The MacBook Pro/PowerBook keyboards are the REFERENCE STANDARD for keyboards.
Not the MacBook... chiclets ...BARF.
Not the MacBook... chiclets ...BARF.
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New Apple Keyboard Coming With iMac Refresh
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"Trackpads on a desktop keyboards are for young kids that don't remember how much they failed when they did them in the 90's."
Mice are better than keyboards when you are at a desk. What I want is a laptop keyboard and trackpad that works by bluetooth. Then I can run the Mini from the sofa. What am I supposed to mouse on while sitting on the pillow infested sofa? (S.O. loves pillows
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Adesso makes almost what I want, but it isn't bluetooth, they use some proprietary radio dongle.
"Trackpads on a desktop keyboards are for young kids that don't remember how much they failed when they did them in the 90's."
Mice are better than keyboards when you are at a desk. What I want is a laptop keyboard and trackpad that works by bluetooth. Then I can run the Mini from the sofa. What am I supposed to mouse on while sitting on the pillow infested sofa? (S.O. loves pillows
)Adesso makes almost what I want, but it isn't bluetooth, they use some proprietary radio dongle.
I agree.
I was shocked at how nasty feeling and looking the latest MB keyboard is.
The MBP is really nice however
and that's the thing.
Why would anyone want a portable keyboard for a desktop. machine
That's one reason to use a desktop.
Like many, I use an Apple KB with my MBP when it's docked to my big monitor.
Let's hope Apple do something new and revolutionary.
Not a just repackaged portable KB.
That could be a good feature, it's on a pro laptop, so I don't see why it can't be on a pro-desktop too.
I like them too, but they're significantly shrunk because they are places on something that's mobile. I'm not sure I'd be happy with a desktop keyboard the size of the laptop ones. They better not shrink it and get rid of the keypad etc...
Two revenue streams.
Upgrading the hub to USB2 is long overdue and I'd imagine will be a feature. Flash drives ? You mean the cards that go in cameras, seeing as there are so many I doubt Apple will support any, as for thumb drives, USB2 will handle them.
Just like the entire iPod line and now iPhone, what happens when the internal battery stops working, should we send the keyboard in to have the battery replaced, or throw it away and buy a new one ?
Sounds like something Apple would do, also something very stupid.
I'm not sure what I'd like to see in a re-design, I quite like the current design and I use an iSkin to stop stuff getting between the keys. However my space bar is playing up now, after only 2 months of use, so I will be taking it in for service or replacement, and thus, better durability would top my list of improvements to the current design.
Followed closely by a USB2 hub... and then keeping the standard keyboard size. It's for a desktop after all, I don't want something the size of a laptop keyboard where the keypad is integrated in with the middle of the keyboard etc...
Finally, when will it also include an iPod dock (not that I'd want one built-in at all) and how about instead of backlighting, taking a cue from the Optimus KB and using OLED displays for each key.
MacBook: Worst Keyboard Ever
I'm sorry, but I have to completely disagree. I've owned my MacBook for over a year, as has my roommate. My MacBook had the keyboard replaced two times due to the spongy trackpad button issue. I can easily say it's the worst keyboard I've ever used.
I've been typing for years (fast and accurate on a good keyboard). Nothing is more frustrating than a keyboard that fails to register keypresses that the tactile-feedback mechanism has told you have been pressed.
This is exactly what the four MacBook keyboards I've used have done. On this particular keyboard, at least 4 keys have this problem. Unless I type with considerably more force than I use with any other keyboard, the results are a mess. Scrolling with the arrow keys is also annoying because unless I hold down the keys with a little force, the keyboard doesn't register that I'm still holding down the key even though it's clearly pressed (both visually and by feel).
The keyboard and spongy trackpad button issues have convinced me to pass on future MacBook purchases until these issues are demonstratively resolved.
Best keyboards I've ever used: iBook G3 (IceBook), MacAlly IceKey (own 4 of them), and the IBM "Clicker" (the heavy one with buckling springs).
I'm sorry, but I have to completely disagree. I've owned my MacBook for over a year, as has my roommate. My MacBook had the keyboard replaced two times due to the spongy trackpad button issue. I can easily say it's the worst keyboard I've ever used.
I've been typing for years (fast and accurate on a good keyboard). Nothing is more frustrating than a keyboard that fails to register keypresses that the tactile-feedback mechanism has told you have been pressed.
This is exactly what the four MacBook keyboards I've used have done. On this particular keyboard, at least 4 keys have this problem. Unless I type with considerably more force than I use with any other keyboard, the results are a mess. Scrolling with the arrow keys is also annoying because unless I hold down the keys with a little force, the keyboard doesn't register that I'm still holding down the key even though it's clearly pressed (both visually and by feel).
The keyboard and spongy trackpad button issues have convinced me to pass on future MacBook purchases until these issues are demonstratively resolved.
Best keyboards I've ever used: iBook G3 (IceBook), MacAlly IceKey (own 4 of them), and the IBM "Clicker" (the heavy one with buckling springs).
I'm, uh, indifferent about all of my keyboards. They're @#$%ing keyboards. If they don't work, I beat them against something until they do.
Why do people always call it brushed aluminum.
Seems like it bugs you enough to make the post. Brushed aluminum,anodized aluminum, purled aluminum, dimpled aluminum. We get it everyone know what the intent is unless your a metallurgist.
The biggest complaint heard by me from other Apple users is the fact that it's so damn hard to clean. Also little pieces of dirt have the ability to crawl in to spaces you can't clean. Now this wouldn't be a biggie if the the keyboard was non see thru, but the Apple keyboard is. And after a while becomes ridiculously filthy.
I sincerely hope Apple has made an effort to making this keyboard easier to clean and nicer to type on.
It's to loud for my liking and I would like a firmer touch. Typing should be less of an effort (not that a new keyboard will make me type faster) after typing on the current keyboard for an hour or so I feel that my typing becomes less accurate my hand become carmped and I feel I have to stop typing(I know that typing long periods at a time is never a good idea). But I also have an Macally Icekey which is perfect you don't have to push the key as hard and I don't get tired of typing as I get on the Apple keyboard. Only problem it's so damn ugly.
I don't know if a keyboard like the MacBook is going to make a better keyboard. I still find my self getting used to the keyboard every-time I type on one. It just feels awkward. But I must admit I don't type on the keyboard for long periods, It must just be that it needs some getting used to.
I sincerely hope Apple has made an effort to making this keyboard easier to clean and nicer to type on.
It's to loud for my liking and I would like a firmer touch. Typing should be less of an effort (not that a new keyboard will make me type faster) after typing on the current keyboard for an hour or so I feel that my typing becomes less accurate my hand become carmped and I feel I have to stop typing(I know that typing long periods at a time is never a good idea). But I also have an Macally Icekey which is perfect you don't have to push the key as hard and I don't get tired of typing as I get on the Apple keyboard. Only problem it's so damn ugly.
I don't know if a keyboard like the MacBook is going to make a better keyboard. I still find my self getting used to the keyboard every-time I type on one. It just feels awkward. But I must admit I don't type on the keyboard for long periods, It must just be that it needs some getting used to.
I really hope not. The MacBook keyboard keys look the same as the latest Bloomberg keyboards do, the things are horrid to use
Good to hear!
Aah thats great to hear their is more speculation about iMac updates. I was about to update my comp, but I felt the wait will be worth it.
Hopefully this update will be!
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Aah thats great to hear their is more speculation about iMac updates. I was about to update my comp, but I felt the wait will be worth it.
Hopefully this update will be!
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Hope that there'll be some hot keys-perhaps super slim keys near the top. Plus PC/Bootcamp compatible wireless version.
Omg, you are complaining that the paint scratches when you treat it with a car key? That's your own fault then. Imo it's like complaining "omg my car is broken after I drove it into a wall, what a crap car manufacturer."
"Trackpads on a desktop keyboards are for young kids that don't remember how much they failed when they did them in the 90's."
Mice are better than keyboards when you are at a desk. What I want is a laptop keyboard and trackpad that works by bluetooth. Then I can run the Mini from the sofa. What am I supposed to mouse on while sitting on the pillow infested sofa? (S.O. loves pillows
Adesso makes almost what I want, but it isn't bluetooth, they use some proprietary radio dongle.
Good point. Since I believe Apple will do away with the MacMini and make either the
TV Pro or TV 2.0 that will replace the mini it would make since to have a keyboard and mouse combo that you can use from the couch... I love sofas too.Meh.... it's okay... I like it for it's size... if it could fold up it could be the portable keyboard for the iPhone 2.0 that has smartphone features but I would shoot myself in the face if I had to type on that tiny little thing in front of a 30" display.
Tonne is a legit spelling. Check your Apple dictionary...
I think that is the British way of spelling it... I could be wrong, it just could be an alternate standard english form of the word, just mentioning it.
About time! The white slow-typing keyboards Apple deliver now is the worst stuff ever!
Please Apple, make something like this:
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HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
This is the best joke ever man! What computer is that ugly keyboard from anyway?
are you a "form over function" kind of gal?
Some people prefer function over form - they're more concerned with the quality of the keyboard and its typing feel than about its appearance. A beautiful keyboard that feels like it's chiclet-based doesn't cut the mustard.
For example, that striking keyboard in the "transparent iMac mockup" (http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=78983&d=1184001796) would be brutal on the hands. The curvature is the reverse of all of the ergonomic keyboards like the Microsoft Natural. Nice for a museum design collection, horrible for the desk.
Keyboards should be designed first by ergonomic experts - then let the "fashionistas" like Ives put some bling on the design.
ps: If you'd looked at the picture, you would have noticed that it's a Logitech aftermarket keyboard.
HAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!
This is the best joke ever man! What computer is that ugly keyboard from anyway?
Some people prefer function over form - they're more concerned with the quality of the keyboard and its typing feel than about its appearance. A beautiful keyboard that feels like it's chiclet-based doesn't cut the mustard.
For example, that striking keyboard in the "transparent iMac mockup" (http://att.macrumors.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=78983&d=1184001796) would be brutal on the hands. The curvature is the reverse of all of the ergonomic keyboards like the Microsoft Natural. Nice for a museum design collection, horrible for the desk.
Keyboards should be designed first by ergonomic experts - then let the "fashionistas" like Ives put some bling on the design.
ps: If you'd looked at the picture, you would have noticed that it's a Logitech aftermarket keyboard.
i dont understand what the big deal is with the current apple keyboards. they are simple and type great. sure they may not be thin or have the wonderful media keys but does anyone really use those? oh well maybe im the only one that likes mine, hah.