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Wired vs Wireless Keyboard
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i feel kinda the same...it would have been good for me because instead of having the number pad i could have used that space to place my graphics tablet...
But then again i kinda like products being wired?
I would say go wired if you play games and wireless if you dont, although at work I type a lot of 18 digit tracking codes so it makes me feel more at home with a numeric pad on my keyboards
Need some help please.
I'm use to numeric keys to the right of the keyboard. How are the new wireless keyboards less the numeric keys?
I don't have a wireless keyboard, but I did end up getting a wired keyboard. I would say if you use the numeric keypad a lot or use the arrow key combos (like Command+left arrow, Command+right arrow etc) then the wired is a little nicer. I put aside my old wireless keyboard for a few days and tried programming with my MacBook Keyboard and those two things were the biggest issue I had.
I was really looking forward to the wireless keyboard before it came out and the spy photos of the wired were leaked, but was kind of disappointed when the wireless was a compact keyboard. I really didn't want to go back to a wired keyboard since my current desk setup was wireless keyboard and mouse.
Eventually the wired had more pros and less cons than the wireless.
The big ones being:
1. I have a full keyboard still, which is nice since I'm used to that with my old wireless keyboard for programming. Numeric pad and full Arrow keys FTW.
2. Price. $30 is quite a bit more to pay. Especially given the less amount of materials that go in to build the compact keyboard. A bluetooth module can't possibly cost that much...
3. Time to wait. Isn't it still like 3-4 weeks to wait? I wanted a new keyboard soon, and waiting weeks on end wasn't very appealing.
The main issue i was worried about was having the wire again, but I only really use the keyboard at my desk, and i plug in my 20" ACD anyway, so it's not really more work to do, and I don't move my keyboard so...
After having my wired keyboard for a few weeks now I'm really happy with it.
No Apple Stores have the wireless version yet, any Apple Stores in the US anyway.go to a apple store and try both? I prefer the wireless.
Thanks everyone for your feedback! Much appreciated.
I have a Wacom Intuos pen tablet and I use the mouse on the tablet. With my current full size white Apple wireless keyboard, the mouse positioning is a little too far for comfort. I do occasionally use the numeric keypad for Excel work, but can be sacrificed. I can always pick up a USB numeric keypad if I desperately need one.
Are the keys identical in size and spacing to the wired keyboard?
Unfortunately, there's no Apple Store where I live, but only Apple Dealers/Resellers and they don't have the new wireless keyboards yet to try out.
I have a Wacom Intuos pen tablet and I use the mouse on the tablet. With my current full size white Apple wireless keyboard, the mouse positioning is a little too far for comfort. I do occasionally use the numeric keypad for Excel work, but can be sacrificed. I can always pick up a USB numeric keypad if I desperately need one.
Are the keys identical in size and spacing to the wired keyboard?
Unfortunately, there's no Apple Store where I live, but only Apple Dealers/Resellers and they don't have the new wireless keyboards yet to try out.
I recently got the wired version after playing around with my girlfriend's MB. Some of the time I prefer that keyboard to my MBP. I think I am still biased from early experience with wireless keyboards, but I still do not see the point. For me the 10-key was necessary, so it was not much of a decision.
I have not seen the wireless version, but based on the photos, it appears that the wireless one will sit at a much steeper angle on any kind of flat surface, which could also come into consideration for some.
I still use wired connections for everything except internet when I am not at one of my desks, but as computers and entertainment centers continue to move toward each other, I could see myself intereseted in a wireless keyboard like the apple one, but only with an attached pad.
I have not seen the wireless version, but based on the photos, it appears that the wireless one will sit at a much steeper angle on any kind of flat surface, which could also come into consideration for some.
I still use wired connections for everything except internet when I am not at one of my desks, but as computers and entertainment centers continue to move toward each other, I could see myself intereseted in a wireless keyboard like the apple one, but only with an attached pad.