Was at CompUSA today and they happened to have the new eMacs in. More so than the eMac itself, I was interested in the new non-Pro mice/keyboards, so I played with them for a bit (had time to kill before going back in to work).
They do look cheaper than the old ones. Some notes-
- The keys feel a little smaller and have a little less travel, it seems. They're also not as contoured. The have a squarer look to them. The keys are also a bit stiffer.
- The keyboard is much smaller (or at least feels that way)... it's like a cross between the old iMac/G3 keyboard and the pro.
- The esc and F13 keys are wider, so there's no spaces on the left side of the keyboard.
- No arm underneath, just a flat surface as seen in pics.
- There's a big block of flat white plastic between the home/end/pgup/pgdn keys and the arrow keys. Kinda weird-looking, if you ask me.
- There is practically no lip around the edge of the keyboard. The control and keypad enter keys are rounded on 1 corner so that the bottom of the keyboard is rounded off, similar to the old non-extended Mac/IIGS keyboard.
- The mouse looks similar at first glance, but the 'wings' on the side, as well as the bottom of the mouse, are white plastic instead of clear.
- There's no ring around the LED hole.
Overall, they're definitely a cost-cutting move, but still better than the old iMac/G3 mice and keyboards. As for me, I'm glad I have an eMac with the old ones. But I could see the new stuff being more durable.
(PS Sorry if this has been posted, looked and didn't see it.)
They do look cheaper than the old ones. Some notes-
- The keys feel a little smaller and have a little less travel, it seems. They're also not as contoured. The have a squarer look to them. The keys are also a bit stiffer.
- The keyboard is much smaller (or at least feels that way)... it's like a cross between the old iMac/G3 keyboard and the pro.
- The esc and F13 keys are wider, so there's no spaces on the left side of the keyboard.
- No arm underneath, just a flat surface as seen in pics.
- There's a big block of flat white plastic between the home/end/pgup/pgdn keys and the arrow keys. Kinda weird-looking, if you ask me.
- There is practically no lip around the edge of the keyboard. The control and keypad enter keys are rounded on 1 corner so that the bottom of the keyboard is rounded off, similar to the old non-extended Mac/IIGS keyboard.
- The mouse looks similar at first glance, but the 'wings' on the side, as well as the bottom of the mouse, are white plastic instead of clear.
- There's no ring around the LED hole.
Overall, they're definitely a cost-cutting move, but still better than the old iMac/G3 mice and keyboards. As for me, I'm glad I have an eMac with the old ones. But I could see the new stuff being more durable.
(PS Sorry if this has been posted, looked and didn't see it.)