A real review of using the Fire HD 10+ dedicated keyboard cover for a month

As a writer, I carry my laptop with me wherever I go. Perhaps programmers and system engineers are the same.

Even though I have a notebook PC, it may be the fate of a gadget writer to [always] think "I want to use my smartphone or tablet like a PC if possible". I don't feel like I just want to satisfy my desires.

The writer who is full of such greed thinks "This is!", And the terminal I got recently is "Fire HD 10 Essential Set (cover with keyboard + Microsoft 365 Personal 1 year version)) 64GB" (below , Essential set). It is an item that includes not only the terminal itself, but also the keyboard and Microsoft 365 Personal one-year usage rights.

Fire HD 10 (Amazon)

Fire HD 10 Plus (Amazon)

Fintie Keyboard Cover (Amazon)

Fire HD 10 Essential Set (Amazon)

While thinking that the dedicated keyboard was born for the first time as Fire HD and that Microsoft 365 could be used, I heard a voice from heaven saying "I'm done with this", and when I noticed, I pressed the reservation button. Thanks to that, I received it on May 26th, which is the release date, and I used to carry a notebook PC everywhere, but now I carry an essential set with me.

There is no intention

Before entering Korona-ka, I used to fly around at presentations, seminars, and exhibitions, and write manuscripts on the go. There were many people in the same industry on the go, near the venue, and it was an environment where no one felt a sense of discomfort or the intention of "I'm working" even when I opened my notebook PC (personal impressions). ).

However, going out has become a nuisance, and the number of people who bother to work at a third place has decreased. I no longer have to work hard outside.

However, we cannot wait for the delivery date. I really want to hit the keyboard when I'm on the go and have a little time.

This is where the essential set comes into play. Because of the ease of "it's a tablet", the burden on the mind is considerably reduced. The Fire HD 10+ keyboard cover weighs a total of 1091g, which is lighter than carrying a PC (13-inch MacBook Pro 2020, 1.4kg), which reduces the physical burden a little.

▲ It's a tablet, but it doesn't look like a tablet.But from the point of view of those who understand it, tablets

In my case, most of the recent outings that tend to have a gap time are related to hospitals. The style of expanding the essential set on the train to get there or in the waiting room of the hospital, launching Word, and inputting sentences is being established.

With a laptop, you might think, "Wow, this person is coming to the hospital to work," but since it's a tablet and an inexpensive Fire HD set, no one will think about it. Rather, you should be thinking, "I wonder if I'm killing time by watching Prime Video." When I think it doesn't look like I'm working, I'm focused for some reason.

The point is that it does not look like a highly conscious system.

Fire HD 10 (Amazon)

Fire HD 10 Plus (Amazon)

Fintie Keyboard Cover (Amazon)

Fire HD 10 Essential Set (Amazon)

Good convenience of cloud storage

Most of the services provided by Google are not available on Amazon's tablet series (even through the SILK browser and Search For Google browser). Since it is based on Android, it is possible to get the APK file of the application and extract it, but I want to use it in a legitimate way as much as possible. When that happens, you can't use the Google Docs you normally use for writing.

That's where Microsoft 365 comes in.

Since it is a tablet version, there are some functions that can not be used compared to the desktop version, but if you can enter text, there is no problem. I have some quirks in IME, but once I get used to it, it doesn't matter. You can enter more and more.

Even if the name is called by the receptionist even before it is completed, it is automatically synchronized with OneDrive that can use up to 1 TB thanks to purchasing a genuine Microsoft 365 subscription service, so "I saved it by overwriting?" You don't have to worry about it.

You can also seamlessly open the unwritten file saved in OneDrive from your PC after returning home and continue. I'm really glad I made it an essential set.

There is a habit in the keyboard!

By the way, I wrote "I can input more and more", but in reality it is a bit confusing.

That's because the keyboard layout is anomalous.

If you have a keyboard for Windows PC, there is a "half-width / full-width" key at the top of the character keys, usually at the left end of the place where "1" to "0" etc. are engraved on the key top. For Mac, the "1" key top is wider, and you can touch it with the same feeling as a keyboard for Windows PC.

However, the number keys on the Fire HD 10 dedicated keyboard are generally shifted to the left. Since there is a "2" right above the "Q", you have to extend your finger to the left more than usual.

▲ Fire tablet's first dedicated keyboard (and cover)

▲ Keyboard comparison with MacBook Pro. The top is the Fire HD 10 dedicated keyboard, and the bottom is the MacBook Pro 13-inch 2020. On the Fire HD 10 dedicated keyboard, you can see that the top row of the character keys is in the same horizontal position as the second row.

The troublesome thing is that the "6" that the right hand handles in the touch type is in the position of "5" in the normal keyboard layout, so you have to stretch your fingers a lot. Since the left hand remembers "twist the hand outward", the right hand also feels "want to twist outward" and cannot input well.

(Note: The touch type is an action that the body remembers without thinking in the brain, so it does not mean that there is a sense of discomfort.)

However, if you are a Roman character input sect, this is not a big problem. You will surely be able to input like a notebook PC.

However, the author is a "kana input group". To input kana, press the engraved "su (alphabet is R)" to press "su", press "i (alphabet is E)" to press "i", and press "ka (alphabet is T)" to press "ka". It is an input method that inputs "ka", literally engraved kana characters. Therefore, the top row is also used a lot. In particular, "o", "ya", "o", etc. are often used in sentences. "Yo" of "well" is one of them.

Because I input with a sense without thinking about anything, even if I am told that I should be careful about "Nufuaue Oyuyowa" etc., I type those characters without being aware of it. So I can't be careful.

Therefore, we devised a diagonal hold of the terminal. Normally, the keyboard is held directly in front of you, but it is exceptionally diagonally opposed only when inputting with the essential set. By arranging the left side slightly away from your body, the left hand will naturally face outward and the right hand will face inward, making it easier to enter the top key. Not perfect.

However, it has a solid keystroke feeling and a wide key pitch, so it is excellent as a keyboard for tablets. Isn't it a level that can be praised for the Romaji input group?

▲ The key pitch is about 1.7 mm, which makes it easy to input.

It's embarrassing to hold it at a slight angle, but it's a gadget that you can easily carry around (because it's okay if it breaks) and buy it as an item that you can work anywhere, and in fact, you feel that you've made a profit. ..

Fire HD 10 (Amazon)

Fire HD 10 Plus (Amazon)

Fintie Keyboard Cover (Amazon)

Fire HD 10 Essential Set (Amazon)