Apple Keyboard Kit

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Product Details

• Item Weight: 1.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 3 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S.
• ASIN: B000V07N9U
• Item model number: MB110LL/A
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (204 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #212 in Electronics (See Bestsellers in Electronics)

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• Date first available at Amazon.com: August 11, 2007

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Beautiful Ultrathin Design
With its elegant anodized aluminum enclosure, the Apple Keyboard looks equally at home in your living room or on your desk. Just connect it to the USB port on your Mac and start enjoying the crisp, responsive feel of its low-profile keys.

The extended layout has a full complement of keys, including document navigation controls, a numeric keypad, and special function keys for Mac features such as brightness, volume, eject, play/pause, Exposé, and more.

System Requirements

• Mac computer with available USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 port
• Mac OS X v10.4.10 or later
• Keyboard software update

Product Description
The Apple Keyboard has been completely redesigned to feature an elegant, ultra-thin anodized aluminum enclosure with low-profile keys that provide a crisp, responsive feel. It also has function keys for one-touch access to a variety of Mac features such as screen brightness, volume, eject, play/pause, fast-forward and rewind, Expose and Dashboard. Its extended layout includes document navigation controls and a numeric keypad. Two USB 2.0 ports provide high-speed connectivity for your iPod, Mighty Mouse, digital camera and other USB-based electronic devices.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

94 of 101 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Finally, a keyboard worthy of Apple, September 16, 2007

By	Gene Leynes (Chicago, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I just stared using this keyboard, but I already love it. It's a great update to the old Mac keyboard, and it's about time that Apple put some of their design smarts on their keyboard!

I thought it would be hard to get used to, but it isn't. I enjoyed using it right out of the box.

Pros:
+ The shallow keys lessen the movement and pressure required to type, which reduces fatigue and repetitive stress
+ Design leaves little room for dirt / debris to get into the keyboard
+ It's really quiet
+ It's really small, but the keys are full size and well spaced.

Cons:
+ As with all Macintosh keyboards, there are several important Windows buttons which are missing (such as the print screen, right click, break, scroll lock, and number lock buttons). I found a nice, free Windows utility to help with this problem though: SharpKeys. This utility allows you to remap your keys and use the extra function keys for the ones that are missing.

31 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Someone at Apple must be a darn good typist., January 16, 2008

By	Joseph Ekaitis "author of Collinsfort Village" (Southern California) - See all my reviews (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

And that person must have had a lot to say about the design of the latest Apple keyboard.

At first glance, it looks like a touch typist's nightmare. It's too flat! The keys barely move! Where's the tactile feedback I need to get up to speed?

I scoffed when I first laid eyes upon it, but after a few minutes with one at an Apple retail store, I was hooked. While the profile of the keyboard is low and lean, the keys and their spacing are generous enough for big shovel hands like mine. The touch is reminiscent of a good electric typewriter, not mushy and uncertain like so many "quiet" keyboards. The keys can't bind against each other and the space between them prevents cruddy build-up.

Since it's also the stock keyboard for the new aluminum iMac, the keyboard provides USB 2.0 support for low power and externally powered devices when connected to other computers, including the white plastic iMac, any MacBook, the Mac mini and the Mac Pro. That won't be a big issue for most users who plug a mouse or trackball into the keyboard. You'll still need to plug your iPod directly into a USB port on the computer.

One more thing. . .

Apple has finally labeled the Command key with its name in addition to that mysterious cloverleaf symbol.

29 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars By far, the best keyboard I've ever used., September 16, 2007

By	Zachary Conlyn "zachthejazzer" (MD United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This keyboard is totally different from any keyboard I've ever used before (except, of course, the MacBook keyboard, which is similar). The distance the keys travel is very short, and the effort required to depress them is likewise very small. So you can type faster with much less effort! It's amazing, compared to this, every other keyboard I've ever used is just a joke.

Not to mention the fact that this keyboard is very small and looks very elegant. The metal case feels very sturdy, too.

I couldn't be happier with this keyboard.