Don't want "mechanical" keys, but, at that price it should include backlit keys! ...It took sooooo long to get black keys, but, where is the backlight? Do we have to wait 10 more years?
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Apple Now Selling Standalone Space Gray Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse 2, and Magic Trackpad 2
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Cant believe still no backlight.
These are so annoying in the dark compare to a MBP keyboard.
These are so annoying in the dark compare to a MBP keyboard.
That's old and not all that competitive compared to other products
What incentive does Apple have to lower prices after intentionally penning up demand for these accessories?
They’re not coming down until, possibly, the next slate of Magic Accessories refreshes.
Ok will people always carry these two equipment along with their MBP,MB,MBA etc? I heard that new MBR keyboards are having some issues.
These guys continue to blow me away with the inflated prices. At what point will people stop buying??
I would love to buy these. If only the price tag weren't so obscene.
I also prefer the look of the original-generation Magic Trackpad, I think. But this one adds haptics…
I also prefer the look of the original-generation Magic Trackpad, I think. But this one adds haptics…
Backlighting on a wireless keyboard. You'd just be complaining about battery life.
What sort of person types in the dark anyway? Actually, don't answer that, I can imagine exactly what you are doing.
What sort of person types in the dark anyway? Actually, don't answer that, I can imagine exactly what you are doing.
I use the (white) Apple BT Magic Keyboard and Magic Mouse 2 now with my 15" MBP, which is serving as a desktop replacement and rarely leaves the house. I also use a Magic Mouse 2 with my 12" MacBook, and since I use it in various locations around the house and out on the deck as well as travel with that machine, no need for a separate keyboard. I do take along the mouse, though. I'll be buying a Space Grey Magic Mouse 2 to match my Space Grey 12" MB!
May eventually buy the space grey keyboard and trackpad, too, plus the mouse to use with my desktop replacement setup as well.......
No, this is a different keyboard. Different mechanism (scissor instead of butterfly), and more travel. More like the 2015-and-before MacBook Pros.
If I remember right you could, it seemed like, at the time, the black ones were more popular-it’s not like Appel doesn’t always try to up-sale right? (they also seemed to have a rubberlike finish/feel opposed to the plastic feel of the white). My wife still has hers from college, still has the feel and fires up, just shows it’s age.
That pricing is an absolute joke. You could buy a mechanical keyboard for LESS than that (not that everyone wants a mechanical keyboard but that's beside the point).
The Apple Tax is real, but the line's gotta be drawn somewhere. Sheesh.
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The Apple Tax is real, but the line's gotta be drawn somewhere. Sheesh.
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Oh my, the nostalgia. I always thought those black MacBooks were the coolest looking laptops, especially with the glowing Apple logo. They were unicorns, too (at least at my age/location at that time). I saw the white ones occasionally, but rarely the black ones.
Have you actually shopped around? The way you state this makes it seem as if you think all keyboards should be $100 or less.
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I have and want mechanical keyboards but you're not going to find them built like this is built. I've spent far more for cheap plastic PC accessories.
Not cheeky, it's a sign Jobs is coming back in June.
But seriously, typical of Apple to charge that way, and when the product looks so good, a tad extra would be sound business sense.
I would, but it'd cost you extra.
Can you show me how this price is inflated? Even off-brand aluminum keyboards cost around $120. It's strange this vacuum that people use to price and value Apple products as inflated or as if they're tricking people into paying more.