Moko Keyboard case and HDE Bluetooth Mouse - Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 Accessories

Just ordered the following for my tablet to attempt to turn it into a hybrid tablet/mini-laptop, total investment about $47. Should arrive Wednesday, reviews to follow a few days after...
Moko Samsung Galaxy Note PRO & Tab PRO 12.2 Case - Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard Cover for Galaxy NotePRO & TabPRO 12.2 Android Tablet, BLUE (With Smart Cover Auto Wake / Sleep)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HXS76ZO/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_CfK8tb0YMFC64
HDE Ergonomic Bluetooth 3.0 Wireless Optical Mouse for PC, Android 3.1+ Tablets w/ Adjustable DPI (Blue)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H7KW37O/ref=cm_sw_r_udp_awd_rcK8tb0P5CAQQ
Any advance opinions or discussion are welcome.

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Case and mouse arrived, two days via Amazon Prime as expected.
The mouse feels very cheap and lightweight but functional. One of the buttons was lodged out of place when it arrived but it snapped back in effortlessly. Small scratch on the top too. Definitely low-end device. Picture next to a standard sized MS mouse for reference.
The case seems high quality and was well packed. The keyboard and cover strap hold firmly. The keyboard itself has a good feel but is smaller than I expected.
Full review of setup and usage to follow.
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Thanks for posting.
First reaction I had to your links when you ordered was that the keyboard was too small, the bezels on left/right were large and in order to be close to a normal laptop keyboard the keyboard would have to be as wide as the display of the Note Pro.
How does it feel to type on it? Cramped?

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muzzy996 said:
Thanks for posting.
First reaction I had to your links when you ordered was that the keyboard was too small, the bezels on left/right were large and in order to be close to a normal laptop keyboard the keyboard would have to be as wide as the display of the Note Pro.
How does it feel to type on it? Cramped?
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I'll have to let you know with some use, since it arrived at work and my tablet is at home, but just some "play" typing to try it out seems just OK, it is no smaller than the keyboard on a 10" Netbook or Chromebook, but if you are a touch-typer that does a lot of typing I could see where it would get uncomfortable with a lot of use, and the positioning notches on the F/J are barely noticeable. Personally, my use of it will include mostly web browsing, forums, email and such, so the advantage of keeping the screen real estate when typing should be worth it.
And yes, it does feel slightly "cramped"...

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Thanks!
Sounds decent for the price, can't go wrong.

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Review Part 1 - Installation
Well, first off everything went well, and I am typing this on my new keyboard and mouse!
I grabbed my tablet and pulled my old $10 case off... dumpster for that one... and put my Note Pro into the MoKo case. It fit snug, almost tight, but in the right area, the case seems well constructed and it fits very well, even the velco strap that holds the bottom part fit perfectly. I did quickly note that although this case was supposed to have magnets to turn off the screen when closed and turn it on when opened, it does not but so far I have not found that to be a real problem. The screen will timeout and shut off at the assigned time delay. All ports, the S-Pen, and the cameras are easily accessible and not obscured at all. As far as a case goes, it works well.
The keyboard was simple to setup, I didn't even look at the instructions. I turned on Bluetooth in the tablet, turned on the keyboard and pressed and held the BlueTooth button for a couple seconds, then tapped Scan on the tablet, the keyboard was instantly found and a window popped up asking me to enter a 6 or 7 digit number string on the tablet and Enter and I did so and it was in sync and worked perfectly from then on.
As far as the keyboard goes, it works OK... It is small and a little cramped, but so far this post is going well as I get used to the keyboard. On the keyboard there is a Home and Back button, as well as some handy shortcuts for Brightness, Volume, Mute, media control, copy/paste functions, shortcut to Email (haven't figured out how to change it to Gmail yet), a "Language Key" which seems to do nothing but display a toast message that says "English(US)", and a Lock/Sleep button. All very handy, but wait, something is missing (or perhaps I don't know how to make it work), there is no Recents Apps or Multitasking button so I still have to tap the Recents button on the tablet to bring up the recent apps menu. There is also no DELete key, there is a backspace which is quite close to the Sleep/Lock button and I have bumped it a few times, but no delete key... Odd, is this an Android thing? Also, only one Shift button on the left side, none on the right. If you pause for a minute or so, the keyboard seems to go into a sleep or battery saving mode, tapping a key wakes it up.
The mouse was about as easy, I put in 2 AAA batteries and turned it on, held all three main mouse buttons and tapped Scan on the tablet, it came up almost instantly and I clicked Pair and it just worked from there. Took me a minute to figure out the mouse though, I have never used one in Android, Left click is fairly normal (like a screen tap), Right click is the equivelent of Back, Middle click same as Home. There are two buttons on the side that I cannot figure out, one seems to be a duplicate back and the other does nothing. There is a DPI button on the top but it doesn't seem to do anything when I click it at all. The documentation with the mouse is basically worthless. On the bright side, it seems to work well without any modifications or settings and although it is small, I had no issues navigating anything with it. The mouse also seems to have a power save mode that kicks in after about 5 minutes, requiring a double tap to "wake up"
All in all for a total investment of under $50, I am fairly satisified it will be able to replace my laptop for my use, but people who type quite a bit should look for a better keyboard.
I will go through a few days of use before I update anymore, any questions or comments, feel free.
Sent from my Samsung Galaxy Note Pro 12.2 using Tapatalk

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So after using this keyboard/mouse combo with my Note as a laptop replacement for a 3 day weekend on the road, I am fairly happy with the result... I didn't even bother to take my laptop and I didn't miss it, except one time I wish I had Flash (not a keyboard/mouse thing, just to lazy to get it working on my Note).
After about 10 hours of use, the keyboard and mouse worked fine, I had no issues at all and the batteries held up with no problems (as expected).
I still would not recommend this keyboard case for someone who types a lot or on a regular basis, it is not the most comfortable for extended use in typing long reports or even several lengthy emails... but for normal web browsing, forums, and emails, it works fine.
If anyone has any questions feel free to ask.