bluetooth typewriter keyboard for surface book 2

Model 1705 appears to be related to the Surface Books with a 512G hard drive, 16G RAM, and a Core i7 CPU. In particular, Model 1704 appears to be related to the Surface Books with a 256G hard drive, 8G RAM, and a Core i5 CPU (this is the one that I have). The number 1703 refers to the original Surface Book model, while the numbers 17 refer to specific Surface Book keyboard models. There wasn’t a 1703, 1704, or 1705 in any of the Product ID or System information on my computer, and the internet was being remarkably unhelpful.Īs far as I can tell, here’s what those numbers refer to: I did some googling of my own, and there were a number of used/refurbished Surface Book keyboards available on eBay for less than $300, but they were described as being “Model 1703” or “Model 1704” or “Model 1705,” and I couldn’t figure out what those numbers referred to, or which model my Surface Book was. I borrowed an external keyboard from my son, which worked fine as a temporary fix, but I use my Surface Book a lot when I travel and the external keyboard wasn’t going to work long term.Ī nearby computer repair shop told me that they could fix the keyboard, but that it would require taking it apart to identify the circuit board part number, finding the circuit board online (apparently Microsoft doesn’t sell this replacement part), and then replacing it. Over the course of a couple of days, several keys became difficult to type, and then a few stopped working altogether.

I have a Microsoft Surface Book (one of the originals) that I bought a couple of years ago, and the keyboard was starting to act up.

Bluetooth typewriter keyboard for surface book 2