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The new Apple keyboard
- Thread starter dwl017
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A word of advice.
I purchased the wireless keyboard at first, thinking that it would be nice to rid myself of some clutter on my desk.
What I didn't realize was that the wireless keyboard is much smaller than the wired--there is no numerical keypad on the right hand side and is way too small to be comfortable typing on it. (It's the exact same as the MacBook keyboard, I believe)
I would suggest going with the wired version, which is a full keyboard...it's a low profile, but I like it.
It's sort of a personal preference.
I purchased the wireless keyboard at first, thinking that it would be nice to rid myself of some clutter on my desk.
What I didn't realize was that the wireless keyboard is much smaller than the wired--there is no numerical keypad on the right hand side and is way too small to be comfortable typing on it. (It's the exact same as the MacBook keyboard, I believe)
I would suggest going with the wired version, which is a full keyboard...it's a low profile, but I like it.
It's sort of a personal preference.
OwlsAndApples
macrumors 6502a
i really like it, i find it much easier to type on, and far quieter (if that's what you like in a keyboard). You'll just have to get over the missing '
' though 🙂
' though 🙂
speakerwizard
macrumors 68000
i have wired, brilliant, looks good, feels good, easy and fast to type on 🙂 and the update fixed any non functional buttons
johny5
macrumors 6502a
I have both wired and wireless.
I got the wired one with my Imac and loved it that much I bought a wireless one for my macbook when its plugged in to an external monitor at home!
When I use the wireless one, it does feel a little naked as it doesn't have the numeric pad, but I rarely use that anyway and the sheer smallness and practicality of it is just superb!
I got the wired one with my Imac and loved it that much I bought a wireless one for my macbook when its plugged in to an external monitor at home!
When I use the wireless one, it does feel a little naked as it doesn't have the numeric pad, but I rarely use that anyway and the sheer smallness and practicality of it is just superb!
Sesshi
macrumors G3
The profile of the keys is fine, but I don't like the feel of the keyboard. It's even more unforgiving than some low-travel laptops and while I think it's definitely an improvement on the crap previous keyboard, I like it lot less than some of the competing scissor-action keyboards on the market.
its the best keyboard I've ever used (I hvae the bluetooth version), feels more solid than the macbook/macbook pro kbs. 😀
skoone
macrumors newbie
My input on this for what it is worth--
I originally bought the wired version, and I found it to be a lot nicer than expected.
I then purchased the wireless version, however, I found it to feel so physically small on my desktop that I didn't care for it, so I returned it for a refund.
I hooked the wired keyboard back up and haven't looked back. I can actually type at a reasonably fast speed using it with hardly an error. I enjoy the wired model very much!
Regards-
Steve
I originally bought the wired version, and I found it to be a lot nicer than expected.
I then purchased the wireless version, however, I found it to feel so physically small on my desktop that I didn't care for it, so I returned it for a refund.
I hooked the wired keyboard back up and haven't looked back. I can actually type at a reasonably fast speed using it with hardly an error. I enjoy the wired model very much!
Regards-
Steve
I only have mine less than a week but I love it. It took a couple of days to get used to it though. I do have problems with the space bar not taking but I think that's just me typing too fast and not being used to it completely.
It looks great and feels great.