

Of course, I've read numerous reports that suggest Alcantara does not hold up well at all over time. It's soft, and my palms don't stick to it, even when they're all swampy. After using the different versions, these are my thoughts. I bought versions of both for my Pros and my Go, to see which ones I liked better.

Microsoft offers only a couple different official Type Covers for the Surface Pro, Surface Pro X and Surface Go: the regular ol' plastic-y Surface Type Cover and the fancier (and pricier) Surface Pro Signature Edition Type Cover with Alcantara. And in most cases, it doesn't cost that much more.Pro-like luxury: Surface Pro Signature Type Cover (opens in new tab) (From $132 at Amazon)Cheaper but not as nice: Surface Pro Type Cover (opens in new tab) (From $90 at Amazon)Go in style: Surface Go Signature Type Cover (opens in new tab) (From $95 at Amazon)Go without Alcantara: Surface Go Type Cover (opens in new tab) (From $93 at Amazon)That Alcantara X Factor (with Pen): Surface Pro X Signature Type Keyboard with Slim Pen (opens in new tab) ($201 at Amazon)No Alcantara for your X keyboard: Surface Pro X Keyboard (opens in new tab) ($107 at Amazon) To Alcantara, or not to Alcantara? Is there even a question? It makes the keyboard cover feel much more high-end than the rubbery-feeling regular Type Cover and adds a touch of luxury. Just a bit of side infos but yeah, this is only for people who are interested to know more.Source: Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Windows Central) Are Microsoft's Surface Signature Keyboard Type Covers with Alcantara worth the extra cash? Best answer: Yes, the Alcantara on the Signature version of Microsoft's Surface Pro and Surface Go Type Covers is worth paying a bit extra for. One of the best keyboard for typing long texts with.īest mechanical keyboard for gaming is imo Corsair K63 wireless. Though I can't say it's a keyboard when you should write many pages of essay with.įor that purpose, you should go for that legendary Logitech K740 <3


This one on the other hand is super soft when typing, makes much less noise. It doesn't cover the taskbar at all like the slimpen 2 ProX version would do.Īnd I can actually compare this to the Pro8 Alcantar slimpen 2 keyboard version which I had 8 months ago (I gave it back to the store to save money) and I remember that one was really loud when you are typing. I got it home and tried it out now for a few days and I cannot be happier than this! Was the best choice ever! I actually ordered that one which I mentioned in the beginning: Just want to update everyone who is interested to know:
