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tintoela
post 16/01/2013, 06:23 AM
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Hi, I have an android table I bought from Kmart - audiosonic brand and I am wanting to get a case with a keyboard. Just wondering if anyone has successfully added a keyboard to their android tablet? The ones I am looking at have a USB connection. My tablet has both a mini usb port and a normal size USB port - would it matter which port I used?

Here is what I am looking at -

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/10-Leather-Case...372288144277609



I just don't want to buy it and then find it doesn't work on my tablet. Should it just plug in and work or will I have to load drivers or something?


Any help appreciated.


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post 16/01/2013, 06:38 AM
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You could probably get a bluetooth keyboard or something?

I know I have a separate keyboard for my ipad which is bluetooth, I actually bought it at Aldi of all places. Love it.
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post 16/01/2013, 06:38 AM
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i brought a samsung galaxy tab2 the other day, the next day i brought a Kensington keyboard that looks very similiar to your one on ebay, the kensington connects via bluetooth. It was just under $100 from D8ckSmith, there was also a Belkin but it was about $20 dearer.
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post 16/01/2013, 04:20 PM
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I use a full size Bluetooth keyboard with my Android tablet, works like a charm, as does the Bluetooth mouse it comes with. I bought them for my laptop when its keyboard died, but it works just as well with the tablet.
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post 16/01/2013, 05:21 PM
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thanks for your replies. I have contacted the ebay seller and he says that the case i was looking at is not compatible with my tablet so I will go and have a look at some bluetooth keyboard options.
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