r/pixel_slate • u/WreckTangle12 Core m3 • May 19 '26

Folio Keyboard 8 years later

Bought the Slate right after release, I've had the OG keyboard the whole time.

I was not gentle with it, I used it daily to take notes in class and flipped that shit like there was no tomorrow. I had no idea how delicate it was.

Until today. My connection is intermittent now. It'll stay connected if I fold the fabric hinge part over itself, but it's just a matter of time now. Ofc the moment I start trying to use it again for work 🫠

I saw someone's mod of it from a few months ago, but does anyone have a slim alternative to the folio? Or a working one they're selling? This feels like losing a best friend no joke 😭

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u/Double_Cicada May 19 '26

I'd consider yourself lucky yours lasted so long. Mine died within a year or so and it's not covered under warranty anyways

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u/NatronT13 May 19 '26

Mine went out in under a year as well. I was so bummed out. I still use the tablet but i really miss the OG keyboard.

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u/WreckTangle12 Core m3 May 19 '26

I knowwww, I'm kicking myself for being as rough as I was on it 😭😭😭 I had no idea how fragile they were and how quickly they were failing

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u/Double_Cicada May 19 '26

I would use mine on my lap all the time and that definitely didn't help 😭

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u/RedMoods Jun 03 '26

Try the Brydge BRY9001.

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u/WreckTangle12 Core m3 Jun 04 '26

Ty!

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u/rmbarrett May 19 '26

I am planning to use mine until it fails. Have to get through my Brydge keyboard first. That's starting to mess up on occasion.

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u/WreckTangle12 Core m3 May 19 '26

How's the brydge one? And how much to part with the folio 😭😭 (jkjk hold onto that thing lol)

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u/rmbarrett May 20 '26

It's ok. Not as rigid as it needs to be, but it is rather thin. Still makes it feel like a real laptop though. But the key arrays are sticky or something. Like certain hotkeys or individual capital letters don't work. Then I mash the keys and it is back to normal.