Best budget Bluetooth keyboard for iPad | Arteck HB220B review | Most useful iPad accessory for $20?

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The Technology Man

The Technology Man

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Adding a keyboard to your tablet can transform it from a device that’s great for consuming content to a genuinely useful extremely lightweight and portable laptop replacement for content creation, which comes on instantly, is super fast and lasts for ages.
If you own a more recent iPad you can add one of Apple’s smart keyboards, but they start at £159 or $159. The Arteck HB220B Bluetooth keyboard costs less than a tenth of the price and does 90% of what the Apple version does. I actually prefer the most important aspect of this budget keyboard: the typing experience.
This model is the new version of the popular HB030B model. It’s slightly larger with full size keys which makes typing much easier, and it can quickly switch between 3 devices with its dedicated buttons. It has a backlight with 2 brightness levels and 7 colour choices with up to 6 months of battery life from its rechargeable battery.
I’ll provide a brief overview of the keyboard, setting it up with an iPad, a Samsung Tablet and an iPhone, before demonstrating some of the advantages of using a keyboard with your tablet with a few tips and tricks for good measure.
Of course I’ll be pointing out any flaws along the way. Could the Arteck keyboard be the most useful accessory you could add to your tablet for under £15 or $20?
If you want to skip forward or back at any time in this video, please check the timestamps down below and in the pinned comment.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:07 Overview*. Build, charging etc
1:48 Pairing with multiple devices
2:26 Switching between paired devices
2:48 Checking battery remaining
3:16 Cycling through 7 backlighting options
3:46 Keyboard feel. Listen to sound of keyboard
4:18 Using the keyboard with an iPad*
4:22 Extra screen space
4:47 Adding wired or Bluetooth mouse. Setup and configuration
5:55 Keyboard shortcut keys: Home, search, switch apps, media controls, print screen, show dock etc
6:28 Editing documents: cursor keys and SHIFT, ALT etc, copy, paste
6:49 App-specific shortcuts. Demonstrate in Chrome and LumaFusion
7:22 Conclusions*
*Sections
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@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
Could you use your iPad with a keyboard like this, and perhaps even together with a mouse as a complete laptop replacement? Please let me know down below! Timestamps - please skip forward or back as you wish: 0:00 Intro 1:07 Overview*. Build, charging etc 1:48 Pairing with multiple devices 2:26 Switching between paired devices 2:48 Checking battery remaining 3:16 Cycling through 7 backlighting options 3:46 Keyboard feel. Listen to sound of keyboard 4:18 Using the keyboard with an iPad* 4:22 Extra screen space 4:47 Adding wired or Bluetooth mouse. Setup and configuration 5:55 Keyboard shortcut keys: Home, search, switch apps, media controls, print screen, show dock etc 6:28 Editing documents: cursor keys and SHIFT, ALT etc, copy, paste 6:49 App-specific shortcuts. Demonstrate in Chrome and LumaFusion 7:22 Conclusions* *Sections
@merson812
@merson812 4 жыл бұрын
I'm going to buy one to use with my Note 10 Plus. Fed up with carting my Chromebook around airports and hotels on short trips. Thanks for the video, so informative.
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
Great thanks Merson! It's a surprisingly good option more times than you'd think ... Let us know how it works out for you!
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
@Unknown R Yes - it should work with any recent iPad.
@chrisblumarten
@chrisblumarten 3 жыл бұрын
bought one after watching your review. thanks for being so thorough!
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 3 жыл бұрын
No problem - thank you Chris Blu Mar Ten!
@FeckAO3
@FeckAO3 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for the very thorough review!
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you NoOneLooksAtThisAnyways!
@piercem56
@piercem56 4 жыл бұрын
Excellent clean cut review!
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much piercem56! 👍
@hanidador
@hanidador 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Such a great review.
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you Adinah Rodriguez!
@ERaviv
@ERaviv 4 жыл бұрын
Fantastic review. Thank you. Could you post a short list of all the shortcuts you mentioned. Users could copy paste it out to their notes, say.
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks E Raviv! Good idea - I will try and do that when I get a chance.
@DrMadv1be
@DrMadv1be 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the review. I didn't quite know what I wanted before, but this is it :-)
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you David Evans! Hope it works out for you.
@DrMadv1be
@DrMadv1be 4 жыл бұрын
The Technology Man I just ordered one. I’ll find out on Wednesday :-)
@juli5156
@juli5156 3 жыл бұрын
David Evans hi! Is it good??
@DrMadv1be
@DrMadv1be 3 жыл бұрын
Juli 5 yes. Works well. I have my iPhone, iPad and MacBook all connected to it and cans switch between then at the press of a button. Decent build quality for the price and nice and thin.
@juli5156
@juli5156 3 жыл бұрын
David Evans thanks for replying 😊
@federicob9015
@federicob9015 4 жыл бұрын
Very good video, the most complete review on this products!! Now that you have spent more time with it, how did the battery life went so far? Could you give us some more statistics? For example number of days with a single charge (and if it was with backlight on). Thanks!!
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you Federico B! My son is actually using that keyboard all day every day in lock down - he gets at least a full day of usage.
@federicob9015
@federicob9015 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheTechnologyMan Wow a lot less! I mean for the review you said it lasted more than a week, even with backlit. How strange 🤔
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
Sorry not day, he still gets a least a week on one charge!
@temiongcecilio
@temiongcecilio 2 жыл бұрын
TYPING SOUND TEST would have been nice in order to know how the clicking sound on the keyboard. Thanks for the review.
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 2 жыл бұрын
Check out 3:46 in the video.
@stevewellwood8288
@stevewellwood8288 3 жыл бұрын
Gradation review will buy .Any recommendations for a lightning hub with vga ? I am try to turn my iPad into a home laptop
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 3 жыл бұрын
The best option is probably the Apple Lightning to HDMI adapter - if you're trying to connect your iPad to an HDMI monitor - VGA isn't really possible.
@micronesiaclimatechangeall8380
@micronesiaclimatechangeall8380 3 жыл бұрын
Great information! Super organized. Is there anywhere to buy this off amazon?
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Yes - I got mine off Amazon in the UK - there should be a link in the description of the video.
@Jack-zp9rp
@Jack-zp9rp 3 жыл бұрын
My Arteck keyboard backspace key recently fell off and I was wondering if you could make a video on how to fix it. Thank you!
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 3 жыл бұрын
I haven't take a key off to investigate - but if it has scissor clips, are those broken? If not, you may just be able to clip it back on.
@coolbeans-vb2ex
@coolbeans-vb2ex 4 жыл бұрын
I have this exact keyboard & cannot figure out how to change the lights or brightness level. Of course the keyboard did not have the paper manual & no luck finding online. This is the closest I have came to solving the "red light" only problem!!! I can see your pressing the up button bottom right corner of keyboard but what other key?
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
Press up or down arrow and light button next to on/off switch :). I scanned in the manual for you: thetechnologyman.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/hb220b-arteck-keyboard.pdf
@dylanappleby9533
@dylanappleby9533 4 жыл бұрын
hi thanks for the review! I have the arteck universal bluetooth keyboard. I was wondering if you knew the shortcut for decreasing and increasing screen brightness like you are usually able to with apple keyboards? Also keys Q,W and E have IOS Android and Win on them do you know if that means anything regarding switching between devices?
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
Thanks Dylan Appleby! Not that I know of. The system switches aren't for moving between devices - they are just to configure the keyboard for your specific system.
@dylanappleby9533
@dylanappleby9533 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheTechnologyMan great thank you
@marianhreads
@marianhreads 4 жыл бұрын
Nice... for $20 I'll probably give it a try. I used to have a cheapo bluetooth keyboard for my Android tablet and really enjoyed it while it worked (not more than a year, alas). This seems like it might be better quality though.
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
That is always a concern - but I'll report back if it dies!
@juli5156
@juli5156 3 жыл бұрын
The Technology Man hi! Is it still working?
@zachbrown6734
@zachbrown6734 4 жыл бұрын
Does it slide around at all? How would you compare it to the Arteck stainless steel Bluetooth keyboard, besides price?
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
Not with the attached rubber feet.
@daddada2984
@daddada2984 3 жыл бұрын
How about the F keys? Does it work? I always used Esc, F8 & F9.
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 3 жыл бұрын
Yes it has function keys.
@Povai
@Povai 4 жыл бұрын
@the technology man can you press more than 1 key at a time
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
Ctrl-z etc works fine if that's what you mean?
@annaknightley6436
@annaknightley6436 3 жыл бұрын
Heya i brought the same Arteck keyboard and I’m trying my hardest to work the @ symbol on it would you know why this is please thanks
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry it works fine on my keyboard - perhaps your keyboard is faulty if the other keys are working ok?
@MonotoneCreeper
@MonotoneCreeper 3 жыл бұрын
Sometimes the @ and “ keys are swapped around on US vs UK keyboard layouts, so try that.
@johnathanbeats
@johnathanbeats 3 жыл бұрын
do you know how to keep the back light on and stay lit.
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 3 жыл бұрын
I don't think there is a setting to leave it on permanently - guess it uses up too much battery.
@patximendizabal5150
@patximendizabal5150 4 жыл бұрын
Is your iPad running iPad OS? Or what version of iOS is it?
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
Yes iPad OS - whatever the latest update is ...
@bellat4484
@bellat4484 3 жыл бұрын
Mine types the wrong characters on iPad, when I type a ? The output is a hyphen and so forth, how can I fix it?
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 3 жыл бұрын
Have you changed it to iPad mode?
@bellat4484
@bellat4484 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheTechnologyMan yes. Eventually I had to forget the device and restart the iPad, it finally worked thanks.
@mengmengwu2146
@mengmengwu2146 4 жыл бұрын
how to change the different type of languages
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
You'd have to do that in your operating system - for example on an iPad: Settings | General | Keyboard ...
@RafaelMarcosAderaldo
@RafaelMarcosAderaldo 3 жыл бұрын
This or k380? I don't mind backlit.
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 3 жыл бұрын
I've not tried the K380 sorry - but looks good.
@doseofrj
@doseofrj 3 жыл бұрын
Whats the difference between this keyboard and the Arteck HB030B?
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 3 жыл бұрын
I have both - the main difference is this model I'm reviewing here has the dedicated buttons to quickly change the device the keyboard is connected to.
@AxemanMessiah
@AxemanMessiah 3 жыл бұрын
@@TheTechnologyMan How much is the weight of the Hb030B? Amazon says 5.99oz but other videos state 7.02oz.
@jonl.1777
@jonl.1777 4 жыл бұрын
There seems to be a newer model out. Is this one better. www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B07PFCRWG9/ref=ya_aw_od_pi?ie=UTF8&psc=1# Any thoughts?
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 4 жыл бұрын
They have so many models - I'm not sure that's newer or just different! But sorry I've not tried it - it doesn't look like it has buttons to change device or the backlight the HB220B has ...
@jonl.1777
@jonl.1777 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheTechnologyMan Thanks for reply. You're right, there are sooo many models. I may give it a shot.
@sunsetgloomx5785
@sunsetgloomx5785 3 жыл бұрын
What is the keyboard called??
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 3 жыл бұрын
This model is the Arteck HB220B.
@bingletoncoochiesmith1704
@bingletoncoochiesmith1704 3 жыл бұрын
my arteck mouse wont work on minecraft for my phone
@TheTechnologyMan
@TheTechnologyMan 3 жыл бұрын
Sorry having tried their mice ...
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