Iโve seen a handful of peopleโs pics where they have the folding bt keyboards. Iโd like to have a portable kbd with a trackpad for those infrequent times itโd be useful.
Has anyone had a good experience with one they can recommend?
I did a lot of research on this and the most important thing to think about is the layout. Is this just going to be to input a little bit of text every once and a while, or will you type a bit on it? The reason is almost all folding keyboards have to make layout compromise in order to fold. Some squish certain buttons down, some add gaps, some remove buttons entirely.
I wanted as close to natural button placement as possible, with USB-C charging, at a decent price. It didnโt need to be the most premium thing because I just use it every once and a while. I went with this:
https://a.aliexpress.com/_mP3WQ8u
It doesnโt however have a touchpad like you want. I made a spreadsheet where I collected all the main folding keyboard and you can sort by accurate button layout, touchpad, multi device support, price, etc. Note that I made this a while ago for my own purposes so the prices will be old and some links may be dead. Hope it helps.
Iโve got this one and itโs been a godsend for setting up things in Desktop mode with Steam closed
Samsers Foldable Bluetooth Keyboard with Touchpad Portable Wireless Keyboard with Stand Holder, Rechargeable Full Size Ultra Slim Pocket Folding Keyboard for Android Windows iOS Tablet & Laptop-Gray https://a.co/d/91zi2fT
I bought one off Amazon and it was garbage. The hinges popped after 2 or 3 openings.
My work bought an expensive one for me when they had a little money left in the budget last (fiscal) year. It was about $80 and seems to be fairly tough. Not sure if itโs worth it unless you have the cash lying around, lots of non-folding keyboards are the same length/width as the steamdeck.
