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    (Mac) Having troubles with this bluetooth keyboard -- please help.

    Discussion in 'Apple and Mac OS X' started by Thundr, Aug 12, 2012.

  1. Thundr

    Thundr Notebook Evangelist

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    It is this one: Amazon.com: SANOXY Bluethooth Keyboard for iPad: Computers & Accessories


    It has very good feel for it and is cheap ($15). It worked for a brief while on my Toshiba but then when I tried to connect it again it doesn't type. I think it does say it's connected but doesn't type.


    It worked with iPhone but wouldn't type 2, w, s, and x keys.
    It would not connect to MacBook Pro.
     
    Thundr, Aug 12, 2012
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    I think its pretty obvious that the keyboard is cheap for a reason: it doesn't work. You pay for what you get and that is true with this $15 bluetooth keyboard. The problem could have been narrowed down to just your MBP or iPhone but the keyboard doesn't work with three different systems (your Toshiba, MBP, and iPhone) all running three different operating systems. To me, that is an indication that the keyboard is broken. I'm not sure what can be done with the keyboard as even when it is connected, four of its keys don't work. Those keys happen to be in a diagonal pattern so a connector might be lose in the keyboard itself.

    Either way, see if you can get a refund from Amazon if it still falls within their return period. Otherwise you should contact the company behind the keyboard for some type of service for their shoddy product.
     
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    doh123 Without ME its just AWESO

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    Did the battery die?
     
    doh123, Aug 13, 2012
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  4. Thundr

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    No the battery wasn't dead.

    I guess I'll have to exchange for another one. Maybe it wasn't packaged properly and damaged on the way? It came in a big box with bunch of other stuff so it might have been thrown around the box and damaged. There's some reviews on Amazon that says it works perfectly fine, so I think mine is just damaged.
     
    Thundr, Aug 13, 2012
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