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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Apple does it...AGAIN

Written by DS from London

21-Nov-2007

The best piece of design in a long time, and for a keyboard...ever! It's really the bench mark for keyboards, for me at least, from now on. I can't begin to describe how much better it is than anything I've ever tried. It's effortless to use and makes you feel good using it. The keys are perfectly spaced and the action of them is...well perfect really. I also think this thing will wear so much better than any keyboard ever as well. There's no gaps to fill with dirt, hair or lunch.

I did want the wireless one but wanted the number pad. I wish they had this keyboard in a wireless format.

But the wired keyboard by it's self is flawless. 10/10 which I don't think I could ever give anything. Perfect form and function, and I think this will go down in history for design. Well done apple.

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

best keyboard ever

Written by RJ from LONDON

15-Nov-2007

I was worried about getting this as an external keyboard for my powerbook as I'm on 10.3.9 and the box says it requires 10.4.10 but I took a gamble. Fortunately, all the typing keys works as normal as you'd expect, I can use expose on F9, 10 and 11 as I could with my previous apple pro keyboard, brightness on F14 & 15, the only downside is losing the volume keys. However, my laptop's not far away and I have a control on my speakers too. But aside from the technicalities it is absolutely fantastic to type with. Really fast, no effort, and I'm hardly missing any keys even at speed. I'm so glad I didn't wait till I get Tiger or Leopard. Brilliant!

58 of 102 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

A delight to use

Written by BL from EASTBOURNE

05-Nov-2007

And very attractive it is, too. I'm writing this at my usual pace and the keyboard presents no problems. Very clean action and fast. Now I have to buy another for my Mac at home. So when does the matching aluminium Mighty Mouse get released?

65 of 107 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Joy!

Written by RH from London

04-Nov-2007

This keyboard is an absolute joy to use. Took me a while to get used to it following the old white/transparent version but the new one just completely looks the biz, especially on a minimal workspace.

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Top marks!

Written by AE from sheffield

03-Nov-2007

I'll be succinct. This product is absolutely gorgeous! I was hoping for something - anything - to discourage me from spending so much time in front of the Mac. This certainly isn't it.

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Superb...

Written by NT from Cookham Dean

26-Oct-2007

I've used this keyboard for three weeks and it's quite simply the best I've ever owned for a PC or a Mac... somehow it manages to compensate for the inevitable errors of a very speedy one-finger typist and, after getting used to its low profile feel, the keys inspire absolute confidence... what you type (or think you're typing) is pretty much what you get and, as a result, you type much faster which is after all what it's all about.

Shame that the more compact wireless version - which is what I really wanted - doesn't have a delete key. While someone at Apple gets their head round the fact that a huge amount of their desktop and laptop users actually want (for good reason) this "missing key" the wired version is the only serious option. But, in its wired form at least, Apple has once again come up with something that's just so much better than anything out there.

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

5 Stars - Ex Dell users will never "get it"

Written by PL from DINAS POWYS

25-Oct-2007

When are those reviewers who criticise Apple products going to accept that they are just simply wrong! - it's them, not Apple. Go back to your nasty Dells, heathens!

Apple spend millions getting design right - what made you the expert?

You just "get it" or you don't - if you don't then just go away and take a trip to PC World.

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Nice design but...

Written by PL from LONDON

25-Oct-2007

I really like the slimline design and the keys are easy to use but...why is there no number (hash, gate) symbol key? Any web-designer/developer MUST use the number (hash)symbol when creating stylesheets and many tools like BBEdit don't provide a way of inserting the symbol as they assume you have the key!

Apparently the wireless model has the same problem - so it looks like I will have to get a 3rd party keyboard!

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Very Impressed

Written by MT from Dunmow

17-Oct-2007

The keyboard takes some getting used to - but after a few hours of bad typo's - its just great. Looks amazing. Worth every penny - I just laugh when I see that clunky old Dell PC keyboard. Highly recommended. A must buy

25 of 51 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

needs more thought

Written by TA from bromley

16-Oct-2007

Well it looks great feels great but not really well thought out practically.The cable is too short especially if have the 24" screen you need to sit at a distance at least provide an ext cord.especially the wired mouse is even shorter,i mean how much would it cost to incl a longer cable maybe 30pence.Also the function keys could have been placed over the numeric keys on the right then they could be software setting to make them one touch as you already have one touch numbers above and the play/pause/brightness buttons can be left alone.The enter/return key is too small for a key thats used the most and can easily be missed.The caps key needs a few trys sometimes too i found that even with the wireless version.Apart from all this its a lovely keyboard if you can put up with the above points,its still passes the apple quality you would expect

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Excellent

Written by MA from LONDON

16-Oct-2007

Excellent keyboard!
Nice transition if you are used to laptop keys.
Beautiful to type on, doesn't take much desk space, easy to keep clean, and the price is very good.

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Great Keyboard

Written by DW from CHELTENHAM

09-Oct-2007

Recevied the new keyboard today & have to say it's great to use. Does'nt take up much room on my desk & is really comfortable to use.

The best thing is it will be really easy to clean as before I was using the White Bluetooth Keyboard & only after 3 months use it was starting to look grubby.

The Aluminium finish compliments my Mac mini as well.

The only thing that I got to get used to is the Enter/Return key is much smaller then other keyboards I have used.

Yet another top Apple Product!!!

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Good but does not activate start-up options on Mac Mini

Written by RB from SALFORD

06-Oct-2007

I absolutely love the look and feel of this keyboard. It's much better on my wrists than my old chunky white and clear keyboard, and it does not collect all the unsightly debris of everyday use that my old one did!
However, I have had to keep my old keyboard spare... This one seems to have a flaw, at least when used with my Intel Core Duo 1.6GHz Mac Mini - It will not activate any of the start-up options (such as holding down "C" for optical drive boot-up, "N" for network boot, etc...).
I have searched the support knowledge base on Apple's site and can find nothing about this.

Shame, because it's otherwise a fantastic keyboard!

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

star print too late

Written by FL from st helier

06-Oct-2007

the keyboard is excellent indeed, except for one thing: the usb2 hub. i am a happy owner of the previous version of the iMac and i bought this new keyboard especially for it's high speed ports, and now i found out that they work only with the new iMac. frankly, i haven't seen that star print 'cause it wasn't there, so i am sure it must have been added there recently. a bit unfair but hopefully apple will release an update software to solve that issue SOON.

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Stunning

Written by IB from Cheadle

06-Oct-2007

Apple has got it right again. The design of the keyboard is flawless. Its small form is sometimes swamped by the desk that it sits on, but apart from that there is nothing wrong with the design.

As for use, the keys are very easy to type on. There is no problem with muscle memory as mentioned elsewhere. Even though the return key is a lot smaller, it is still in easy reach for touch typists.

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

It'll Do!

Written by KO from Leeds

05-Oct-2007

I'm a bit disappointed. I really liked the chunkiness of the old mac keyboard. Okay, so it won't collect the dirt (or the tea that I spilled all over my old one, hence having to buy a new keyboard) but it's flat like a laptop, and if I'd wanted a laptop I would have bought one. Having said that, it does it's job and that's a good thing!

17 of 49 people found this useful

Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

gr8

Written by GD from Cinderford

05-Oct-2007

You must get one if you haven't already :)

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Apple Keyboard with numeric keypad - British

Apple Keyboard

Written by JS from SHEFFORD

02-Oct-2007

Great keyboard ergonomically and utterly stylish. Reached its full potential after software updates in situ. All the family like it. Excellent value for money.

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