Reviews for Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad - English (USA)

This keyboard is slim and elegant. I like the texture of the keys but not the tactile feel. After more than a year, i still have much more typos and have developed wrist pain. I wish my old trusty mac keyboard hadn't broken it was the most comfortable keyboard i've ever used.

This rubbish isn't the slightest big ergonomic and a lot of people i know hate it. I wish apple would just swallow their pride and add one similar to the old one to the lineup. The Logitech Wave is better but not as good as my old white mac keyboard and i hear great things about the Matias Tactile Pro Keyboard 3.0. I do hear that it is not as good as the old mac with the clear sides that took two hours for people with mild ocd to clean. You know who you are.

This keyboard took some time to get use to especially with a protective cover on it. Nice to have the function keys at my finger tips so I can adjust sound, brightness, the dashboard right from my keyboard. Low profile makes it much easier to use than previous keyboards, but I do wish they make a full size wireless keyboard. I need the 10 key to do bookkeeping and for entering data into a spread sheet. Please Apple, bring back the full size wireless keyboard. I would buy it in a heart beat.

My family and I own three of these--one for each of our Macs. There was just one thing I was disappointed about--the function keys didn't really work with my (ancient) iMac G4, which has 10.2.8.

But we never use that computer, so it's okay.

Other than that one quibble, this keyboard is AMAZING. I'm not exaggerating. I tried to use the keyboards at my school, which are normal keyboards for PCs, and I realized I was uncomfortable typing, the keyboard at home was so great!

I love this keyboard because it is sleek, attractive, and effortless to use. I prefer it to the wireless keyboard that now comes with the iMac because the other one is tiny and has no numeric keypad. Since some people like to type from their lap or other places, I see why they might prefer the wireless version, but since I like typing with my (long) forearms flat on the desk in front of me and the my hands stretched to the keyboard, I lose no convenience by not having the wireless keyboard.

This keyboard, though expensive, will go perfectly with your Mac, be easy to type with, and look great on your desktop. If you don't mind the wire, I recommend this more than any other keyboard I've owned.

Thats the best Keyboard ever.

But:
I want it wireless !!!!!!!!!!

I love this keyboard. It's beautiful, minimalist, and functional. It's a dream to type on - the keys have reasonable travel distance; the keyboard itself sits low to your typing surface, reducing risk to repetitive stress injury; keys are spaced well (it uses the same key spacing as all keyboards since the original MacBook was introduced in 2006); and its full layout with numeric keypad lets me do rapid data input on the few occasions I need to (I'd rather not fiddle with pairing my iPhone just to get keypad functionality).

As a PC user, I use the BootCamp drivers to get additional functionality out of the keyboard without having to add more of those unsightly media keys that began to invade our keyboards in the '90s. I've purchased three of these and use them on my various desktops. I can't ask much more from this keyboard...except for maybe a version with backlit keys like on the MacBook Pro...

This keyboard really is amazing. When you press on the keys, it just feels so good and the sound it makes enhances that feeling. And like all Apple products, it looks really nice.

I've recently set up an office with my 15" MacBookPro as a desktop. This keyboard is an excellent addition, one that preserves all the functionality of the laptop and adds much-needed functionality in navigation and numbers. As a finance guy, the number pad is an absolute must. The "page up/down", "home/end" and "forward delete" keys are a really useful bonus.

For a keyboard that sits in front of a notebook on a stand, the USB cable is certainly long enough. I suppose I'd like a wireless version like many other reviewers have noted, but the cord actually is long enough to reach me in a slightly reclined position in front of my desk. Actually, what I'd really like is an earphone jack since the cord on the keyboard is so much longer than the cord on my earbuds w/mic.

The tactile sensation takes no adjustment if you've been typing on the MacBookPro (especially the 15"), and the (unadjustable) angle is quite comfortable after typing on a flat laptop keyboard. I have not had any long-term comfort issues.

I recommend this keyboard without reservations to MacBookPro owners.

the keyboard itself is okay. it works. it doesn't collect crumbs like the last model, which is nice. I do a lot of imaging work that requires use of the function keys. I like to listen to music while I do said imaging work. Say the phone rings, and I want to turn down the volume, it is not all that easy to turn down the volume or mute the volume. Not the fault of the keyboard, it's Snow Leopard—No way to remap those keys. Apparently there is some additional 3rd party software that can help a person create applescripts to remap the volume keys. It doesn't seem like I should have to spend an hour researching this, trying all kinds of system preferences to no avail and still not be able to use my new keyboard to its full potential.

One more thing. It's been 3 days since I removed the keyboard from the packaging and it still has that "new keyboard smell". Ya it's kind of funny, but as a FYI for the chemically sensitive folks, it does smell really strongly of outgassing plastic, even after 3 days.

I got this keyboard about a week ago, and it is quite possibly the best keyboard ever made. Well, not everyone will agree with me I guess. But if, like me, you're tired of hearing noisy keys, and keys with too long a travel, keys that get stuck over time because of poor plastic components, and keyboards that take a lot of space on your work area, then this one's for you.

This keyboard takes very little space, is virtually silent, keys feel great without too much travel, and it looks amazing too! The touch can be compared to a laptop computer.

I am not a pro, nor do I possess a professional typist technique, so I guess people who are used to "full size, standard-typewriter-type" keyboards will have to adjust a little, as the spacing of the keys is somewhat closer.

My only (small) complaints: the "return" or "enter" key is a little too small to my taste, and the two USB connectors provided are not powerful enough to use recharge my Ipad while I'm using it. They still can, however, recharge it very slowly if the Ipad is in sleep mode.

Overall, for me it's the best $50 I've ever spent on a keyboard. But I understand people who might disagree with me. So my best advice to you is to go to a store which has one on display, and try it out for yourself before buying it.

I have a lot of Apple products which I'm very happy with, but this is a total disappointment! I just got it Friday, used it for a couple hours, put it back in the box and am going to return it.
The design is really bad. Apple totally missed the mark with this thing. Its much much too small, its too thin, its not height adjustable, and the keys don't have much give.
It made my back and arm sore. Hopefully, they'll rethink this, and while they're at it, they should seriously think about giving the wireless keyboard a numeric pad.