Review: I like it, but documentation in the package sparse, online not much better
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 1, 2014
I like this case and keyboard combo but I think the manufacturer (Belkin) went a bit too sparse on the documentation, including their online support documents.  There was precious little documentation in the package as received, basically just a very limited quick reference card that points the buyer to the manufacturer's web site for additional information.  While the card tries to offer enough instruction to get by, personally I think it fails.  Even the materials at the manufacturer's website is lacking, since it never bothers to tell the user what the flashing light means when the included keyboard is charging.  (Seriously, it shouldn't have been left out of the online FAQs :-( )The case itself, because of the keyboard, adds a bit of weight to the Kindle Fire HDX 7", at least compared to other cases.  It seems (just feels that way to me) that it is less hefty than the Otterbox Defender case that I had recently gotten to try with this Kindle, but it is definitely more weighty than a more typical folio case/cover.  Of course this device beats those others in the usability area, at least if this device is going to be used on Facebook or for sending any measurable quantity of e-mail.  With the keyboard you can be fairly well assured that what you typed is what you'll see, versus the on-screen keyboard which doesn't lend itself well to speedy touch typing.This case feels nice to hold and the magnet cover works well.My final negative comment is that getting the case to function as a stand is fairly simple, but again it would be handy to have had some more detailed instructions that would walk the buyer/user through the intended usage a bit more.I would note that I got one of these for both the 7" Kindle Fire HDX and its bigger brother.  The keyboard size on the smaller item is of course smaller since the cover/case is smaller.  It still functions well enough for me, but persons with bigger hands/fingers might find themselves unhappy with this case.  Buyers could combine a 7" Kindle Fire HDX in a folio case (that remained in that case) with one of these cases for the larger Kindle Fire HDX devices and create a fairly nice combo if they wanted a bigger keyboard to work with.  Of course the smaller Kindle Fire device wouldn't snap into the bigger case that way, but it would still work as a nice stand/keyboard combo to use with the smaller device.