308i Retro Wireless Keyboard, Bluetooth Silent Cute Computer Keyboard with Round Punk Compact 84 keys, Lightweight, Matte Texture,Typewriter Design for PC, Laptop, Mac, Phone-Pink

Such an attractive keyboard, and surprisingly nice to type on considering the price. The keys take gentle pressure and offer minimal resistance, and make a kind of muted soft sound. Easy to figure out and attach to my iPad. Does not come with batteries (2xAAA required). Weirdly doesn’t have an “off” setting, you either leave it on sleep or remove the batteries??? Very odd. But overall I am happy with this, especially the looks.

I LOVE this keyboard, and will provide a detailed review of: size, battery life, ease of use, keyboard layout (some features might be confusing to figure out at first, so I thought I’d save someone else the trouble), aesthetic, the noise, the keys, features (that didn’t fit into the above categories), Bluetooth pairing, value for money, and my overall opinion. Hopefully that’ll explain WHY I love it and answer any questions you might have about using it if you do purchase it.SIZEThe keyboard is not a full size keyboard. To give an idea that means a bit more than a measurement with no context, it is a couple of finger widths wider than the screen of a 12.9 inch iPad Pro, OR just a tiny bit (less than 1cm) wider than the longer edges of a standard piece of A4 paper.BATTERY LIFEThis keyboard takes 2 AAA (triple A, to clarify) batteries. It is said that with 8 hours of use a day, these batteries should last 7 days. In my experience with using this keyboard, the battery life far exceeds this. I use it for absolutely everything, and have even quickly connected it to my phone a couple of times so have used it a lot.EASE OF USE:I read the reviews before making this purchase, so knew that when I first got the keyboard, after inserting the batteries, I had to press the function key (Fn, the second key to the right of the space bar) and the C (as in, the letter C key) at the same time to put the keyboard into Bluetooth pairing mode. In some reviews people had difficulty with this, but I found it very easy to set up. After pressing Fn + C, I went to the Bluetooth of my iPad and connected it like I would any other Bluetooth device. It paired immediately and each time the keys are pressed (the first couple of presses wake up the keyboard and it is immediately working like it’s built in and will wake my iPad as it only needs to be paired once, on it’s first use with the device) there is an immediate response. I haven’t experienced any lag.KEYBOARD LAYOUT:The keyboard is laid out like a standard UK qwerty keyboard, with an enter key that is a small bar instead of the larger shape used on most full sized keyboards. Despite its compact size, the keys are spaced comfortably apart and I have no difficulty with the spacing. As the keys are round, I find that I make much fewer typos when I am typing quickly without looking. Your fingertips move into the spaces between the keys, and as they are round, you don’t press the corner of a neighbouring key and cause a typo, which is very helpful. It also makes al the buttons look like those Love Heart sweets, especially with the pastel colours.It is laid out like an apple keyboard, in that the number 2 key when used in combination with the shift key produces an “2” symbol and not quotation marks, which are instead generated by pressing the shift key and the button right next to it. [NEXT PART RELEVANT FOR USE WITH APPLE PRODUCTS] However, the rest of the layout is not like an apple keyboard layout. Instead of the keys along the bottom left being “control” “option” “command,” they are “control” “WIN” “Alt.” Instead of the keys to the right of the space bar being “command” and then “option,” they are instead “Alt” “function” “control.” If using an apple product and wishing to use shortcuts that usually involve the command key, you have to press the WIN key on the bottom left, to the left of the space bar. The print screen button takes screenshots on apple products just like on other devices.AESTHETIC:It looks so visually pleasing. The colours are pastel and fun, and everyone who has seen me using it has commented on how lovely it looks, usually then saying it reminds them of sweets or the Love Heart sweets. The round buttons have been a bit of a talking point. Some people find that they look weird, but most think they add to the appearance and do make it harder to accidentally press the neighbouring keys when you’re typing. It appears exactly as advertised. There is a small logo on the right hand side of the space bar, but it is not dominant, although it is obviously visible as it is black. Every key is properly labelled in black and none of them are faded, mislabelled, or wonky.THE NOISE:I have to give the sound a mention. It isn’t a very very loud clunky keyboard, but it makes a very satisfying sound as you type, which is noticeable. A lot of people have made comment on this too, to say that it makes them want to sit down and type, or that they want to buy it for the sound alone. It does make typing more enjoyable.THE KEYS:None of the keys are loose, sticky, or hard to depress. Typing is easy, the buttons depress quite a way so you really feel like you’re pressing the keys, unlike with the butterfly keyboards of MacBooks and things which are quite shallow and don’t give the same response. They spring back immediately and with a second satisfying little noise. They are spaced comfortably and can be used for a long time without difficulty or discomfort. Typing is really quite effortless, and after a lot of use the keys have not loosened, developed any issues, or become any less responsive. Nor have they become louder or started to make a less satisfying sound. They hold up very well to almost constant use.FEATURES:The keyboard is not backlit, but it took very little adjustment to get used to the finger placement of these keys and very quickly I didn’t really have to look when I typed, so this is a feature that might not be missed. Because the keys are pale pastel colours and labelled in black, it only takes very dim ambient lighting and you can see which key is which, so backlighting isn’t a feature I have missed.When caps lock is on, a red light comes on at the top right of the keyboard.Also when Bluetooth pairing, a red light at the top right of the keyboard flashes and goes out once you have paired.The keyboard puts itself to sleep after periods of inactivity to save batter, but after 1 or 2 taps of any key, all subsequent key presses result in action - i.e. a couple of taps and it’s working like it never powered down for a bit.BLUETOOTH PAIRING:I’ve touched on this in other parts of this review. To pair this keyboard with an apple product (I have not tried it with anything else) yo hold the FN and C keys at the same time, then go to the Bluetooth tab in settings and select the device as you would for any other Bluetooth accessory. Pairing is quick and as easy as that, and is only something you have to do at the start of your use of the keyboard with that device. Even when the keyboard has been asleep, it remains paired with the device you last paired it with, and can be used to wake up and then unlock that device. Switching from my iPad to my phone was easy too. I just went into settings and disconnected from the keyboard, pressed Fn and C at the same time, and went to the Bluetooth tab in the settings of my phone, and selected the device, which again immediately paired. To switch back again I did the process the other way round. You do not have to pair the keyboard again after changing the batteries, which is also helpful.VALUE FOR MONEY:There are more expensive keyboards that are similar or almost identical, and this one was sort of in the middle of the price range. In my opinion it was absolutely worth the money and would make an excellent purchase as a treat to yourself, or a gift for someone else in your life.I absolutely love this keyboard and have recommended it to numerous other people, and as it comes in many different colour options there is something to please everyone. Personally, I love the lilac keyboard with the pastel multicolour buttons (lilac, green, cream, pink) but that’s clearly why I bought this colour option! It would be perfect for an aesthetic study space to try and encourage a teenager to do their homework, a university student looking to personalise their study environment, a professional looking to make their work environment feel more like their own, or anyone looking for something fun, visually pleasing, easy to use, and satisfying to hear (if you like the sound of typing).

I use this keyboard connected to a Windows Laptop in the English (UK) setting.I personally really like the sound of this keyboard and it looks nice. The round buttons were hard to get used to at first but I adjusted pretty quickly, case in point: I am using it now). I use it for playing Genshin Impact which involves a lot of keyboard usage and other than me accidentally hitting the wrong keys, it works perfectly well, but I think I am slightly more likely to hit the wrong keys on this keyboard due to the round buttons so I wouldn't recommend if you are looking to play a lot of PC games.The keys are also in the wrong place for a few things, but over time it becomes easy to remember (this may be related to me using a UK English keyboard). These are:£ - which doesn't exist on this keyboard but you can still use (its shift + 3 by the way, instead of the # it shows, the # is the button underneath the backspace which if you shift + click is the ~)@ - which is reversed with the "the ~ key when you shift = click is actually ¬The main issue is that it has a habit of disconnecting or well, appearing to disconnect. That is, if you haven't used it for a bit (even if your laptop/computer screen hasn't gone to sleep) it will not type anything. There are two ways around this issue that don't involve disconnecting & reconnecting.1. keep hitting the button that you need (it will respond after a few repeated clicks)2. click ctrl + c - this seems to work like a charm for my keyboardIn fact, disconnecting it (in the sense of forgetting it from your Bluetooth devices ) caused me the most trouble: once it really wasn't responding and my usual tricks weren't working and I stupidly decided to disconnect it, I even thought it had run out of battery...cue me spending a more and more stressful 10 mins trying to reconnect it. Rule of thumb: do not lose the instructions, without them I wouldn't have remembered how to connect the keyboard back to my laptop

This is amazing. The sound when you type is very classic and makes a great addition to any set. The keyboard is easy to connect and disconnects after 15mins to save battery. But as soon as you start typing it re-connects to your device. Battery lasts long. Good size but it can be hassle to take around. It’s a bit bigger than my iPad so not exactly travel compatible unless u like large keyboards. All keys work correctly and are a pretty colour. Definitely buy.