Thread: HD Fire HD Keyboard and Bluetooth Keyboard?
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Old 10-22-2012, 03:00 AM   #12
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Originally Posted by jsh1120 View Post
No option for alternate virtual keyboards, folks. Sorry.

As for bluetooth keyboards I've done quite a bit of testing with both the Apple Wireless Keyboard and the Microsoft 6000 Bluetooth Portable Keyboard. They each work quite well. However, there is a problem.

If wifi is on (as it inevitably will be if you're typing text on a website), each keyboard is prone to a repetitive keystroke problem (i.e. type "x" and get "xxxxxxxx".) The problem is known to Amazon and they're working on a fix. Hopefully in the next few weeks when several bug fixes and the "FreeTime" update will be pushed out.

Other than that problem, however, the keyboards work quite well with word processing (OfficeSuite Professional) and note taking apps.

That key-repeat problem is very much to the fore with even the Samsung 10.1 Galaxy Tab with its OWN bluetooth keyboards. The cursor is jumpy too.
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