anyone else hate the new apple keyboards?
this is very random, I know.
Unfortunately recently I spilled diet coke on my graphite G3 iMac's keyboard when the lights fused. The keyboard subsequently has been behaving erratically and not really working, much to my dismay.
I really needed a new keyboard and my mother happened to be near an Apple store in town and so she got me the £20 white Apple keyboard that I think is also supplied with new iMacs etc.
I hate it! It hurts me to use it, it has too much of a tilt on it and it's not flat enough to the ground. It's a strain on my hands and it puts me off using my mac just now. Why isn't it adjustable like the old keyboard, which I found comfortable?
I'm so desperate to go back to my old keyboard I've been trying to use it even though the shift key on the right (and many other keys) doesn't work and it's prone to suddenly producing random characters by itself. Often it doesn't work at all.
I've looked around but I can't see where I can get the older style of keyboard. The ones on ebay are tiny third party things without the eject key and without the seperate arrow keypad.
There's also the question of what to do with the new keyboard if I get a new one.
Don't suppose anyone has a newish graphite imac era keyboard they want to swap for a shiny new white apple keyboard..
Unfortunately recently I spilled diet coke on my graphite G3 iMac's keyboard when the lights fused. The keyboard subsequently has been behaving erratically and not really working, much to my dismay.
I really needed a new keyboard and my mother happened to be near an Apple store in town and so she got me the £20 white Apple keyboard that I think is also supplied with new iMacs etc.
I hate it! It hurts me to use it, it has too much of a tilt on it and it's not flat enough to the ground. It's a strain on my hands and it puts me off using my mac just now. Why isn't it adjustable like the old keyboard, which I found comfortable?
I'm so desperate to go back to my old keyboard I've been trying to use it even though the shift key on the right (and many other keys) doesn't work and it's prone to suddenly producing random characters by itself. Often it doesn't work at all.
I've looked around but I can't see where I can get the older style of keyboard. The ones on ebay are tiny third party things without the eject key and without the seperate arrow keypad.
There's also the question of what to do with the new keyboard if I get a new one.
Don't suppose anyone has a newish graphite imac era keyboard they want to swap for a shiny new white apple keyboard..
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Personally I like HH Lite2 best. It's a very different style of keyboard, but does have an internal hub.
It's not like an extra intact USB keyboard is a problem. Stick it in a closet for a rainy day, sell it on eBay, whatever.
1. http://www.macally.com/spec/bluetooth/btkey.html
2. http://matias.ca/tactilepro/index.php <-- this one sounds like the keyboard your using
3. http://matias.ca/usb2keyboard/index.php
4. http://matias.ca/osxkeyboard/index.php
5. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...lm=TF503LL%2FA
6. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...lm=TC851LL%2FA
7. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...lm=TC234LL%2FA
8. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...lm=TC232LL%2FA
There 8 other choices, I'm sure there are more. Plus you could always just get a win keyboard and use that program to switch the window keyboard and alt.
Originally posted by ecking
I personally love the apple keyboard it's extremely comfortable to me but if you don't like it return yours. Other companies make mac keyboards.
1. http://www.macally.com/spec/bluetooth/btkey.html
2. http://matias.ca/tactilepro/index.php <-- this one sounds like the keyboard your using
3. http://matias.ca/usb2keyboard/index.php
4. http://matias.ca/osxkeyboard/index.php
5. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...lm=TF503LL%2FA
6. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...lm=TC851LL%2FA
7. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...lm=TC234LL%2FA
8. http://store.apple.com/1-800-MY-APPL...lm=TC232LL%2FA
There 8 other choices, I'm sure there are more. Plus you could always just get a win keyboard and use that program to switch the window keyboard and alt.
The Tactile Pro is not the default Mac keyboard, sorry. It's supposedly one of the best keyboards out there.
Originally posted by Placebo
The Tactile Pro is not the default Mac keyboard, sorry. It's supposedly one of the best keyboards out there.
What I mean is it sounds like the old mac keyboard he used to use that he had liked, more like the old pro keyboard. I wasn't talking about the current keyboards.
Originally posted by ecking
What I mean is it sounds like the old mac keyboard he used to use that he had liked, more like the old pro keyboard. I wasn't talking about the current keyboards.
Oh, sorry, I misunderstood your post.
Features:
Built in Touchpad acts as your mouse
Left and Right mouse buttons on touchpad
Contoured split key design for ergonomic comfort
Two additional bus powered USB ports
Built in wrist support
Split space bar, one for each hand
High quality membrane key switches
Double injection keycaps for extended wear
Separate cursor keypads
Power OFF button
15 Function Keys
Dual ALT, SHIFT, and CONTROL keys
LED indicators for Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock
Dimensions 20.5 inches x 9.5 inches x 2 inches
Operating System - Apple Mac OS 9.2 or later
3 year manufacturers warranty
Originally posted by troberts
Fentek Industries, Inc. sells an ergonomic keyboard for the Mac. There are two models, one with a trackpad and one without.
Features:
Built in Touchpad acts as your mouse
Left and Right mouse buttons on touchpad
Contoured split key design for ergonomic comfort
Two additional bus powered USB ports
Built in wrist support
Split space bar, one for each hand
High quality membrane key switches
Double injection keycaps for extended wear
Separate cursor keypads
Power OFF button
15 Function Keys
Dual ALT, SHIFT, and CONTROL keys
LED indicators for Num Lock, Caps Lock, and Scroll Lock
Dimensions 20.5 inches x 9.5 inches x 2 inches
Operating System - Apple Mac OS 9.2 or later
3 year manufacturers warranty
But can it make my coffee?
Originally posted by ecking
What I mean is it sounds like the old mac keyboard he used to use that he had liked, more like the old pro keyboard. I wasn't talking about the current keyboards.
It's meant to be emulating the Apple Extended Keyboard (from the beige era)...
Originally posted by philmaker2004
BTW, I'm talking about the iMac keyboard with the black keys (iMac with the round mouse). The keys are like working with Lego bricks which snap together.
Yes, the ease with which they could be disassembled manifested itself more than once at my school (we used to have ~60 G3 iMacs), which led to some "interesting" key arrangements. Also popular was switching the colored plastic things on the mice, so we could end up with hybrid orange/blue mice. ah, good times...
Originally posted by Benton
Maybe Apple could be the in the vanguard and make available as an option a DVORAK layout. Would the education market be a good start?
System Preferences->International. There's your Dvorak layout. You can open the Keyboard Viewer, too.
Either you touch type or hunt and peck. In the first case, you don't look at the keyboard. In the second case, it doesn't help you at all to bother to switch.
The niche group Dvorak would be best suited for is english typists and computer professionals, and even for the overwhelming majority of those people Dvorak is not cost effective to learn or handy to use. Getting a good keyboard and putting in the time required to learn a good text editor have far better return on investment.
I'd consider switching from QWERTY when there is a fundamentally faster alternative, such as a chorded keyboard, with universal support across operating systems.
(Yes I tried Dvorak.)