Microsoft Bluetooth Mobile Keyboard 5000 $19 w/pick up $20 w/shipping ~ Office Max

Quote from thatbigmoose : Apple..

If you buy Apple does that mean you pay more for everything, or that you get free batteries :0?

Quote from vedun : Why people want keyboard for tablet? It is supposed to be a tablet not laptop.

Good luck with that.

Quote from MeatCatalog : Good luck with that.

To you too

Quote from dealgrabber1 : Does this work on Android Tablets?

mine does. i have the 6000 which is the same unit but comes with a separate wireless BT number pad. keep in mind that you have to pair to you pc once you are done with android. there are hacks to get it working on both, but it's meant to be used on one OS at a time. there's a logitech wireless BT keyboard that can connect to 3 different devices but costs 5 times more. i've had mine for two years now and paid about the same.

Quote from vedun : Why people want keyboard for tablet? It is supposed to be a tablet not laptop.

I think we're at the point in technology where we don't have to say "Why would people want X for Y" anymore, there's always a market for almost anything. It's like saying:

"Why would you want a waterproof phone, you going to play Angry Birds in the shower?"... When the reality is, some people would love to use a phone in the shower for music, expecting an important call/text, a watch if you need to be out of the shower at a certain time, etc.

"Why would you want a thin LED TV if your just going to put it on a TV stand and not on a wall?" To me buying a thin TV is pointless if your not putting it on a wall, with a TV stand you have all that space behind it... but some people just like having a thin TV

"Why would you want a 5.5" phone, just get a tablet and a small phone?" Well some people want to avoid 2 devices, or some people like the extra screen size for browsing the internet/apps, some people don't mind holding it to their head, some people think it's a tablet, gps, and phone/camera all in one, etc

"Why get a 4TB hdd when you can get 2x2TB for much cheaper?" Again some people would like to avoid taking up twice the space and would pay $ for that convenience

"Why get a keyboard for a tablet, might as well get a laptop" Well some people might like the convenience of a tablet, the cheap price of a tablet, the weight, and the convenience of apps for doing things VS a real OS on a Laptop... And maybe some people use the tablet for browsing/checking email 90% of the time, and if they want to WRITE an email they just whip out their keyboard instead of touch typing...

I'm sure there's lots more reasons, but I've personally stopped questioning why someone would want X on a Y, no matter how stupid it might sound because there always is someone.

And the fact that so many manufactures out there MAKE keyboards specifically for Tablets, show there is a huge market for it... if there wasn't a market, no one would buy them, and they'd all stop.

I'm in the market for a bluetooth keyboard, but I need a trackpad combo with it.

I'm gonna PM this at Staples and use my $10 ink rewards to take it down to $9!

It's a really nice keyboard,just a little bit small,not sure if it's suitable for my brother

Quote from delldesktop : Do u know the model number of the previous version?

I just checked my keyboard and it is Microsoft bluetooth mobile keyboard 6000. I thought the one I have is a previous version since it's been a while I got this.

Temporarily Out of Stock

There is no difference between 5000 and 6000 keyboard. 6000 actually came with Numeric Keypad as extra add on which works independently.

I bought a 6000 from ebay for $14 shipped (open box)
Link [ebay.com]

Thanks, gonna get one for my PS3.

Quote from Charpai : Temporarily Out of Stock

It's more than just OOS. The product page linked to doesn't exist any more. Oh well. I might've gotten one, but I guess not. Is it this price in stores if any still have it?

I was going to print this out and take it to staples but now the link doesn't work? I would have bought it from officemax but the closest one is an hour away from me. I don't suppose anyone has a screen shot of this deal?