Reviews for Apple Wireless Keyboard - Swedish

Contrary to the impression given by some reviews this keyboard has full-size keys with standard pitch. It is just that everything extraneous that could be left off, given current technology, has been. It is basically Apple's Macbook keyboard in a minimalist housing. If you cannot use this keyboard productively then you must have a very different typing style to me.

The short-stroke keys did feel strange at first and need a light touch. For touch-typing I am now convinced this is the best solution and I find that the design imposes less strain than typical membrane keyboards and with no loss of typing speed. My previous favourite Microsoft ergonomic keyboard now feels spongy and hard work in comparison.

Why use a wireless keyboard at all? To reduce desk clutter and for use away from the workstation for presentations or when driving something like Logic are the 2 reasons that appeal to me. This minimalist design meets this requirement perfectly as it is small and light enough to balance on my lap or my music stand far more easily than my older, full-size "plastic tray" wireless equivalent. It is also small enough to take on the road in a typical laptop rucksack which might make sense for use with an iPad.

I have yet to get through my first set of batteries but I suspect power management is far better than on the previous model.

For some applications and tasks a numeric keypad can be useful so I will not be throwing away my wired full-size model. For everyday tasks this is perfectly adequate as proven by Macbook users.

I would rate it at 4 stars as a standard keyboard (a numeric keypad can be useful and I suppose the dedicated Delete key will appeal to hunt-and-peck typists) but definitely 5 for what I perceive to be its intended applications. The final deciding point for my purchase is that it can by used with the iPad and I don't think we will be able to resist buying one of those once they are available in the UK.

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After being very happy with the keyboard on my MacBook Pro, I bought this keyboard for my WINDOWS 7 PC

Firstly, this WILL work with a PC (as long as you have Bluetooth v2.0 or higher), simply add device, enter the code into the keyboard then press enter! Sadly, as Apple do not officially support windows installations you will have a couple of keys mis-matched and no use of the media keys... unless... you download boot camp (free from the Apple website) and this will match up all the keys, enable media keys and even the eject button works!

Stop complaining about the loss of a handful of keys which are not needed...

-the row you find above 'QWERTY' are numbers, you do not need to have another set of numbers on the right too

-'fn' + backspace will do delete

- and prt-srn is not needed, mac users press 'cmd' + 'shift' + '4' and select the part of the screen you actually want rather than the whole screen and windows users use the snipping tool which does the same thing.

Pros...
- Compact
- Sturdy
- Pleasure to type on
- Compatible with PC and Mac

Cons...
- No extra keys or numeric pad
- Not officially supported for Windows

As regards the cons remember Apple offer a wired keyboard with the traditional layout which is cheaper, go and buy that if that is what you need. I prefer the extra space and freedom of a small wireless board. Finally, these keyboard come with iMacs, which are Windows compatible, so by extension they work on PCs also.

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I purchased my wireless keyboard when they first came out and found it to be just perfect until now ... the letters are wearing off the keyboard! The i has completely disappeared; the a,s,e,d and h are fading fast. I can cope with this as I am a touch typist who learned to type on a typewriter with the keys covered but it does rather spoil the look. Has anyone else had this problem?

As for no delete key - just highlight whatever you need to delete and hit the back space key and voila it's deleted!

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Form and function in a perfect package.

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I got the keyboard with the new iMac and it is a lovely bit of kit, quite quiet and sleek. Unfortunately due to my work I need the numeric keypad so had to plug in the wired version I had and went to attach the wireless to the PC. I had a nightmare, the drivers needed updating, removing and updating over and over again and it kept losing connection on restart, with the iMac taking control over it. All I needed to do was to remove the keyboard from the Bluetooth preferences on the Mac (disconnected is not enough) which stopped it from butting in and stealing the wireless keyboard even though it had a USB version.

I am now completely happy with it.

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Fantastic keyboard, the keys aren't too small & typing is easy. It also looks great ! You wont be disappointed, ignore the negative reviews please.

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I received the new keyboard and magic mouse with my replacement iMac. I think the keyboard is 100% better than any previous Apple keyboard. Great feel to it, fairly quiet and a much better size. Well done Apple!!

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I've been using this keyboard for some months and love it. Works well with rechargeable batteries (so long as you know when to replace) and pairs easily with your laptop/iMac etc.

Not really expensive as lightweight and if you wanted to use anywhere you could although you might not be able to see your screen!

Well worth it!

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This keyboard is expensive, but it's bluetooth and as small as you can make a keyboard before it becomes uncomfortable. The batteries last for ages, I got one to compliment my MacBook Pro with the mStand and I have to say the combination of those along with a magic mouse is absolutely killer.

You must understand that any piece of technology should be treated with respect, if you have children or pets then you should try and make sure they don't get near your hardware unless you want it to be broken a lot quicker than it should be.

A keyboard is for typing on, that's it. Don't use it as a baseball bat because it will break.

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I have had this keyboard for a little over 6 months now and I am less than impressed to say the least.

The caps button has broken and so the light shines even if I have caps turned off. This in turn drains the battery quick and I have had to resort to turning the keyboard off when I shut down.

I am constantly loosing connection even with fresh Duracell batteries and my mac being less than 2 feet away. My 'm' and 'u' buttons have packed up so when I try to hold shift for a captial 'U' I get 'IORTUY' instead of the desired character. Frankly I'm appalled by the quality of this product and have had ro revert back to my solid old mac keyboard.

I am not a heavy typist and have always taken very good care of my apple products due to how expensive they are, but they have taken the mickey a bit with this one! I shall not be buying another new gen apple keyboard in the near future.

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