Main selling point of the keyboard is the Bluetooth wireless connection. It's difficult to differentiate Microsoft and Renaisser keyboard covers unless you know the differences to look for. Microsoft uses alcantara material for the keyboard while Renaisser uses 'stainproof micro fabric' material. Physical dimension is made to fit the Surface Pro 8 perfectly. Layout of the keys and shortcuts are similar. The look and feel of the Pelican K8 keyboard cover is very similar to the Microsoft keyboard cover. If you get the keyboard cover and pen from Renaisser, that's a total of US $120 instead of the US $310 if you go with the Microsoft accessories. As I can say now is the Microsoft Slim Pen 2 can draw diagonal lines straighter. I'll review the Raphael 530 in another review. FYI, the Microsoft Slim Pen 2 is priced at US $129. There's one side button and and eraser at the back. This pen uses Microsoft Pen Protocol 2 (MPP 2.0) and supports 4096 levels of pressure sensitivity and tilt. The company has also sent me a Raphael 530 stylus (US $39.99) which is compatible with the Microsoft Surface tablets. That pen slot does not fit the Surface Slim Pen or Slim Pen 2. The pens that can fit into the pen slot on the Pelican K8 are the Renaisser Raphael 520/520C/530 styluses. The pen shown in the photo above is not included. So Renaisser selling the keyboard under US $100 is a pretty good deal. Thankfully I bought my Surface Pro 8 with the keyboard cover bundled and did not have to buy the overpriced keyboard.

By the way, the price of the Microsoft Surface Pro Signature Keyboard is US $179.99. The price of the Renaisser Pelican K8 wireless keyboard is US $79.99. This is a product I'm sure digital artists working on the SP8 will appreciate.As an artist who draws on a tablet, I prefer to have the keyboard by the side rather than in front of the tablet while drawing. There are other companies that make such keyboards but Renaisser's Pelican K8 keyboard cover is the only one that looks and feels almost similar to the Microsoft Surface Pro Signature Keyboard. Renaisser, the company known for making digital styluses, has finally made a wireless Bluetooth keyboard cover for the Surface Pro 8. The keyboard Microsoft should have made years ago

Keyboard for surface pro 8