Apple is one of the few companies that consistently strives for the platonic ideal in their products. Apple designers are never satisfied with more if less will do. A good exemplar is the Apple wireless keyboard. Apple has removed the wire connections, the rarely used numerical keypad (and other keys found on extended keyboards) and most of the height of the keys themselves. Instead, we get flat, short travel keys similar to those found on laptops. Thanks to improvements in key technology, these are as comfortable and easy to use as their larger, clunkier forebears. The keyboard enclosure itself is crafted from aluminum. It is robust, scratch and dirt resistant, and is light without feeling flimsy. The neutral tones do not distract from the work in hand. The keyboard is powered by 3 standard AA batteries.
One of the most irritating features of modern computer keyboards, inherited from their mechanical typewriter forebears, is the caps lock key. With it’s large size and prominent position, IT IS FAR TOO EASY TO ACCIDENTALLY ACTIVATE AND INADVERTENTLY TYPE SEVERAL SENTENCES AS IF ONE WERE SHOUTING. Fortunately, this useless throwback can be deactivated using Apple’s keyboard system preferences.
Note that the keyboard can be used with a Windows machine equipped with bluetooth, but additional key-mapping software is required to make it work well.
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