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Nice, but for actual use, there are more straightforward setups:

I spend hours per day in front of an Onyx Max2 (13.3'' E-Ink + Android) landscape on a full sized BT keyboard with a long slot to accommodate big tablets, and I use a full fledged word processor.

The catch is, I was dissatisfied with all word processors available for Android, so I wrote mine (and I get rich text in full book-like formatting with optimized use of the screen).

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> full sized BT keyboard with a long slot to accommodate big tablets

Can you please share the name or link?

Sorry for the half reply (I cannot check it physically right now): if you search for "BT keyboard with slot" in the images section of a search engine (DDG), a few similar to mine will come out: I have the one with the mousepad in the bottom-right corner. I believe that the manufacturers distribute the product for different brands (so, for example, I see "Hot-sale-keyboard-bluetooth-touchpad" on Alibaba, or a "Texet Bluetooth Keyboard Touchpad BTK SLOT").

BTW: battery life is never a problem. The rare events in which I find myself with the red light blinking, I just hook up a portable power bank.

Not the poster, but this is the one I got, works well, though it definitely can't compare to a mechanical keyboard: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00MUTWLW4 Logitech K480 bluetooth.

Unfortunately I can't recommend boox anymore, a tiny crack appeared on my note air pretty much where my thumb goes when holding it and spread across the entire display; warranty was useless of course.

Thank you. I am familiar with the K480, but it can only accommodate tablets up to 10" wide; was hoping to find out what model mdp2021 found to accommodate up to a 13.3" tablet.

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