What is your favorite Steam deck Bluetooth keyboard? (slrpnk.net)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by nocturne@slrpnk.net to c/steamdeck@sopuli.xyz

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I recently started to play a crafting mmorpg (bitcraft) and while it runs great on the steam deck, the controls are not great. I have been playing with an old dell usb keyboard and Bluetooth trackball. I would like to find a great Bluetooth keyboard. So many of the wireless keyboards I have looked at require a dongle, which limits my ability to charge unless I use a dock.

I would rather a larger keyboard than a smaller one.

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[-] JayDee@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago)

I've been using the K380 and pebble mouse. It's not large, so probably not for you. You can buy the pebble 2 combo now. I bought a basic leather case for the k380 which works fine.

It got a weird issue a couple years in where it never powers down, so for travel I remove one of the AAA batteries and slide that into the case next to it. The pebble mouse has never acted up. A couple of keycaps on the k380 also fell off before I got to he case, so I would say that if you're carrying it in a backpack I'd definitely recommend getting a case.

Overall, though, it keeps chugging without much more issue. I also reconfigured the keycaps to reflect my Dvorak layout without any special tools.

[-] nocturne@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 weeks ago

I have the k480 which I like for typing and such, but for gaming I find it too small. It looks to be similar to your 380 but the 480 has a slot to hold a tablet or phone.

I do like hearing the 380 has a case though.

I was looking at the Logitech mx keys s, but it is $130. At that point I would probably go with a gaming keyboard.

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