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

I really like this keyboard, but I REALLY wish it had nice Blue lights under the keys that lit just the letters up like the Green under the CapsLock key.. I mean this is connected with a USB so why not? THEN it would definitely be worth the price it costs.

It takes a little while getting used too, and if you have big hands it might be the wrong keyboard for you.

I chose this one over the wireless one because it has the Home, Page Down, Page Up, Numpad, ect keys; which i use a lot when on the web and making websites.

It works nicely in Windows and Linux.. In Linux the Eject button even works as an Eject button. :-)

That's all.

4 of 7 people found this useful

Like many things the new keyboard takes a moment to adapt to. It is sleek and the keys don't stand as tall as the older keyboards but I've found that it took only a few minutes of typing (actual typing) to acquire the touch needed to work freely.

You're reading mixed reviews here so my advice is to stop into the store and give it a try. If it doesn't feel good instantly, type a letter to Santa telling him what a good boy or girl you've been and by the end, you'll know if you like the keyboard or not.

1 of 1 people found this useful

I love this new keyboard that I got with the iMac 24. At first I was a little worried about it but it seems to just work for me. I do not have the biggest hands in the world but they are not small either. The only problem I seem to have is the delete button seems to be about 5 mm out for me, I seem to either hit \ or eject button a bit to much. But I seem to be adapting pretty quickly. I have a mac book pro as well but I do not seem to have the same issue. I would say give a try and don't ride off this new keyboard too quickly.

1 of 2 people found this useful

This may sound a bit silly, since this a $49 part of a $2000+ iMac G5, but I love it like no other keyboard I've ever used.

I find I make fewer tpyos, er, typos and love the short travel of each key. With previous Apple keyboard (white), keys often got "stuck" or my fingers would seek out wrong key by accident. It had poor tactile feedback. This Al beauty approaches legendary quality of Thinkpad' keyboards.

I wonder if this 'board works seamlessly with Tiger? I want to get one for my friend.

Happy Typing...

28 of 41 people found this useful

After a short adjustment period, getting used to the action of this wonderful little keyboard, I'm ready to buy my second one! The price is right and the construction is high quality.
Every Mac user should have a chance to try this so they can fall in love with it.

1 of 1 people found this useful

Very nice keyboard much of the time--I like the shorter key travel, which saves impact wear on one's fingers--but for me, it seems the amount of force needed to actuate the keys varies throughout the day, as if the rubber cups under the keytops are sometimes softer, sometimes harder. But this doesn't seem to follow room temperature variations.

For the reviewer wishing the keyboard sat flat, with no slope: you can install a couple rubber feet under the two front corners.

For the reviewer who finds the spacebar doesn't actuate reliably (as mine doesn't): I’ve had success by making the spacebar thicker, by glueing a thin white strip of plastic, about a half-millimeter thick, to the top of the spacebar, the same size as the top of the spacebar. I used a glue stick so it can be removed if I want. I also rounded the front edge of the plastic strip using a file, so it wouldn't poke my thumb as much. In using this modified spacebar, I haven’t missed one spacebar hit yet. Adding another half-millimeter strip might be the thing to do if this modification starts losing the occasional spacebar keypress.

16 of 24 people found this useful

Not to sound picky or anything but be warned this key board is very thin and if you have big hands just as I do, your hands get tired of slouching over the keyboard. Other than that this keyboard is great.

15 of 18 people found this useful

I upgraded from a little microsoft wireless comfort curve keyboard. I currently use the keyboard as my main keyboard on my Windows Vista Ultimate (64bit) machine and it works flawlessly. It was very easy to remap the F13-F19 keys to do whatever I wanted them to do. The only keys that do not work in windows are the eject key along with the FN toggle. To be honest I was expecting the transition to be ok with a minimal impact on my typing speed, however the transition was almost instant and I could swear that I type 10-20wpm faster. The CAPS LOCK key is fantastic no more accidental presses since I switched keyboards.
My only issue with the keyboard was the absence of windows drivers and software to get the full potential of this keyboard. I fully understand that it is intended to be a Mac keyboard, but windows drivers and software should have been provided. They're missing out on a large chunk of customers who will not try the keyboard as it states that it only works in OSX.

62 of 71 people found this useful

I bought this keyboard so I could have a full-size keyboard to use for my Vista Laptop. That being said, it's money well spent. It has a nice, heavy, quality feel to it, and it doesn't slide around. The keys are responsive, and the USB ports on the side let me plug in my mouse without tying up the other USB ports on my laptop. That being said, the only downside to this keyboard is the lack of support for Windows Vista. An official driver that gave me access to the fn and eject keys would have been nice. All in all, I would recommend this keyboard to others.

2 of 4 people found this useful