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Offline Bromono

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Question about Surface pro and keyboard
« on: Tue, 27 January 2015, 19:27:25 »
I am buying a surface pro and was wondering would it have enough juice to power a full size keyboard (Red Scarf 3 when it gets in)

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Re: Question about Surface pro and keyboard
« Reply #1 on: Tue, 27 January 2015, 19:28:24 »
If a tablet couldn't power a keyboard, I don't want to live in this world anymore.
So yes, a tablet could power a keyboard. Almost anything can do that.
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Re: Question about Surface pro and keyboard
« Reply #2 on: Tue, 27 January 2015, 19:32:26 »
If a tablet couldn't power a keyboard, I don't want to live in this world anymore.
So yes, a tablet could power a keyboard. Almost anything can do that.

Just wanted to make sure. I know Ipads have problems. But the surface pro has dedicated usb ports.

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Re: Question about Surface pro and keyboard
« Reply #3 on: Tue, 27 January 2015, 19:33:14 »
If a tablet couldn't power a keyboard, I don't want to live in this world anymore.
So yes, a tablet could power a keyboard. Almost anything can do that.

Just wanted to make sure. I know Ipads have problems. But the surface pro has dedicated usb ports.

Huh. Never knew the iPad had problems like that.
Yeah, I am pretty certain that a Surface would do just fine. I know some have used keyboards with Android tablets before.
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Re: Question about Surface pro and keyboard
« Reply #4 on: Tue, 27 January 2015, 19:50:35 »
I've had several boards hooked up to my Surface Pro without issues. And I run my HHKB / trackball daisy chained without an issue.

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Re: Question about Surface pro and keyboard
« Reply #5 on: Wed, 28 January 2015, 10:22:09 »
I've used my original SP with Poker, crappy rubber domes, hubs, etc. on battery or AC with no issues. Battery life even seems unaffected even with a few LEDs.
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