I have yet to find a touchpad that works as well as the touchpads on my MacBook Air and MacBook Pro. I have to admit that I’m probably biased when it comes to touchpads.
I also noticed that clicking the left and right sides of the touchpad to mimic left and right mouse clicks would sometimes cause the wrong clicks. Scrolling long webpages using the touchpad would sometimes cause the scrolling to jump up and down with a mind of its own. I thought the keyboard was fine, but the touchpad didn’t work too well for me. The layout is also good, so I didn’t need to think about the location of the keys as I typed. The physical keyboard is small, but my fingers didn’t feel too cramped while touch typing. Having a 2-in-1 device like the Nextbook means that you can use it as a tablet or as a laptop that can you can actually use on your lap with a QWERTY keyboard and touchpad. A lot of things work just fine, but smaller buttons and on-screen gadgets on the display can be hard to activate with a touch of your fingertip.Īlthough the screen has a large bezel which some people will complain about, this does help when using the Nextbook in tablet mode because it gives you something to hold without accidentally touching the display itself.
The Nextbook performs well enough as a tablet except that I still feel that the Windows operating system isn’t as finger friendly as Android and iOS operating systems. With the keyboard detached from the Nextbook, you are left with a stand alone tablet. It gets power right from the connection to the tablet. Also note that the keyboard does not have to be charged separately from the tablet. As soon as you snap in the tablet, it can be used. You don’t have to pair or fiddle with switches to start using the keyboard.
The connection uses magnets which makes attaching and detaching a breeze. The tablet can be detached from the POGO keyboard with a tug. Colors are bright and vivid, text is sharp and crisp, and the touch screen is responsive. The good news is that the display / touch screen is quite a bit nicer than I was expecting for a sub $200 device. Both images are noticeably grainy and blurry. 3MP front facing camera and the image on the right is from the 3MP back facing camera. The front and back cameras also leave a lot to be desired.