Every now and then I feel I have to push down a bit harder than I would with my Apple keyboards, but on the whole, typing feels good. I'd put the key action somewhere between a modern Lenovo laptop and Apple's own laptop keyboards. The key action feels close to Apple's own, but you can tell it's not exactly the same. It uses 2 AAA batteries, which will not last as long equivalent AA batteries, and the battery cover flap feels a little, shall we say, 'breakable.' But other than that, and the letters not being the exact same typeface and font as on Apple's own keyboards, this little keyboard is the spitting image of an Apple Bluetooth Keyboard. The name is quite a mouthful, but the keyboard is a pretty good deal! Hardware / Build Quality Lucky for me, I found a really nice $19.99 keyboard that feels close to Apple's quality, sits in the same footprint, and comes in white or black: the Anker Ultra Slim Mini Bluetooth 3.0 Wireless Keyboard (made for Mac, iPad, Android, etc.). Unfortunately, though, Apple's keyboards are relatively expensive, and I've found that between my iPad, my Raspberry Pi, my desk workstation and my standing desk (and elsewhere), I always seem to have one too few keyboards. I also like the compact footprint and durability of the aluminum-bodied keyboards, even with the larger Apple USB Keyboard with Numeric Keypad ($49). I love the feel of a loudly-clacking Apple Extended Keyboard II, but I can type much faster and more accurately on Apple's newer keyboards, like the $69 Apple Bluetooth Keyboard. You get what you pay for, and a little more.Įver since Apple introduced its first 'chicklet-style' keyboards on laptops, I've been a fan. ![]() Tl dr: A great (and very inexpensive) alternative to an Apple-branded keyboard.
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