Review: has some quirks, but useful
Rating: 4 out of 5
Date: 03 10, 2014
If you're looking for the convenience of a case and a keyboard for your Kindle Fire HD, then the Belkin QODE Portable Bluetooth Keyboard Case is very useful. It's a nice, sturdy case with a built-in keyboard, where you can easily click in your Kindle and set it up in landscape mode to view while typing or reading/watching video/surfing/whatnot. You charge the case when it arrives (USB cable only), and it syncs up very easily with your Kindle. The keyboard has nice, facile keys (no flat surface ones I've seen on other keyboards), and you turn the keyboard on and off to conserve the charge.Now for the quirks. The case is rather thick, so it has some heft to it and makes the case/Kindle a lot heavier to carry around. As the case/keyboard is the size of the Kindle 7", it is a small size so I imagine that anyone with large hands or fingers will have a difficult time using it (I have small hands, and there are times when I fumble along while getting used to it). Also, because of the small size, certain punctuation keys are accessed by a function key combination. This can be a bit irritating when you're busy writing and have to stop to think how to use the keys you want or you're not hitting the key you want.So the case is mainly useful if you plan on doing a lot of typing on the go yet don't mind the extra weight to carry around. Also, if you can maneuver your fingers along tight spaces - if you think that you can't work on a less than full size keyboard, then you'll want to reconsider this case.