And yes, I know you can turn the brightness down too to mitigate that. I agree that--all other things being equal--it's better to have a feature and not need it than need it and not have it. But I wonder if all other things ARE equal. Seems like Apple must have some reason for still not including a backlight feature on external keyboards. I mean, let's be real - there's no way that this hasn't been considered within Apple for a long time.
The black bar on the top/underside is part of the keyboard, it's not detachable or a separate purchase. It houses the battery, bluetooth/USB transmitters, probably other circuitry. As far as things I enjoy, I like the short travel and non-clicky actuation of the keys themselves. The keys have parabolic indents I was hesitant about at first, but got used to very quickly. The backlight is a welcome addition. I was mainly buying this for a number pad, but also looking for performance similar to the Magic Keyboard. But you can also change what the function row keys do, as well as some additional settings. I used to enjoy Razer products for similar abilities, adjusting keys, macros, etc but they gave a middle finger to macOS with Synapse 3, the Logi Options software seems fine.
Thanks. Mine's arriving within hours from B&H (and they have an offer where they're including the palm rest for free!).
I also don't touch type by the classic definition. But I still manage to pound out over 70 WPM with my home-grown style. And I can do a lot of that in code using characters like #,@, &, ->
That's what so baffling. I'd love to know the reason (besides money, of course), especially when they provide a backlight in the iPad keyboards.I DO turn it off
Yeah, I tried to learn to type properly a few years ago, but I had to unlearn so much that it slowed me down way too much, especially at work.
It is very likely that he was having fun with the oft repeated comment here when people are urged to purchase something or subscribe to a service... Come on, you spend more on coffee daily than this xxx will cost you!!
Well that’s good for you but many of us (myself included) don’t want an Apple Watch or even wear watches so it’s a useless toy to have around just to unlock the Mac.
Correct (I used the plural because they're for 3 iPads).
It doesn't. Probably has to do with pass-thru power, maybe? Then again, the Logitech ones do have a backlight.
Only about 6% of the potential battery life is available with backlighting on, according to those figures for that keyboard.
$30 for touch ID seems reasonable enough, but no compatibility with my non silicon touch ID MBP is disappointing
yes, that was my second guessMaybe polyethylene terephthalate?
))Correct. And the lack of backlighting is the only thing that keeps the folio keyboard from being perfect for me. But, I still use it. I tried the Magic Keyboard. Too heavy and bulky. Makes an iPad Pro close to the weight of an Air and feels even heavier and denser than the Air.
Well it's actually $60 more if you're in Canada. Everything is so much more expensive here. I haven't tested this myself, but I think only the touch Id won't work with non-Apple Silicone macs.
You're getting a deal. The price difference in the states is US$50 (not $30 as some have stated)
