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[petitrouge]

haha, the keyboard. i meant to get wireless. bang head. so i call the biz team who set my order up @ my apple store (1 mile away) and ask if i can upgrade/exchange that. NO!!! they would have to return the WHOLE THING! seriously!?!? ugh.

devil in the details, huh.

 

[CaptainChunk]

haha, the keyboard. i meant to get wireless. bang head. so i call the biz team who set my order up @ my apple store (1 mile away) and ask if i can upgrade/exchange that. NO!!! they would have to return the WHOLE THING! seriously!?!? ugh.

devil in the details, huh.

I think that's because the standard wired keyboard is a pack-in item that comes standard with every Mac Pro.

 

[cjt3007]

It's always best to have a wired one around, you can always get a wireless later.

 

[seedster2]

It's always best to have a wired one around, you can always get a wireless later.

Couldnt agree more. I have had my apple wireless keyboard sh#t the bed and a wireless keyboard kept me going

 

[philbeeney]

It's always best to have a wired one around, you can always get a wireless later.

I'll second this. I have a PowerBook which is used as a desktop (sits on a stand, etc) and the Apple Bluetooth keyboard I had packed up suddenly. Changed the batteries, nothing. Faffed around and took it apart, put it back together, nothing.

Taking the laptop off the stand with all the cables and wires to use the built in keyboard was too much of a PITA, so I went a bought one of the Apple flat wired keyboards which I'm currently using. It's quite handy especially with two USB ports built in.

 

[petitrouge]

okay, thanks for pointing that out. i'm coming from PC land and one thing i'm sick of, are the wires. the freakin' wires required for my wireless microsoft keyboard )*#&$#@$#.

i'm in pursuit of less wires, when at all possible.

mac pro came 2 days earlier than i thought!!! my RAM + SSD drive aren't here until tomorrow...

 

[J&JPolangin]

...and its nice to have a number pad along with the USB ports...

 

[Mike225]

okay, thanks for pointing that out. i'm coming from PC land and one thing i'm sick of, are the wires. the freakin' wires required for my wireless microsoft keyboard )*#&$#@$#.

i'm in pursuit of less wires, when at all possible.

mac pro came 2 days earlier than i thought!!! my RAM + SSD drive aren't here until tomorrow...

Uh, what? Use a bluetooth keyboard then... No wires on a Mac or "PC". If you don't have bluetooth on your old computer then don't complain, because thats your fault.

 

[Gh0stKiller]

Uh, what? Use a bluetooth keyboard then... No wires on a Mac or "PC". If you don't have bluetooth on your old computer then don't complain, because thats your fault.

You're not gonna make a lot of friends like that, Negative Nancy.

 

[Inconsequential]

The bluetooth in the 2009 (and I assume the 2010) is awful.

The bluetooth keyboard and the magic mouse don't work properly even when the distance is less than two feet.

Wired kb + mighty mouse + 100m USB BT ftw.

 

[Mike225]

You're not gonna make a lot of friends like that, Negative Nancy.

Some people can't handle plain English. Not my problem.

 

[sboerup]

couldn't live without my keypad, FAIL on the wireless part. Plus, like others have said, always good to have a wired, it gives you 2 extra USB ports as well!

 

[alust2013]

I would have liked to have gotten wireless too, but alas, I need that pesky number pad. Sure I could get a logitech keyboard, but those are expensive, plus the apple one is just so nice to type on

 

[Icaras]

couldn't live without my keypad, FAIL on the wireless part. Plus, like others have said, always good to have a wired, it gives you 2 extra USB ports as well!

Yeaaaa, I thought like this for a while too, but a simple and great iPhone app called "NumPad" solved that requirement easily. Only $4 too

 

[goMac]

Yeaaaa, I thought like this for a while too, but a simple and great iPhone app called "NumPad" solved that requirement easily. Only $4 too

Doesn't solve the lack of full size arrow keys, or the other buttons between the numpad and the main keyboard.

 

[Icaras]

Doesn't solve the lack of full size arrow keys, or the other buttons between the numpad and the main keyboard.

The app has those buttons too

Just swipe over a screen on the left to find the middle buttons.

 

[petitrouge]

Uh, what? Use a bluetooth keyboard then... No wires on a Mac or "PC". If you don't have bluetooth on your old computer then don't complain, because thats your fault.

uh, yeah, i don't, hence, new one. but i didn't buy this computer for its bluetooth, but i'll be happy to use it!

i won't touch the mouse. i use a tablet.

 

[Honumaui]

get a wireless keep the other also

tax season the stock one is nice with the keypad

 

[chrono1081]

I did the same thing OP. I called Apple and they had to re-do my order (thanks to my credit card company) and when they did I didn't catch that they put the wired keyboard back on.

Oh well not like it would have been my main keyboard anyway. I mostly just used it for my iPad.