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Am I the only one who LIKES the black keyboard on the MB Air?

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sonusocularis

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Seriously, what has everyone got against it?

Looks more technical and functional.

Black and aluminium is the new white.
 
I actually like it. Reminds me of a throwback to the Titanium PowerBook G4s. I wish the MacBook Pros had this keyboard.
 
I haven't been overly thrilled about Apple's material and color choices lately. Especially the iMac and the iPod Nanos. I do like the black on aluminum better than white on aluminum. Their new keyboards sitting next to an iMac makes me shudder.

The MBA looks ok, though I think there is still room for improvement.
 
sonusocularis said:
Seriously, what has everyone got against it?

Looks more technical and functional.

Black and aluminium is the new white.
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I also think it looks sharp!

It makes a statement (not sure exactly what statement that is, but it's a statement none the less.)
 
I like it.

I'm thinking of getting a black keyboard for my Macbook, and just changing the keys... seriously. 😀
 
i haven't actually seen one yet but i'm not that keen on the black keyboard. i do wonder how much more black they could be. the answer is none. none more black.
 
Powerbook G4 yes...but why?

It is a throwback to the Titanium Powerbook G4's...which i loved.........

...apart from the keyboard colour


Guys, it'll date really quickly, don't ask me why they did it
 
No, I like it too!

And x2 on the post above that they should make the keys on the aluminum keyboards black instead of white. And maybe make it backlight! Yeah, not gonna happen.
 
Anything but current MBP keyboard is fine with me. The current SR MBP keyboard looks cheap, feels cheap, there is no contrast and horrible font. And it works accordingly, just look at Apple discussion forums.
 
It's growing on me. I suppose it's more practical than white and will show the backlit keys better at night.
 
azhelkov said:
Anything but current MBP keyboard is fine with me. The current SR MBP keyboard looks cheap, feels cheap, there is no contrast and horrible font. And it works accordingly, just look at Apple discussion forums.
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The MacBook Pro keyboard is my favorite Apple laptop keyboard. The one on my G3 iBook is pretty good. I hate the MacBook keyboard.
 
I love the black keyboard. The black-on-aluminum contrast is beautiful. It kind of reminds me of the TiBook, it's sort of Apple's retro style. I prefer this style over white.
 
it does remind me of a dell. To me the black just doesn't match. I would have liked to have seen the whole computer black. As they say black is slimming! Haha. I'm sure the keyboard will grow on me.
 
Does anyone know if the keys on the MBA keyboard are the same as the black Macbook? If thats the case then it would have the same problem of getting all shiny after a bit of use. I hope the keys are made of a different material.
 
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The black keyboard looks fine to me. I agree that having illuminated letters on black keys will make it easier to work with, and it might even help save power since the illumination will contrast more against black keys than against silver.
 
The moment I saw I thought it was the coolest part of the Air. It looks so damn good! Especially in the dark when the backlight goes on! 😱
 
I like it. I'd love for the Macbooks to have a backlit keyboard, the only real feature I'd miss on them.
 
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