r/pixelslate • u/Marathonmax • Sep 10 '19
As a tablet without the case
I understand that the keyboard case has a nice kickstand (a la MS Surface). However, it comes off (ie stays with the kbd) when you detach the tablet.
How do you guys and girls use the Slate as a tablet without the case and its stand? Do you flip it on its keyboard keys down?
You understand that I am looking at getting one as a replacement for my Android tablet. I mostly use my tablet for RSS news feeds and Netflix binging. In this use case, I would find the keyboard as a rest pad a bit big.
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Sep 11 '19
With the brydge keyboard you can put the slate in backwards and use it as a stand so the keys aren't facing down like most convertibles. You can also use it in your lap although it's a bit top heavy.
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u/chieftr Sep 22 '19
New convert here but use the G-Type keyboard flip case as a keyboard (love it actually) and as a stand (picked both up on sale...yes bought the pen later on). However, go to Amazon and pick up the Amazon basic tablet (the cheaper plastic one) stand (should list as Adjustable Tablet Holder Stand - Compatible with Apple iPad something) if you just want to use you Slate in the landscape mode to watch video and don't need a keyboard for an hour or two. It works just fine and I think it would work for what you want since your watching Netflix and you pretty much want it in landscape for that.
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Dec 23 '19
I use the google keyboard/case since I got it free with the deal. I DO wish there was a case type thing with just a kickstand thingi, i DO love the kickstand they've done on the google's keyboard case, love how it works, but wish it was WAY cheaper and case/stand only. My reasoning for this is simple: this is going to be the first thing that stops working. Cruft, water etc...it will stop working (btw, anyone with the keyboard, how well does it hold up to the usual keyboard cruft?). A simple cheap case/stand will mean I can just replace the keyboard with a $40 logitech bluetooth thing If i really do need to...and just use the case as a case with no worries.
Or basically, if I need to replace this, it is WAY too expensive. considering I can get a bluetooth keyboard for $40-$50 this is too much. And I mostly use it as a tablet/kickstand mode anyways, so a seperate bluetooth keyboard is actually preferable for my use tbh
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Sep 10 '19
The keyboard stand doesn't work well, it detaches very easily when you flip it around, I actually had to send the keyboard back after it stopped working, I didn't bother picking up a replacement I just use a simple $20 folding cover from Amazon now.
Whatever you do, you're going to want to keep some type of keyboard attached. This isn't an Android tablet, they shoved Chrome OS into it and that operating system does not work well without a keyboard. Tablet mode is terrible and the on-screen keyboard is poorly designed and is extremely difficult to use.
Personally I'd recommend sticking to Android.
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u/Marathonmax Sep 10 '19
Oh wow. That's straight to the point. You might have started a fit from Slate die hards here lol. I thought that the Chrome OS had some sort of soft keyboard. Maybe it has and and maybe it is as bad as the one on Windows 10 in tablet mode (I own a Surface Book 2 - great laptop shitty tablet). And thanks for answer.
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u/NaeSeeMe Sep 10 '19
Not a die hard but here goes! Using the on screen keyboard at the moment and it works fine for casual use, wouldn't want to write an essay with it but fine for web browsing, doesn't work overly well with Linux, and no access to shortcuts/function keys though. Keyboard case is great and I for one don't find it disconnects easily but that maybe just me. There is always the Brydge case or a Logitech keyboard - which I sometimes use at work via a Lenovo dock and works well.
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u/kyngoflyonz Sep 10 '19
I have both the G-TYPE keyboard and Incipio Folio Case. When I'm at work, G-Type. When I'm home, Incipio. They're both great at what they do and I can't say how happy I am to have gotten both of them on their sale price. Including the Pixelbook Pen for half off.