Because its blue tooth does the keyboard drain your battery a lot faster?
174529
I agree with the previous answers. I see no difference in battery battery life with using or not using the Bluetooth keyboard. Added benefit is that the keyboard can be paired with other devices.
174530
The keyboard has it's own battery so It doesn't draw from the connected devices battery. Personally I see no difference in battery life when I have the keyboard connected and when I don't. If there is any difference its negligible
174531
My daughter uses this all the time and I would say it does not drain the battery much faster. She takes it to school and uses it in a few classes and it holds all day
545632
The only time you need to plug it in is when it's charging. Other than that you should be good to go. I don't really know how long the keyboard lasts without a charge because I rarely use my tablet or the keyboard. Sorry.
529372
No, the keyboard is very quite, which is why I love it. I use it in my bedroom while my husband is sleeping.
746962
Hello, this keyboard is bluetooth. We still has 2.4ghz. Hope you like it.Regards.
1104594
I didn't keep it long enough to know how battery life is. But most Bluetooth keyboards have great battery life. It's not a problem. You might have to charge it once a month.
6171
Yup this has keys that are back lit the entire time it's on. The only problem I have with this thing is that for some stupid reason every time I hook it up Bluetooth it turns my virtual keyboard to default which I don't like. Won't be a problem if you like the default virtual keyboard.
2150063
Is the keyboard charged? It usually has a slight charge but you might have to re-charge it first.
1320006
No. There is noticeable Bluetooth latency with this keyboard. Great for media centers, terrible for high action gaming.
806659
The battery is much thicker and heavier and lasts many hours longer. It will make your keyboard tilt up and toward you a little bit which I consider to actually be an additional feature.
421245
I think you must have an issue with your keyboard. I've had mine for a few weeks now and I use the keyboard all the time, have even left it on overnight and I've not charged it since the initial charge.
1643928
Not as I am aware. I love the keyboard and I am very satisfied for it so far. I do not have "eating" batteries issue at all and my habit is every time I'm done with it, I manually turn off the power. This won't bother me just turn off the power by myself.
540645
I actually use it that way now, the bluetooth connection on the keyboard was so buggy I stopped using it altogether.
954575
I normally charge keyboard when not using the device. Thus, I have not encountered that problem.
1287546
I use the keyboard all the time. I charged it before use, the charged lasted literally for weeks. Wobbly connection sounds like a defective port (microusb). My connection was bluetooth.
823092
No it's not a Bluetooth based keyboard. It is designed to be used with the Asus transformer pad only. No it does not use power heavily, it is actually an extra power source for the tablet.
1769735
No, I barely notice it. But I type with an external keyboard 60-70% of the time.
5094
It DOES have a battery in the keyboard as well, HOWEVER it says that the keyboard battery should be used first as it "supports" the battery in the tablet. If you drain the tablet battery you cannot then connect the keyboard and expect to then use that battery power. (Not sure how that works though.)