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Attaching the pen ... problem solved!

tonyz3

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Added pix to my post on the other page.. great idea with the magnets above - but looks rather ghetto. :wink:
 

tonyz3

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A black sharpie or a little paint and you might not even notice.
" you can put lipstick on a pig - but it is still a pig" :LOL: Did you look at that thing it looked like it fell in a blender. I love the out of the box inventiveness to solve this most important problem (besides the kickstand) but it still is ruff around the edges..
 

N.G.

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Tony, You must have seen a lot more inventiveness and problem solving in ghettos than I have. Looks protypical geekish (not a bad thing) to me. p.s. I cobbled a solution together too, but mine is a little black silo attached to my porn n go slim lap desk. Now I would just buy the pen loop from amazon.
 
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Vasculata

Vasculata

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Leaving aside the angst, I was not trying for pretty.

As for clipping the case to the keyboard cover, I have done that too. Not so sure it is good for the keyboard and not a very useful answere whne I am using this as a tablet.

If I have time, there is a product I have that will smooth things out and cover the dried GOOP. I use it when I assemble plugs and the result is pretty enough to convince most that the things are made by serfs on an assembly line in China.

Of course a lot of this may go away when Steve Balmer announces the Surface Keyboard II. Also note the pen groove at the front of KB!
surface-KB-II.jpg
 

mitchellvii

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Why not put the magnets along the top of the SP and nowhere near the power outlet? I still like my $2 elastic loop.
 

faisdogg

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I found a much easier way to deal with the pen.

Throw it away.

Lol ... I purchased a nice compact while cushioning sleeve case with a pocket that holds my pen, hdmi adapter, and vga adapter. Those adapters are also tiny, I didn't get official Microsoft adapters because they were bulky, so I purchased macbook adapters from Amazon
 
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Vasculata

Vasculata

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Why not put the magnets along the top of the SP and nowhere near the power outlet? I still like my $2 elastic loop.
I actually also put a magnet on the left side of the screen. However, I find that when the power supply is not there, the MS solution works fine. This way I can aways put the pen in the same place.
 
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Vasculata

Vasculata

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Lol ... I purchased a nice compact while cushioning sleeve case with a pocket that holds my pen, hdmi adapter, and vga adapter. Those adapters are also tiny, I didn't get official Microsoft adapters because they were bulky, so I purchased macbook adapters from Amazon
Yes ..

If you look at my post of a pic with the KBII, it has multiple adapter slots built in!

Other features of the new MS KB

12hr battery that can also recharge the battery in the screen/tablet
1 TB hard disk
power supply (no need for a brick!)
4G hot spot (FreedomPop).
 
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