard does add some weight, it's pretty hefty for a chicklet-style keyboard. But it's also solid and I have to say writing this review on it beats relying on auto-correct on my phone's swype or using an onscreen keyboard. If you know you'll just be consuming data rather than writing something, you can detach the keyboard from the magnetic mount, and it'll lighten the load a fair amount.
This keyboard also has some useful shortcut keys. The only thing it doesn't have is a numeric keypad, but given the benefit of the size and portability, I'll learn to work with it. I'm pleased with this purchase.
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Functional and Durable
This keyboard works way better than it should for the price. It's awesome! It folds up and stays up, detaches and reattaches effortlessly (good strong magnets), and as soon as you switch it on, the Bluetooth connects right to the Fire tablet. When you close the case, the tablet goes to sleep. When you open it, wakey wakey. The keyboard may be a bit smaller than what you're used to, but the keys feel good and respond great, so it's really not bad to type on. In fact, I'm writing this review on it right now! Now speaking of writing reviews, I went round and round with Amazon customer service, and they could not help me. I figured this out on my own, and since it's not clearly explained ANYWHERE on the internet, I will be the pioneer of that. If you want to write reviews using your Fire tablet, you have to go to Account, then scroll all the way down to "Review my Purchases." You can't go to "orders " and click "Write a review" on your purchased items, because that option just isn't there. it doesn't exist. So when I found out about Amazon Photos with unlimited photo storage for Prime customers, I bought this keyboard case so I can write my reviews and seamlessly upload pictures to those reviews. And now you can too. You're welcome.
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LiveWire
Feels like I now have a mini NetBook PC.. I Luv it!!
Reviewed in Canada on October 14, 2021
LiveWire
Reviewed in Canada on October 14, 2021
Admittedly though, while I use my FireHD10’s daily, for mostly MEDIA playback, Smarthome Control and the majority of the time I am “surfing” online, I dont do any of my Email, Productivity other normal “household” stuff or Financial/Banking with my FireTabs. I have still left that to my main wired desktop PC and my Smartphone (but only when on Data, not wifi!). I guess the main reason for that is that I never found a keyboard or keyboard/case combination I like to use with with my FireTabs. I was hoping that was going to change with this new Fintie case which is exclusively for my new 2021 64GB Fire10. Well, lets see how it did...
On first opening up the package and holding the Fintie case I could already feel it was a QUALITY engineered item. Despite its overall small size, it has a weight to it and the top and bottom plates have a very nice texture to it which provides both a soft feel and a good grip. It feels very much like an Acer Laptop PC I have. In fact, its very familiar to my Acer in many respects and I will touch more on that a bit later.
The bare Fire10 “clicks” into the protective case like a glove. It’s a perfect fit and it doesn’t feel like its going anywhere. And when the two halves are together, they really feel “locked in”. This was a concern for me when I was contemplating buying this, but I am glad to see that the combined unit feels solid and not like it can easily come apart when you dont want it to. While not as robust as say, the “Shock” cases I usually prefer, this Fintie case has a thinner profile than the shock case I currently have on my older 2019 Fire10 and I really like that. (I use that my older HD10 a lot for media streaming, YouTube, reading and Amazon Store browsing). I find this Fintie case very comfortable to hold unlike my older “shock case” which has pronounced ridges. Do I feel that this new one offers good protection? Well, I do, but I not going to do a practical test of that for you all right now. I will leave that to fate, later.. Haha. The case bottom has 4 very nice soft rubber feet and it feels firmly planted when on a flat surface.
OK, down to the main business.. The KEYBOARD part!, Since that is the reason I wanted this so bad...
The unit comes with a bit of a pre-charge which is nice. I am not sure how much of a charge was in it initially but I paired the unit first and then plugged it in to “top it up”. When it was plugged in, I got a red light charging indicator and it was approx. 1 Hour and 50 minutes before I got the Green light “Full Charge” Indication. (not bad!)
The unit comes with a little manual which has some good info. HOWEVER, here is where I found an issue.. During the pairing process I found the instructions to be confusing because they clearly sort of miss a step? I spent several minutes doing as it said.. Pressing and holding the “Fn +C” keys together to “enter pairing mode” and not really seeing anything happen. Then of course the lightbulb in my mind went off and I first went to...
“SETTINGS”...
then select..
“Connected Devices”..
then select..
“+ Pair New Device”
Once I did that manually and then did the “Fn +C” as the Keyboard manual advised the keyboard was of course instantly seen by the FireTab and connected quickly.. Done! I have included a pic of the actual manual page step to illustrate what I mean. Nowhere did it state the above points I noted, but they are of course crucial or you will never be able to initially pair the keyboard! Ok, that tiny bit of frustration aside, I took a few moments to try it out and then did multiple complete shutdowns followed by manual restarts in order to see if the Keyboard would automatically connect.. and it DOES!
So, how does it feel?.. Well, remember the overall keyboad is “small” because it by design has to exactly fit the footprint of a FireTab so that you have a nice closing case with a good asthetic. Now, I will bring my Acer Notebook back into the conversation.. They keyboard feels very much like the keytops on my Acer and the keys look to be the exact same size in terms of the square shape (see pic of side by side comparison). So, in my case, this Fintie keyboard already felt familiar, which for me was great! I have no problem typing with this. Granted the space bar is a bit small and you have to take a bit of time to get used to the “Fire” specific top row of special keys, but it felt pretty much intuitive to me in no time.
But.. “It’s so small and there is no Trackpad Mouse!” some say...
Well, the “Trackpad” is actually your very own index finger and the Touch Display RIGHT IN FRONT OF YOU!.. You just have to train your mind to think of the actual FireHD touchscreen being your “trackpad mouse” and then of course you have your mechanical keys for text typing and well as 4 way cursor control. After the slight learning curve it does start to feel normal. At least it did for me.
All in all, I just LUV this thing! It has a look and feel of quality and feels great in the hand. After proper pairing, mine has worked flawlessly. I have had no issues with it losing connection. The battery life is very long. I have not even been able to determine how long it will last yet, but we are talking many, many, days. Charging to full is quite fast as previously noted. I am able to type perfectly well on this as it feels very much like the Acer I have used for years and after the slight learning curve of adapting your mind to now think in terms of using it more like a laptop than just a pure tablet, it feels “normal”
I think this is very good value for money and here is why.. On average, I have paid anywhere from $19.99 to $39.99 for “shock style” cases over the years. I never use anything that does not have a protective case on it since, you WILL eventually knock or drop the thing.. just because! So, I look at this a Protective Case AND a Keyboard.. not just one or the other. They work hand in hand. So, in that regard, if I value the ‘case’ aspect as something that would have cost me at least $22.99 to begin with, I see it as a Keyboard that cost me 40 odd dollars. When I look at this from that angle, considering this has worked very well for me so far, I consider this money well spent.
I highly recommend this. A+
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jb
Works perfectly, as it is a recommended prime tablet add on
Reviewed in Canada on October 2, 2023
