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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

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Written by MR from crawley

16-Oct-2009

Well what do you say a dream to use keep it up apple lovi'n your toys.

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Nice to type with but not spill proof

Written by GB from Sawston

03-Oct-2009

As a keyboard to type with it's nice, light & requires a positive action to activate a key, okay the alt & cmd keys are reversed compared to most keyboards which is a little disconcerting at first but you quickly get used to this. Cleaning is nice & easy, just a damp large fibre micro-tex cloth wiped over the keyboard when unplugged from the machine gets all of the marks & dirt off. It's small on the desk as well, an inch or so smaller than my PC's Logitech keyboard in width & depth. I like it, I like it a lot. If this was my entire experience of the keyboard I'd give it 5 stars.

However, last night I spilt a glass of water over the keyboard. Cue the usual routine, of unplug the keyboard, turn up-side down while making sure it was off the desk over some kitchen towel & wait to dry overnight, which has worked with every other keyboard I've owned, was implemented. Come the morning however the keyboard is completely dead, this is very disappointing for pure water, more the response I'd expect from a drink with milk or sugar in it.

The key question rarely answered by a reviewer is - Would I buy this again? My answer is a conclusive yes! I'm ordering 2 replacements, one to use & a spare.

18 of 25 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Brilliant!!

Written by GH from newcastle-under-lyme

29-Sep-2009

Mine has arrived today,picked it up from next door neighbor,and plugged it in to my iMac straight away, after 2 mins of testing, I'm totally in love with it!! It's a lot slim than my old one and gives me a lot more desk space!!!
Recommended 5 star product!

10 of 12 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Great Keyboard

Written by RT from Peacehaven

10-Sep-2009

Keyboard has been up & running for a couple of hours & it's brilliant! Piece of cake to set up, as always with Apple. Wonderfully responsive, nice feel very solid - well worth the cash.

My wife has a great cleaning method wish may be useful to a previous reviewer - use baby wipes. Genius! If only I'd thought of that a few years ago 'cos I killed my wireless Pro Keyboard by clumsy cleaning.

11 of 14 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Best way to clean?.......

Written by JH from Tunbridge Wells

10-Sep-2009

Nice keyboards although occasionally manage to 'outpace' the wireless version and drop odd characters.

Do get grubby quite easily and need regular cleaning....

Best and safest way I've found?

Use a MILD 'pump action' non-residue, clear, spray cleaner such as sold for cleaning glass.

Hold keyboard upside down and spray a LITTLE cleaner upwards onto the keys - that way the possibility of liquid running down into the membranes is minimised.

Use a soft, lint-free cloth to wipe over surface - while keyboard is still upside down - i.e. removing any excess liquid droplets....

Turn right way up and work around the keyboard's now slightly damp surface with the cloth.

Should come up as new - works well for me - never damaged one yet.

12 of 15 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

so new and already a classic

Written by AK from LONDON

28-Aug-2009

I love this keyboard! It's slim and flat but also stylish (of course it would be!). The keys are great and on touch, offer the slightest of resistance, just sufficient to be able to lean the respective finger on it. Doing touch-typing the keyboard is quiet and responsive.
A far cry from the "clonky" and oversized keyboards out there. Having seen the "compact" (small) Apple keyboard (without number pad), I think the one here WITH numeric pad is better, but that is personal taste.

12 of 14 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Nice keyboard but be careful when cleaning

Written by RR from Glasgow

21-Aug-2009

After few months I've decided to clean up slightly. Tried be gently as is possible, turned up keyboard and cleaned with cloth and small dose of water. After that keyboard keyboard was completely dead! I haven't any problems with old white keyboard which was a lot more solid than this one. I must admit, recent keyboards are fragile and very sensitive on water.

16 of 25 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Wonderful, but how do you clean the keys?

Written by RG from London

17-Aug-2009

Wonderful in every way but the keys soon get grubby (yes I do wash my hands). Does any one know of a safe way to clean these greying keys.

16 of 20 people found this useful