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Keyboard and Mouse for iMac
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The Matias Tactile Pro keyboard has a lovely feel. But it is noisy - try one before you buy it.
Matias also do a quiet version but I haven't tried it.
Both are wired, so they use one of your USB ports.
Me? I've just bought one of the old Apple A1016 full-travel bluetooth keyboards for my work machine off ebay. The feel isn't as good as the Matias but I need all the directly-connected USB ports I can get (and I do have a powered hub).
That replaced a Logitech Wireless Solar K750 for Mac - only short-travel keys like current Apple models, and not Bluetooth so you put their receiver into a USB port.
My home keyboard is a Cherry Initial for Mac - again wired USB but a better feel than the A1016. But I don't know if they do a US version (I'm in UK)
I can't comment on mice - I use the apple mouse and have the apple trackpad as well (but rarely use it).
The Matias Tactile Pro keyboard has a lovely feel. But it is noisy - try one before you buy it.
Matias also do a quiet version but I haven't tried it.
Both are wired, so they use one of your USB ports.
Me? I've just bought one of the old Apple A1016 full-travel bluetooth keyboards for my work machine off ebay. The feel isn't as good as the Matias but I need all the directly-connected USB ports I can get (and I do have a powered hub).
That replaced a Logitech Wireless Solar K750 for Mac - only short-travel keys like current Apple models, and not Bluetooth so you put their receiver into a USB port.
My home keyboard is a Cherry Initial for Mac - again wired USB but a better feel than the A1016. But I don't know if they do a US version (I'm in UK)
I can't comment on mice - I use the apple mouse and have the apple trackpad as well (but rarely use it).
For typing a keyboard with mechanical Cherry MX Blue switches is God-tier. I CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH HOW AWESOME BLUES ARE FOR TYPING. Corsair and Ducky come to mind as good vendors. Most--if not all are black--so it'll be really hard to find a white keyboard.
For a white mouse you should look into the SteelSeries Senssi RAW. It's a little bit small for my hand so I personally use a ROCCAT KONE XTD but regardless it's bigger than the Apple mouse.
For a white mouse you should look into the SteelSeries Senssi RAW. It's a little bit small for my hand so I personally use a ROCCAT KONE XTD but regardless it's bigger than the Apple mouse.
I have a friend that uses that and they like it a lot. So far the solar part has been working great.
What you guys think of the Logitech K750 Wireless Solar Keyboard for MAC WHITE/SILVER?
That's what I've moved away from, but mainly because I was running short of USB ports. It worked perfectly well while I used it, I could type quickly and accurately, and the solar power means you don't have to worry about batteries for it.
As I said, it has short-travel keys like the current Apple keyboard.
So an important question is why your partner doesn't like the Apple keyboard.
If it's the fact that their Bluetooth keyboard doesn't have a numeric keypad and their keyboard with keypad is wired, then yes the Logitech should suit them fine.
But if it's because they don't like short-travel keys then I don't think the Logitech is any improvement.
That's what I've moved away from, but mainly because I was running short of USB ports. It worked perfectly well while I used it, I could type quickly and accurately, and the solar power means you don't have to worry about batteries for it.
As I said, it has short-travel keys like the current Apple keyboard.
So an important question is why your partner doesn't like the Apple keyboard.
If it's the fact that their Bluetooth keyboard doesn't have a numeric keypad and their keyboard with keypad is wired, then yes the Logitech should suit them fine.
But if it's because they don't like short-travel keys then I don't think the Logitech is any improvement.