The Type Cover offers a lighter and more compact solution for travel and commuting, but the Brydge is more functional in a few areas. The Surface Pro offers the best tablet experience of the Surface Laptop and Surface Book, so when you combine it with the Brydge 12.3 you truly get the best of everything in a Surface device - at a cost comparable to a Surface Laptop and less than a Surface Book.īTW, this review, and several other recent articles, were all typed using the Brydge 12.3 and I don't know if I can go back to my Surface Type Cover. Brydge even incorporated similar angles to the edges of the Brydge 12.3 so it matches up perfectly with the design of the Surface Pro.įor an extra $150, $299.99 total, you can purchase a Brydge 12.3 with an integrated 128GB SSD for more storage capacity for your Surface Pro device. It has a similar matte look and feel to the Surface Pro 4 and complements it perfectly, almost like they were made together.

The Brydge 12.3 weighs 745 grams (1.48 pounds) and is constructed of aluminum with a brushed matte finish. For example, on a crowded desk, I put the keyboard on my lap and type while the Surface Pro 4 rests up higher on the desk. Since the Brydge 12.3 connects via Bluetooth, it's also handy to setup your Surface Pro in tablet mode using the integrated kickstand and type away on the Brydge from a different position.

Once you set it up the first time, it will automatically connect when you lift your Surface Pro up from the closed position. The Brydge 12.3 keyboard connects to the Surface Pro via a Bluetooth 3.0 connection. I'd been seriously considering the Surface Laptop since I use my Surface Pro 4 with a keyboard probably 70 percent of the time, but thanks to the Brydge 12.3 that consideration is thankfully out the window. I don't always get a seat with a table on the Sounder, but no longer have to worry about this with the ability to type away like a mad man with my Surface Pro 4 on my lap. Speaking of lap use, the hinges are stiff and the keyboard is heavy enough to offset the weight of the Surface Pro resting back at extreme angles so there is no worry of tipping or off balance use.

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