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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

where is the £ key?

Written by WP from Oxford

28-Nov-2008

I cannot believe that the UK keyboard, bought here in the UK, fails to have a £ key. Also no 'go the end of the line' key (but perhaps there are some key combinations that do the same?).
The quality and feel is superb so overall I am happy!

9 of 16 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

STOP If you use 10.4

Written by DC from DUBLIN 24

31-Oct-2008

I bought this keyboard to replace one that had a few non functioning keys due to coffee, delighted with my new purchase lovely look and feel to it but no software update is available for me to use it on Tiger 10.4.11. Result I have a keyboard that has a load of non functioning keys (not the same ones as the old one)EG I can't alter the audio volume, most all of the F keys don't do what they are supposed to. Be Warned, this will cost you an extra €129 to upgrade to OS 10.5 so that you can use it.

73 of 95 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Neat and tidy, no more crumbs

Written by ST from Luton

28-Oct-2008

Yes a very neat and tidy keyboard. Light to the touch, and a lower profile than the previous incarnation.

This keyboard is not a crumbcatcher.

15 of 26 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Very Pleased

Written by CD from Ryde

05-Oct-2008

As a previous PC user, and only just recently moving over to Mac, I've been really pleased with this keyboard. The build quality is really good, and the hot keys at the top are really useful. Also, the two USB ports are nice to have and make life a bit easier - no more messing about with cables at the back of the computer. All-in-all, a very good and comfortable keyboard that seems to be built to last.

25 of 28 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Best Keyboard ever?

Written by AU from Ipswich

04-Oct-2008

I got one of these a few weeks ago with an Aluminium iMac.
I'm about to buy one for my girlfriend's PC.
I was concerned that it would feel flimsy and not be good to type on but needn't have been; it's wonderful for touch typing and is manufactured to a high quality.
The keyboard works fine with OS X, Windows XP/Vista and Linux, but in Windows some of the keys had to be re-mapped; in Linux I just selected the Mac keyboard layout and everything was fine.
I have the GB layout which is very similar to the US layout.
What don't I like about it?
The # key is Alt + 3, the Esc and ctrl keys don't have the symbols on them to correspond with the symbols in the OS X menus.

That's it. I'm very fussy about keyboards to the point where I was going to have one custom made at great expense, but this is as close to perfect as a keyboard ever has been.

9 of 10 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

best keyboard i have ever used

Written by BF from herne bay

29-Sep-2008

This is a 5***** product and it works on WINDOWS!!.For £29 you cant ask for more. it has a very nice feel to the keys. they are easy to press and are not to close together making misstypes a thing of the past. my typing speed has increased when using this keyboard because it is so easy to navigate around it. A great product and well worth the money, ultra slim and they mean it. i would recoomend it if you lack desk space. although i think the mouse apple make is a bit..... clunkey. i would reccomend this keyboard to anyone.

14 of 14 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Excellent Keyboard

Written by JC from Seaton Carew

27-Aug-2008

I have used many keyboards in my time but this keyboard is the best of the lot. It is by far the best one. It is so much more easier to use and far better to type. I will recommend this keyboard to anyone on a mac.

12 of 15 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Looks Awesome, Excellent Quality, Comfortable & Quiet but...

Written by JP from Bradford

03-Jul-2008

I've had all sorts of keyboards, with this being so thin I was concerned it may feel a little bit flimsy like a cheap laptop keyboard, but i was wrong. I think this has to be the best keyboard I've tried to date, it feels solid and it really makes typing a breeze. I actually look forward to typing on it.

Because the keys are much lower profile than the old Apple and many other keyboards, your fingers don't have to press down as far or as hard. This reduces the strain on your fingers and hands, and allows your fingers to move to the next position/key much faster. The combination of that and the keyboard being virtually flush to the desk, means it feels natural and pleasant to type with your palms sat comfortably on the desk. The new labeled function keys are a nice touch too.

Whilst it takes a little while (day of so) for your fingers to adjust you soon begin to realize how much energy has been wasted typing on an old keyboard. Plus its quieter too! no more clatter clatter like back in the old days.

The only issue I have found is the tendency to miss the enter key as it is quite a bit smaller than most other keyboards. They should have made it bigger, (especially as stressed designers are notorious for bashing the enter key lol). This is my only design issue but one that I can live with for the speed gains, aesthetics & comfort. Of course it looks mint, and hopefully thanks to the aluminum will last for a long time.

Besides a bigger enter key, as a final touch it would be great to to see a backlit option for the keys, however if you can touch type this isn't really an issue, but it would be nice to find those new function keys easily in the dark whilst gaming or watching a dvd / movie etc.

A few small layout changes compared to the old apple keyboard include the eject key, which has moved from the right corner to F13 so all you fast restart / shutdown shortcut peeps may need to get used to it.

Whilst it has 2 usb ports they don't provide enough power to power my usb flash thumb drive which is a disappointment (same as old apple keyboard). Finally with no visible way do disassemble the keyboard, cleaning may be an issue, but tbh at such a great price would probably be easier to buy another ;)

Overall though an excellent keyboard, highly recommended, massive improvement on the old apple keyboards. The keyboard wins on quality & price. Apple design at its best.

66 of 69 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

perfect

Written by AJ from HITCHIN

13-Jun-2008

Been using the Apple keyboard for a few days and it is great. Looks fantastic, thinner and more elegant than the photos make out! Very responsive keys with a great feel and a great price.
Highly recommend it!

45 of 78 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Don't let the specs fool you

Written by AM from Telford

12-Jun-2008

We recently purchased this for a fathers day present for My girlfriends dad. As he has just acquired an old imac of ebay. I personally have had to test it on my old imac which is overdue for an update. I am using 10.2.8 an the only problems are the fact that the F keys, eject & volume control do not function at the top of the keyboard. I do not use these anyway so it is no real loss. The usb ports are working fine.
However I do have another problem, I don't want to give it to him as it is such a joy to type on. Looks like I will be buying another one for myself very soon.

31 of 54 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Beautiful.

Written by TK from Lewes

16-Apr-2008

Been using the new keyboard for a day now. What the photos don't show is the compact size of the keyboard. It's slightly smaller then a standard keyboard... but it is absolutely beautiful. The keys are a pleasure to touch. The shortcut buttons on the function keys are convenient and the option of going all the way up to F19 enables you shortcuts galore!

My only gripe is that the keyboard does not show the currency symbols over the number keys (apart from the USD). They are there and function fine; they are just not printed on the keys. I have the English International keyboard and was hoping that this would mean there would be all the currency symbols displayed across the keyboard. However, it's hardly an issue.

Other things I should point out. The USB ports on either side are slightly recessed into the keyboard- which looks great. The cord is quite short but is provided with an extension cable. I thoroughly recommend it. Gorgeous.

174 of 316 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Slap Bang Wallop What A Keyboard

Written by JC from great brickhill

14-Apr-2008

Sleek but sensual the all new Apple Keyboard provides the performance and reliability sorely missed in the modern typing market. With all the durability and tactile responsiveness from a top market brand it delivers more then just a writing utensil. Recommended by top celebrities such as Paris Hilton and Nick Bird i join them in saying this is perhaps the most important technological discovery of the 21st century. I urge you to spend your hard earned pennies and wish you all the luck and lust i have had with it.

151 of 300 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

The best keyboard ever?

Written by CP

14-Apr-2008

received one of these babys for my birthday and i have to say its perfection. perfect look ,perfect feel and perfect price.the aluminum is a really nice touch to the keyboard.i personally prefer this over the wireless version.couldnt recommend enough!

153 of 265 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Good for occasional use

Written by NR from SALISBURY

14-Apr-2008

This is an elegant, very light-weight keyboard, unusually quiet to use. For travel purposes or occasional use it is perfect, but for anyone who wants to do some serious - or full-time - writing, it is far from ideal. Its keys are to shallow and close-spaced for comfortable use and the overall effect is markedly flimsy.
Yet another triumph of design over function, presumably

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Simplicity, but with More!

Written by JL from Cheslyn Hay

12-Apr-2008

Design wise, I love it. I'm not much of a 'fan' of keyboards, and I don't think many people are really, but when you see this it's hard not to be impressed! It has a beautiful finish - it looks precision engineered and feels it too.

Using the keyboard excellent. Gone are big, clunky noisy keys of old, and you now get a much more sensitive, responsive feel. It really is nice to work with!

If I was to pick something to complain about, I couldn't. Put it like that. A great piece of Apple design.

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Worth ditching the old one for!

Written by SB from SALE

03-Apr-2008

I got this to replace the one that came with my imac a couple of years ago. The old one acted like a bucket collecting all of the dust and crumbs (I know I shouldn't eat at my computer but I do) and because it's see through, you can see it all but you can't get at it! Not with this new one. It looks cool and crisps have nowhere to go. Perfect. The travel on the keys is just right and the labelled shortcuts are just perfect for newbies who may not discover the joys of Expose and being able to control i tunes from the keyboard. Some have said it gets a while to get used to the keys not going in as far but didn't people once complain that keyboards didn't feel as nice to use as type writers? I'd like to see someone build a keyboard with mechanical weights in it to replicate that and see if it sells. This keyboard is the best I've ever owned. (and yes I own a type writer too)

54 of 92 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Best keyboard I've ever used

Written by BD from Sheffield

28-Mar-2008

This keyboard is utterly fantastic. The feel of the keys is only slightly deeper than most laptop keyboards, which means that you get the right soft feel while still feeling as if you've really hit something. The pressure that needs to be applied is fairly low – a tiny bit high for my taste but most people would find lower pressure uncomfortable. The Caps Lock key is slightly temperamental, but only slightly. There is about 3 mm between the keys, so you're less likely to hit a key you didn't mean to. The texture of the keys is quite smooth, but not glossy, and nice to the touch. Although the enter key is a bit small, I do not find this is a problem, although I occasionally miss the backspace key. The overall feel is much better than the clunky keyboards most computers are equipped with. The position of the function key is a bit odd, but feels natural once you're used to it. Some people would find the layout of the keyboard has a few problems, e.g. there is no displayed hash key (accessed via option-3).
The looks of this keyboard are fantastic too. Apple have finally removed their logos from the command keys, although the symbols for control ("^") and backspace ("⌫") are not shown and the option keys still have "alt" written on them for no apparent reason. The keys are white with grey letters (not illuminated unfortunately), set against a brushed aluminium background. The back is white and glossy, and easily sustains fingerprints, but I don't really know why you'd be looking at the back anyway. The colours used will look good in almost any environment.
The USB ports are incredibly useful, albeit a bit low – fatter USB sticks can't be plugged in. They also don't have quite the same amount of energy as the ones built in to your computer.
The cable has an extension and is about 2m long altogether.
Overall: Fantastic, although it will probably take a while to get used to for those used to mechanical keyboards.

50 of 96 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

A pleasure to use.. worth every penny!

Written by AK from ABERDEEN

18-Mar-2008

Nice piece of art!..very thin...i mean really thin. Very well built, if you have a macbook, or macbook pro, this item has the exact spaces, shape and look of your laptop's keyboard, except for the arrows and numbers.
The 2 USB ports on each side, makes it even more useful. So you will not compromise losing one usb port for the keyboard, cause you will get 2 with it!
100% Recommended.

86 of 147 people found this useful