Brydge - 12.3 Pro+ Wireless Keyboard Touchpad Surface Pro - Silver

Great fit. Solid hinge folding (except when it broke), weight perfectly balanced.

The Brydge 12.3 Pro+ wireless keyboard! It comes with a keyboard and a USB type C to C cable for charging. The keyboard has two slot in hinges where you can slot in your Surface Pro 4-7 to convert it into a laptop form factor. The slots are very firm and will hold your Surface Pro in place pretty well. Unless you intentionally remove your Surface Pro, it won't fall out. The hinges themselves are very stiff, so the position you angle the Surface Pro at will be pretty solid and not shift. Build quality of the keyboard is very good also. The keyboard itself is just a bit thinner than the Surface Pro and the solid construction of the keyboard materials make it look and feel like a very durable product. On performance, this keyboard seems be very laggy for me (related to track pad). Not sure if this is due to Bluetooth connectivity issues or if i got a defective track pad but it was very noticeable. It is most obvious when moving the mouse with the keyboard's track pad, the choppy animation and non-fluid tracking made it feel like i was on a 30 FPS screen. Putting my Surface Type Cover back on and using the track pad from there did not render the same issue (so i could only assume it is the Brydge keyboard causing this issue). The typing experience on the other hand is not too bad. The key travel is very satisfying and consistent throughout. It certainly does not feel as good as typing on the Surface Type Cover, but comes close enough. The only issue i have with typing is that the palm rejection of the track pad was not that great. I would find myself typing and the cursor moves to another spot in a document where i did not click. This issue really discouraged me from typing on the keyboard and defeats the purpose of even having it in the first place. The only workaround for this issue is if you have a USB or Bluetooth mouse that you are using and disable to Brydge keyboard's track pad or you just disable the Bridge keyboard's track pad and use the touch screen feature of the Surface Pro to move your cursor. Not doing so will really hinder any typing related activity you will need to perform. I typically use a USB mouse (Logitech G502 Hero) with my Surface Pro, so i was able to avoid this issue with the track pad but certainly wanted to point it out for anyone that may use the track pad only so they may be aware. Track pad issues aside, if you are looking for a way to convert your Surface Pro into a laptop, this keyboard cannot be recommended enough as there are work arounds for issues described above. However, if you are looking for a reliable and keyboard and you will not be using a separate mouse, i would certainly stick with the Surface Type Cover or other alternatives.

This keyboard base is an excellent alternative to the Microsoft Surface Pro Type Cover as it offers most of the same excellent experiences at a similar price and with better lap usability. The Brydge Pro+ turns your Surface Pro into full-fledged laptop! The build quality is truly amazing, offering a very nice balance of weight, thinness, and size. The keyboard base is the same physical size as my Surface Pro 6, making it feel like a perfect fit. The hinges grip the Surface firmly and it is very secure, but also easy to remove for use as a tablet when you want it. Balance and portability are excellent, I tested this on a road trip to a client, and it is backseat memo writing approved! The base kept the Surface stable and secure, even while encountering some pretty rough potholes on a Wisconsin farm country highway! The battery life is excellent! I’ve been using this non-stop since I received it, after charging to 100% (arrived with about 80% charge), and it is only down to 83% with the backlight on the middle brightness level! The trackpad feels really nice, the gesture control works very well, but there is some very noticeable lag and latency… I have tried uninstalling and reinstalling drivers, messing with tracking settings in Windows, even going as far as turning off Bluetooth and WiFi on surrounding devices. It will track well most of the time, but when there is an issue, it’s like your cursor is ice skating across the screen while missing frames! This isn’t a huge deal as most of the time, it works well and is at least very useable, but when its bad, its really bad. I believe this has more to do with the Bluetooth in the Surface Pro 6 than the Brydge Pro+, as the same issue happens with my Logitech MX Anywhere 2S Bluetooth mouse. Hopefully this will be solved through an update to the Surface drivers, but it appears that it is NOT an issue with the Brydge Pro+. Typing will occasionally have slight latency, especially after a few minutes of not using it, but it disappears very quickly and is fairly common with Bluetooth LE devices to save power. Overall, I really love using this keyboard base! It’s stable and turns my Surface Pro 6 into a laptop that is amazing to use, still very light weight, and looks amazing! I would highly recommend this for students and professionals who need portability and usability in a variety of “table-less” environments!

This is my second Brydge keyboard, my first I used with my Surface Pro G3, it was a huge step up from MS's no travel keyboard pad. My current Surface Pro G7, came bundled with a MS keyboard, so I'm going compare and contrast the MS keyboard with the Brydge 12.3 Pro+. Given my love for my first Brydge keyboard, I was anxious to try they new Brydge 12.3 Pro+. First weight, the new Bridge Pro+ is lighter than the original, but more than twice the weight of the MS keyboard, but this is not all bad the Brydge balance the Surface's weight so it can be positioned it at any angle, without using the kickstand. You can also use the Brydge detached from the surface (BT connection) so you can position the surface at greater distance (I do this frequently where the surface is about a foot from the keyboard - or in my lap), I can't do this with the MS keyboard, that has to be attached to Surface, and you can't balance it in your lap (too flimsy). As I said the brydge connects to the Surface via Bluetooth, but to save power the Brydge powers down after a few minutes of non-use. So when you start to use again the first keystroke is lost unless you remember to wake it up by pressing the shift, ctl or fn key first; I use other BT keyboards all the time so I'm accustomed to this, I also have learned to look for backlighting to be on before I start typing. So this a difference but not a big deal to me. Key travel/key size - a big win for Brydge, all the keys are slightly larger the the MS keyboard, and the key travel is a little longer, it just feels much more natural to type on the Brydge keyboard - no contest. Backlighting, I love backlighted keyboards, don't know how I got along without one. The Brydge backlight is almost twice as bright as the MS keyboard, and it stays on longer. It's also adjustable low, med, and bright. Charging, the new keyboard holds a charge about 3 times longer than their original (6mo vs 2mo); Both are plenty long, and when charging the keyboard you can still use it. The MS keyboard does not need charging, but that means their backlighting and keyboard draws power from the Surface. So with the Brydge your Surface will last longer on batteries. Trackpad, this is an area the MS keyboard has improved the most. The MS trackpad is very good, but the Brydge trackpad, is slightly larger, and even more accurate, 100% of trackpad is responsive, the edges of the MS trackpad, may or may not do what you would expect. Protection, the Brydge is made of aluminum, it much stronger than the "Fabric"/plastic MS keyboard. It also heavier, which may, be a negative to some. I'd also have to call the Brydge keyboard is "prettier" the construction is excellent, it match's the Surface's high quality appearance. The MS keyboard, still looks/feels like an afterthought. One ding (star) against the new Brydge 12.3 Pro+ keyboard with my MS Surface 7, it pulls off the hinges pretty easily. With my old Brydge I could lift the surface and the Brydge keyboard stay connected to the hinges. If I do the same with my new Brydge keyboard attached the Surface pulls out of the hinges. Their original had multiple silicone inserts for the different thickness of the different Generations of MS Surfaces. There is not that much difference between the G4-G7 but there is some, I wish the Surface did not separate as easily as it does. Overall the Brydge is a much better keyboard, in almost every way than the MS keyword. If I had to buy either a MS keyboard or a Brydge the cost/performance difference makes this an easy decision - Brydge wins. Except for staying connected to the surface, when lifting the screen, it's nearly perfect.

I just purchased the surface pro 7 and the brydge keyboard and love them both….I can use my surface as a tablet when I want a tablet or use it aa a laptop….its the best of both worlds

I am always trying to find the right keyboard for my Surface. I got the official keyboard cover and I enjoyed typing on it, but it still feels flimsy as you type on it. I always heard great things with Brydge and was excited to get this. After a few weeks with this, here are my thoughts: Pros: -Feel: this is an amazing typing experience. The keys feel great as you type away. It also has good key travel for my smaller hands, but this actually feels like a true laptop experience. The touchpad is nice and responsive: -Protection: like all Brydge products, the keyboard attaches to the tablet/computer via two hinges that securely holds it and gives you the clamshell design. The hinges are nice and secure, I don’t fear it opening by accident or falling out. -Viewing angles: The hinges also give you good viewing angles and keeps it in that angle so you don’t have to use the Surface’s built in kickstand. Which also allows you to truly use the Surface on your lap without it feeling awkward. -other features: backlit keyboard, always a good thing. Long battery life (6 months with initial charge). Cons: -weight. At 1.46 lbs, this adds to the overall weight when you have the Surface attached. -temperature: the surface pro 7 already gets hot when I use it. Having the Keyboard which connects via BT makes it even hotter. This is not a knock off tue keyboard, but the overall experience can be an uncomfortable one. Overall, I really enjoy the Brydge Keyboard. I feel it works well, improves your trying experience. Highly recommend this keyboard.

Great alternate to OEM. Super Slim. Long battery life. On day 3 of full WFH and still charged. Easy to charge USB C Easy to setup. Quick finger functions are easy to use. I would recommend this product.

Brydge - 12.3 Pro+ wireless keyboard with touchpad This is an excellent product and certainly a dynamic upgrade over the keyboard cover that Microsoft sells for the Surface Pro. I understand that this keyboard is only compatible with Surface Pro 4-7. My particular model is the 5. I could tell this is a high quality product by the packaging it came in. Installation was a snap with clear instructions in the installation guide. The battery did need charged when I received the package. Once the battery was charged, it stated holding the FN Key and Del. A green light came on. The next step was to go to settings to activate the Bluetooth. No problem. The settings also indicates the battery power level percentage which is supposed to be about 6 months. After a few days, the percentage reads 89% The screen can adjust to different angles and the keyboard is backlit. I noticed that the backlighting was not working but I found out how to turn that feature on from the support page on the Brydge website. The charging cable is USB-C male ends. My SP-5 does not have a USB-C. Rather,, it is equipped with USB. However, I was able to charge the keyboard with my SP Mini which has a USB-C port. I would imagine there would be an adapter to take care of that situation if you wouldnot have a USB-C charging device. If you haver a Surface Pro 4-7 and are in need of a keyboard, this is a better solution that Microsoft's type cover except for one thing - portability. You could use the Brydge cover while transporting the SP but the MS type cover is better for that. I have had occasion to replace the MS Type cover. If I had to do it again, I would without a doubt choose the Brydge keyboard.