Anyone using different keyboard than the magic keyboard?

[ger19]

Can you give a link to that video?

This isn’t the exact video I watched, but it shows the process.

 

[amancalledsun]

I still* use Matias USB2.0 keyboards https://matias.ca/usb2keyboard/ both for my then first (2007) Mac Minis and now with my Intel 2018 and M1 ones. Found a review here: https://lowendmac.com/misc/06/0103.html
*) because each key shows all 3-4 possible characters you can use it for (in combination with shift, alt, and shift & alt); the USB2.0 port is a bonus - easy access for a USB stick or anything else that doesn't need UB3 speeds

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Why are there two control keys and no caps lock? Weird.

 

[strawbale]

Why are there two control keys and no caps lock? Weird.

Don't know why there are two control keys, but there's a caps lock to the right of the space bar, next to a third control key

 

[AlaskaMoose]

"One point that should help this board be an enduring presence on your desk is its detachable cable. My favorite keyboards for typing quality, inexplicably, have featured non-removable cables, but one of Matias’s tweaks to its Tactile Pro over the years was to give it a Micro USB port. They pack not one, but two, very long Micro USB to USB Type-A cables for it in the box and a USB Type-C adapter to help it out with modern Macs."
From: https://reviews.ofb.biz/safari/article/1271.html

Thanks!

The thorough review includes the specs that I was interested in knowing.

 

[MacMorrison]

I miss the compact Apple wired aluminum USB keyboard, which was only available for a short time before they upgraded to wireless products (the 78-key A1242, launched March 2009, quickly discontinued December 2010 after the 3rd Apple Wireless Keyboard was released in October 2009). It only came with iMacs in early and mid-2009.

The LoFree 1970s looks pretty reasonable at $100. I'm not sure what its battery life is like - you can also connect with USB-C.

 

[strawbale]

I miss the compact Apple wired aluminum USB keyboard, which was only available for a short time before they upgraded to wireless products (the 78-key A1242, launched March 2009, quickly discontinued December 2010 after the 3rd Apple Wireless Keyboard was released in October 2009). It only came with iMacs in early and mid-2009.

The LoFree 1970s looks pretty reasonable at $100. I'm not sure what its battery life is like - you can also connect with USB-C.

What about this one? https://us.macally.com/products/usb-keyboard-compact-versatile-aluminum

 

[MacMorrison]

It looks very close to the Apple one.

And this one looks good too - mechanical switches and Bluetooth from Macally: