So I wanted a wireless setup for my iBook. I got the Griffin iCurve so my laptop now floats above my desk and i've got a nice wireless keyboard / mouse for the setup. Just wanted to share some thoughts on the two products for anyone interested, and i'm also curious to hear feedback from anyone else with these two.
Keyboard - At least from what i've experienced so far... whether or not you like this keyboard is whether or not you like the Apple keyboard. It's basically the exact same thing. I don't understand why it needs an on/off switch to be honest. And with the switch on the bottom and no lights lit up to show whether or not the keyboard is on, it may be easy to forget to turn it off. I'm not sure what the effects on the battery life are yet if you don't turn it off. Maybe someone else knows? I think it would be far more effective if after say... 1 minute of inactivity, the keyboard would shut off and a keyboard press would turn it back on. Oh well... The bottom line is that it types well, it looks nice, and it delivers what I need.
My family got me the Apple Wireless mouse, and I ended up going with it because it matches my setup so well. To be honest, I feel like such a "typical" mac user because in this case, I really decided to give up usability for looks. I was intrigued by the macmice bluetooth mouse, but after using it at a store, that thing felt like such a rinky dink piece of crap... and i've read terrible things about it. So the apple mouse is almost exactly like the normal mouse... Its weight is very nice and it clicks just like the old one. Once again, there is no light at all to see whether or not it is on, and on top of that, the on/off switch is on the bottom of the mouse. It's kinda a bummer cuz my wired mouse was a nice two button mouse with a scroll wheel. So i've lost some functionality. I have no problem doing the control+click instead of having a right click, but the lack of a scroll wheel is a bummer. That's personal preference though. All in all, it's a great mouse. If you like the Apple mouse, you won't be dissapointed.
What are other peoples' thoughts on the two products?
-Kevin
Keyboard - At least from what i've experienced so far... whether or not you like this keyboard is whether or not you like the Apple keyboard. It's basically the exact same thing. I don't understand why it needs an on/off switch to be honest. And with the switch on the bottom and no lights lit up to show whether or not the keyboard is on, it may be easy to forget to turn it off. I'm not sure what the effects on the battery life are yet if you don't turn it off. Maybe someone else knows? I think it would be far more effective if after say... 1 minute of inactivity, the keyboard would shut off and a keyboard press would turn it back on. Oh well... The bottom line is that it types well, it looks nice, and it delivers what I need.
My family got me the Apple Wireless mouse, and I ended up going with it because it matches my setup so well. To be honest, I feel like such a "typical" mac user because in this case, I really decided to give up usability for looks. I was intrigued by the macmice bluetooth mouse, but after using it at a store, that thing felt like such a rinky dink piece of crap... and i've read terrible things about it. So the apple mouse is almost exactly like the normal mouse... Its weight is very nice and it clicks just like the old one. Once again, there is no light at all to see whether or not it is on, and on top of that, the on/off switch is on the bottom of the mouse. It's kinda a bummer cuz my wired mouse was a nice two button mouse with a scroll wheel. So i've lost some functionality. I have no problem doing the control+click instead of having a right click, but the lack of a scroll wheel is a bummer. That's personal preference though. All in all, it's a great mouse. If you like the Apple mouse, you won't be dissapointed.
What are other peoples' thoughts on the two products?
-Kevin
