Macally USB Slim Keyboard - ICEKEY

by Macally

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6.5 x 18.2 x 1 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00006HYP6
• Item model number: ICEKEY
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (202 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank:
  • #60 in Electronics > Computers & Add-Ons > Computer Accessories > Keyboards, Mice & Input Devices > Keyboards
• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 29, 2002

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

The Macally iceKEY is an ultra slim USB keyboard. It features enhanced Scissor-Key-Switches for thin keycaps with sensitive and responsive touch. It has built-in USB ports on both sides. And it has an ice white finish to complement your Mac.

Features:

• 108 key ultra slim USB keyboard
• Enhanced Scissor-Key-Switches for thin keycaps with sensitive and responsive touch
• Built-in USB ports on both sides of the keyboard
• Easy to store inside keyboard drawer

System Requirements:

• Mac OS 9.2 or Mac OS X v10.1; Mac OS X v10.2
• Available USB port

Specifications:

• Dimensions : (W) 18.19", (H) 1", (D) 6.5
• Maximum Cable Length : 5'
• Net Weight : 2lbs
• 3 year warranty

Product Description

MacAlly Keyboard ICEKEY Keyboards & Keypads

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

107 of 114 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Sent from Heaven!, April 29, 2003

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C. Duncan (Southeastern USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Macally USB Slim Keyboard - ICEKEY (Personal Computers)

This keyboard is the MacAlly IceKey. Amazon.coms description of it is a little wanting,

This is, quite simply, the most comfortable keyboard my fingers have ever had the pleasure of using. It's low-profile, short-travel keys are more responsive than any keyboard I've ever seen. It requires far less effort than the long-travel typewriter-style keyboards that are so ubiquitous today. It's scissor-mechanism keys do produce a mechanical tickity-tackety sound when you're typing, but it's hardly obnoxious; I find it infinitely preferrable to the soft, lifeless feel of the quieter rubber-plunger-style key.

Now - for the best part! - the IceKey is made for the Mac computer, but it works just fine on a PC. It's USB interface will work with any PC that supports a USB keyboard. When you plug it in and boot, Windows will detect it as a new device; just let it find compatible USB device drivers in the c:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder, and it works like a dream. There are four keys in the upper right corner of the keyboard (Volume Up, Volume Down, Mute, and CD Eject) that won't work on a PC because they require software driver support, and said drivers are only available for Mac. Honestly, it couldn't matter less to me. I LOVE this keyboard. It's easily the best $$ investment I've ever made toward my computing experience. I can't recommend it highly enough.

44 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great keyboard for the typist, October 15, 2004

By 

Manuel A. Ricart "aricart" (Cottage Grove, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Macally USB Slim Keyboard - ICEKEY (Personal Computers)

This keyboard is great. I use it on both macs and pcs. The driver (mac only) is only required if you want to activate the extra volume and cd eject keys. Most of the keys have a fantastic feel, very similar to PowerBook but 'harder' to push in - this may improve with use.

The don't likes:
The spacebar because of its size seems flimsy and makes a different sound than the rest of the keys.
There is an extra key on the <ctrl><option/alt><cmd><space><cmd><option/alt><ctl><extra> row.

It would be great if this key wasn't there and then its real estate given to the right <cmd><option><control> (they are a bit smaller, but nothing you'll miss).

using the keyboard 'flat' feels great, and if you are moving from another apple keyboard hands fall right in.

The cord is super long, some people like that.

[its been a few weeks since I started using this keyboard - IT ROCKS!].

58 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Strangely flawed keyboard, September 17, 2008

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H. M. Lewis "HMarc" (Spokane, WA, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Macally USB Slim Keyboard - ICEKEY (Personal Computers)

I bought this keyboard because my Mac and PC friends said it had superior tactile feedback, and it does. However...

I was shocked to get a keyboard that didn't work properly with OS/X Leopard. The volume control keys didn't work at all, and suddenly I had to double-click a lot of screen controls on other apps that previously worked with a single click.

So I Googled it, and found there was a newer driver for Leopard that fixed MOST of the problems. I downloaded and installed it, and sure enough it did fix most of the problems. Now the volume keys work, but oddly the mouse still sometimes requires two clicks in other apps (like closing a tab in Firefox) where before it required just one.

As others have pointed out, there was zero documentation in the box. I suspect the average computer user, who wouldn't know enough to search for a newer driver, would be pretty disappointed with this keyboard.

It was fairly cheap at $30, and does have nicer key feel than the slimline keyboard that came with my 23" iMac, though it takes up a bit more desk space.