Microsoft Surface Pro Signature Type Cover - Platinum

Standard for all my reviews: When reviewing products, I always remain objective and honest about the product or service. I always review with information that I feel others would like to know about the product as I always assume what Im writing will influence for or against the purchase. I always try to go above and beyond surface characteristics and input into quality, value and application. Most importantly, I will always end the review with an answer as to whether Id purchase the product again which I believe is the most critical question pertaining to the item. To manufacturers: Want me to review your items, just let me know! This was a keyboard for a new Surface I purchased for my 95 year old mother and she loves it. Her old one stopped charging and the Surface was dying. After 7-8 years, we got her a new surface with a new keyboard and shes happy as a clam. Functionality is great, look and feel is awesome and she loves the feeling of the keys much more than her old one. She used to be able to type 110 wpm and she says she can actually type on this one. Wish it was a bit cheaper but the cost isnt bad and it seems built to last.

I bought the titanium-color MS Signature Type Cover when I bought my 2017 Surface Pro. Its Alcantara texture definitely added to the overall premium feel of the already very high-quality-feeling Surface Pro. Its color matches the body of the titanium-colored Surface. That a good enough keyboard for daily driver use exists in this form factor at all is impressive, so in that sense all Type Covers are excellent products. The trackpad is good for something this size, and the keys have an impressively soft-yet-sturdy feel to them. It feels expensive. However, when it recently died, I replaced it with a standard black Type Cover, and I dont think the Signature is a major upgrade. The death of the Signature cover was weird. At first it would occasionally not work when I attached it to the Surface. Then it worked less and less frequently. After a while, it would only work if I let the Surface go fully dead, then left it off while hooked up to a charger, then turned it on. I believe this slow death was the result of some kind of electrical issue, probably inside the hinge where it bends a lot. I worried my Surface had an internal electrical problem or a dying battery. In the meantime, hoping the culprit was *just* the Type Cover, I ordered a new one. I noticed the standard Type Cover available in black and significantly less expensive, I gave it a shot. Just hooked it up to the Surface, and it works perfectly. Whether or not I do have problems with the guts of the Surface, the old Type Cover is definitely dead. I had a lot of trouble finding info online about just how different the coatings of the Signature and standard Type Covers are - I really did not want something slick and rubbery, which Id seen some people say the standard Type Cover is. I dont want to bury the lede so heres the point: Im REALLY impressed with how close the black standard Type Cover is in quality, and while the Signature versions Alcantara is luxurious, it has its own flaws and, for me, I dont think the price difference is justified. Specific observations: - THE ALCANTARA WILL PICK UP STAINS FROM FREQUENT USE. I dont think it lasted more than 6 months without some discoloration. It didnt bother me a *lot* - Alcantara does that - but Im not sure Id pay extra for that privilege again. Probably of an issue with darker colors. Its worth noting, though, that this isnt even the computer I use most - my surface keyboard sees a fraction of the mileage of my work computer. I have zero idea at this point how much better the standard black cover will be, but its hard to imagine it doing worse with a less absorbent material and a much darker color. For what its worth, the other side of the Signature cover didnt pick up stains from normal use. - RIDGES WILL CURL AND WRINKLE. Theres a soft, thin ridge that runs around the edge of the cover, and that *will* wrinkle and curl, especially around the corners. Again, not surprising for a soft fabric, and I am going to assume that the standard Type Cover will do this eventually as well, though frankly its coating feels like it should be more durable. - THE STANDARD TYPE COVER IS VERY CLOSE IN QUALITY. When my black Type Cover arrived, I was very pleasantly surprised to find that it, too, feels very premium. It does not have the softness of the Alcantara on the Signature cover, but it has a very nice textured matte finish to it, and it is surprisingly similar. It is definitely more rubbery, but actually only slightly so. Its still smooth with a subtly soft texture, almost like a very fine microfiber. - THE STANDARD AND SIGNATURE COVERS ARE MECHANICALLY IDENTICAL. The keys are exactly the same, with a soft and relatively high-quality feel for a device this thin. - THE BLACK COVER LOOKS COOLER ON A TITANIUM SURFACE. Fact. Im not sure how I feel either way about the fact that a keyboard costing over $130 died after less than 3 years of daily, but not heavy, use. I do chalk it up to the compromises required to make an electrical device with a hinge that thin and lightweight - its not what you want, but its what you get even with maybe a well made keyboard thats as thick as a couple of credit cards. If the Signature version came in a color I was in love with, Id feel OK about a modest price premium. Knowing the keyboard has a limited lifespan, though, led me to the less expensive one, and Im basically almost as impressed with it as I was with the more expensive Signature.

I am in love with this keyboard! I bought it in platinum and it is beautiful. It is slightly lighter in color than in the picture, but I actually like that better. When I bought my surface pro 4 a year and a half ago, I didnt want to spend $100 on the keyboard because it sounded like a rip off to me. Instead, I chose to buy a non microsoft keyboard from Moko for $40. The keyboard had been working for me but was never great quality and I was unaware I would have to charge the keyboard separately when I bought it, which was kind of annoying. The Moko keyboard just broke and I decided to invest in this Microsoft typecover instead of spending another $40 on another keyboard that would probably only last a year. It was DEFINITELY worth it. Yes i still think it was overpriced, but if you have the surface pro (which is a beautiful computer), you probably want a nice keyboard to go along with it. This keyboard is miles better in terms of quality in comparison to the knockoffs on amazon and ebay. I love that I no longer have to charge the keyboard, and the keys light up which is great. My typing is much smoother and more accurate than on my old keyboard. The keys are also much quieter than the other brand. Overall, if youre trying to decide if you should get a real microsoft typecover or an off brand, you should go with the real microsoft keyboard. In the long run, youll probably end up spending just as much buying several other keyboard because they dont last long. I wish I had just gotten the real typecover to begin with so I didnt have to deal with a low quality keyboard all this time.

Package was delivered very well secured and with minimal waste as is often the case with delicate packages. This keyboard works as recommended for my Surface Pro 1796 and makes it look and feel brand new. Very satisfied with this purchase.

Works as you would expect it to.

When I ordered my new Surface Pro 6 the keyboard may have been the hardest decision, after storage for the Surface Pro 6. I first ordered a Signature Type Cover fingerprint keyboard in Alcatara at a premium price, something that seems to be a ghost, and it was. No seller selling that keyboard actually has or ships it and even claim they dont exist....although theyre a listed seller. I was disappointed but it went back instantly. I decided Alcantara is what was more important vs. fingerprint scanner on a smooth plastic keyboard so I ordered this. I got the burgundy Signature Type Cover to go with the black Surface Pro 2, thinking it might be just a little too blingy for me, but low and behold, it looks awesome and works great too. Well see how well it holds up as some report they get dirty easy and arent easy or are impossible to clean but for the great prices you can find them for on Amazon, theyre a no-brainer. The fingerprint function is something I use whenever I can on my phone but for now, it appears to have limited use for Windows/laptop. If that changes, its easy to pick up another keyboard and swap them out, whenever you want! Fast shipping also!!

This Type Cover keyboard is a perfect replacement for my original keyboard that I purchased in 2017 for my Surface Pro 5 (2017). Close to the same color as my original platinum cover. Worked perfect as soon as I attached it my Surface Pro. It came in an original Microsoft box.

I bought this for my Surface Pro 3. All the time that Id owned that unit, as much as I loved it, I would always think to myself how much I hated that keyboard. So much so, that Id hated using it along with the lousy trackpad. The keys always felt so cramped since there was no separation between them. And the worst thing is while its magnetically folded up against the bottom of the Surface to prop up the keyboard, it would cover part of the bottom of the screen making touching taskbar icons more difficult. Who designed that? The revamp Keyboard for the Surface Pro line improves and fixes pretty much all issues with the original. The keys are spaced out in island/chiclet style. The go all the way to within 4mm of the edge on each side. The original left a space twice that size. Its also expanded vertically reach closer to the top of the keyboard. This of course necessitate trimming the piece that magnetically attaches to the screen. The bond is now not as strong, but it leaves a nice comfortable space between the bottom of the screen and the keyboard to more easier tap taskbar icons. The moues a 40% larger and feels amazing compared to the original. The backlit keys are much better. They arent brighter, but theres less light bleed out the edge of the keys somehow making the letters and characters much easier to read. The hollow feel and sound while type is still there, but it seems more rigid and quieter while typing. This made turned the Surface 3 Pro into a computer I like to the computer I love! Thank you, Microsoft, for making the backwards compatible with the Surface Pro 3!

Exactly as described and lasted me a decent amount of time. Over time this keyboard likes to soak up finger grease which is super noticeable on the black color and hard to remove. The trackpad mouse is also super greasy and the mouse clicks become more indented into the keyboard until it eventually doesn’t work. So definitely not made to last which is crazy for the price but also I can’t really complain because by the time it started having issues my surface pro tablet stopped working properly altogether so ultimately this lasted longer than the product it’s designed for.

Update: Following the reply from Surface Customer Care to this review, I have contacted with them to sort this out. They have recommended me to do a bunch of things, which didnt really solve the issue. The representative assigned, however, was very caring, and that was all I needed apparently. I have realized that the problem does not lie completely on this specific Type Cover I received. The issue described below occurs ONLY when my device is connected to the 65W power supply (as opposed to the 35W power supply that comes along with the Surface Pro 4, bought from Microsoft Store as a secondary charger) which I always keep connected to a multiple-output power strip I have in my living room. So, there it is. I give it 5 stars. I could take off like a star for not working well under this adverse (?) conditions, but I like this thing so much. It is well designed, well built. As for the issue, I think it probably is sourced at somewhere inside the Surface Pro 4, about the keyboard connector and the regulation of higher-than-expected power supply. -- OLD REVIEW -- I have no problems with the design, but maybe the build quality. Its just that the keyboard I received is not functionally perfect, and somewhat defective: Its trackpad does not work 100% of the time. The keys function just fine, but the trackpad does not respond from time to time. Its like trying to write with a ballpoint pen that is very low on ink, really. I draw circles on the trackpad with my finger to get it back to working. It stutters while drawing circles, then gets back fine after a short while. Stupid, but thats how it is. Given that I have bought this as a replacement to my first 1.5 years old Pro Type Cover (Teal), this is a huge disappointment to me. I had replaced that one, because some of its keys (v, 4, enter, and maybe some more) got irresponsive after 1.5 years of usage. This one got defective on me in just a week of usage, and I had been taking care of it like a newborn... I think it wasnt such a good idea to utilize ribbon cables on a junction thats bent ever so frequently. I dont know the insides of this keyboard really, but hey, what else could they use? I had stumbled upon this review page while I was looking for a link to get it replaced with a new one, somehow. I couldnt find any links, but a product that got defective within a month should be replaceable, right?