TUAW’s Apple Keyboard Review
TUAW has gotten their hands on Apple’s newest keyboard, the one that is razor thin, and has Macbook style keys.
When I heard that there was a new keyboard, I was eager to see what was going to be shown. Until I saw it, then I wasn’t quite as impressed. But TUAW went ahead, and gave us the rundown on it.
So what did I think? I wasn’t kidding when I called it an engineering marvel– the Keyboard is unlike any other keyboard I’ve seen. It is extremely, almost dangerously thin– Apple is already making stuff the width of cardboard, and pretty soon they’ll move on to paper-thin. It’s not actually flexible, but I got the feeling that if I really tried (or just landed a heavy phonebook on it), I could break it in two. Probably not true, but I still felt that way.
But you don’t buy a keyboard for its durability– you buy it to type on, and that’s where I ran into problems.
Yep, that’s not good news. Problems typing is not good for a keyboard. Plus what is up with the number pad-less bluetooth model? How many people use their keyboard on their lap versus the number that use it on a desk?
I’d like to go to the Apple Store and try it myself. I hate the Apple keyboard that came with our iMac G5s. So totally hate it. Some keys are so hard to type, I literally have to pound them in so they register as being typed.
I would not take the wireless one though. I too find that those missing keys are essential, especially when you work with Illustrator and have to type in numeric values and such.
I’m actually thinking of picking up the old bluetooth model, similar to the one that came with my iMac, I don’t have any problems with it, and like the feel of it.