Does it charge the tablet as well as the keyboard when it's plugged in?
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The keyboard connects to the tablet through bluetooth so there are not hard wires connecting the two together. The keyboard has its own battery which you can charge with the same power cord. Hope this helps! I love mine.
1959449
The keyboard does not need charging. It is powered by the tablet with the 4 gold connectors on the back of the tablet and the keyboard case.
793549
I don't remember if it was fully charged or not, but it was enough for me to sync it up with my iPAD. You need a Micro USB cable to charge the keyboard.
1882455
It has charged everything that I have plugged into it. I have charged tablets, phones and Bluetooth speakers with it. As long as you have the cable, it with give a charging current.
1461688
The galaxy charger works for it. You can plug in the keyboard while the tablet is connected. The keyboard really drains the tablets charge so keep the charger handy!
1058524
Yes, it does. You do have to charge keyboard in order to keep it activated, but that is easy to do, I just plug mine in at night when I have my iPad plugged in and in the AM its all set to go to work. I just love it and it is so much nicer than using the screen. I really use my iPad much more now; prior to getting it i ued it mainly to read books, short emails and play Lumosity and Scrabble. Now it is just like a lap top, almost! Good luck with your decision.
388221
If you order this from Amazon it does NOT come with a charger. The charger would have come with the tablet (if you don't have the tablet, there's really no reason to get the keyboard for it). If you have an ASUS Transformer tablet with a 220V power adapter, the same adapter should work with the keyboard dock.
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The box say to use the cable that comes with it. Also, I tried using that cable to charge my phone, and my phone wouldn't charge, probably because the cable that comes with it gives you less power output. Trying to charge the keyboard with your tablet cable (having more power output) may decrease the battery life on the keyboard. So the answer is no.
249643
The keyboard charges by using the same charging unit that comes with the tablet.
242312
Yes BUT you will not be able to charge the tablet when you have the keyboard connected.
530957
No. I don't remember if the tablet did either. It doesn't really matter because they both use a micro USB connection. Stupidly, the dock does not charge the tablet when the tablet is plugged in. Also, the keys and touchpad are not very friendly. The only reason you really need the dock is because it has a full size USB connector that can be used to plug thumbdrives in for transferring data.
1465111
Yes, the keyboard needs to be charged. However, it seems to have a good sleep mode, so I haven't had to recharge it often, even when I accidentally left it on.
1809228
The same as the other response. Connect the keyboard to the tablet and charge both thru the keyboard. Look for the 2 orange lites, on left side of key board by usb connector and top left of tablet by power swich. These will turn green when charged. Works for me. Chuck
823093
No. There is a physical connection between the keyboard and the ASUS Pad. I just checked it. When you charge the keyboard you are also charging the PAD because of the physical connection (by the way, the connection it the same as the charging plug).
1671293
the keyboard hooked up to my tablet very easily. i really liked it for the short time i was able to use it. my tablet will not take a charge, they think i received a bad charger and so i am impatiently waiting for one to be shipped. sorry i can't give you more input. good luck, linda
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When the tablet is docked you plug the charger into the dock and it charges both the keyboard and the dock. When undocked you can charge either the tablet or keyboard separately. Hope this helps. Don
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No, The microUSB only charges the keyboard. I tested plugging in the USB and removing the RF adapter and got no response from the keyboard.