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New Magic Keyboard/Trackpad/Mouse
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yes.
when connected, you can disconnect bluetooth, it still works
Thanks! So will it support Force Touch when connected only via USB (My old iMac is on El Capitan already)?
hmm I still think it pairs using bluetooth 4.0. Someone would need to try to pair the trackpad with bluetooth off from the get go. After the initial set up you can turn BT off, but I still think it needs to be on initially. I may be wrong, but I would think apple would advertise support wired only.
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Just got all 3 of them.
My observations so far:
- mk: button press is shallower, but more "pronounced", - kind of clicker than the old one and I like it a lot. it is actually much better than a standard rMB keyboard.
- mm2: feels lighter, glides much better on my table. MM is usable at last!
- mt2: a lot more stable than the old one, because it doesn't physically move on a click (a thing, which I rather disliked on the previous). Bigger surface and force touch are very well welcome and work as expected (I really missed force touch trackpad when on a desktop after being spoiled with such on a MBP).
Should you have some specific questions, - don't hesitate to ask, since I can compare them to the prev. devices directly (as you can tell).
My observations so far:
- mk: button press is shallower, but more "pronounced", - kind of clicker than the old one and I like it a lot. it is actually much better than a standard rMB keyboard.
- mm2: feels lighter, glides much better on my table. MM is usable at last!
- mt2: a lot more stable than the old one, because it doesn't physically move on a click (a thing, which I rather disliked on the previous). Bigger surface and force touch are very well welcome and work as expected (I really missed force touch trackpad when on a desktop after being spoiled with such on a MBP).
Should you have some specific questions, - don't hesitate to ask, since I can compare them to the prev. devices directly (as you can tell).
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When you say much better than a standard rMB keyboard, do you in fact mean the new rMB with the butterfly mechanism? If so, in what way. If you mean just the old macbook keyboards, have you tried the new rMB keyboard, and how would you compare it to that? Last one. If you had to pick between getting just the keyboard or just the mouse, what do you think is the biggest upgrade over the previous generation?
Thanks in advance.
Yes, I mean the new retina Macbook 12" keyboard. I did try it out several times, but didn't like it at all. While the new Magic Keyboard seems to have similar butterfly key mechanics, the it has more key travel than retina MacBook's and overall feels much better (to me).
According to this bloke yes they do work on older devices. Only the trackpad needs 4.0 according to Apple's website. The other two are ok with 2.1. The website just says bluetooth for the other 2.
So it seems if you have 2.1 you can use the keyboard and mouse ok, and the trackpad wired.
It does work without Bluetooth.
Don't have the link to the review but it's been tested
just postes this over at mac pro forum, sorry for cross-post but you may be interested:
Got my keyboard and trackpad and they are awesome! Though on my keyboard, the "1" key feels stuck and much harder to press than the others. Might have to get it replaced if it doesn't fix itself. The trackpad really fits its name: it feels magical
Yes, but the shortcut keys don't work (mute etc), and neither does the battery %.
why not climb El Capitain?
Are the new magic gadget now standard with any iMacs purchased? or is it still the old ones that are included?
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I know it comes with any of the newly refreshed ones (4K and 5K ones). Are they still manufacturing any non-retina iMacs?
The magic trackpad costs a little extra if you don't want the mouse
I'm using Office just fine in El Cap, here. 2011 and 2016 - both work fine, though I'm only using 2016 now.
I just received my Magic Trackpad 2 and will say that, barring the outrageous price increase, it's a huge improvement in usability to the previous trackpad. With the previous one, doing a click & drag was a pain, in which I resorted to using my left hand to click and my right had to drag. The new trackpad's "click" is so effortless, anywhere on the surface, that you can easily click & drag with one finger. It's just so much more comfortable to use, not having to use as much force to click.
I was having issues where it would crash my computer....well make me just have to push the power button. There was an update 2 days ago and it has worked great since then
