New wired keyboard with numeric pad.
As much as I want to avoid being a mac fan (the few technical issues I had with my new mac didn’t help) I’m actually starting to like being back on a mac. Like anything else I suppose it’s about customising things to suit.
A while back the bluetooth mouse was giving me the shits with lost connections so I put my old wired Microsoft mouse back on and I’m loving it. Last week my keyboard batteries went low and started losing bluetooth connection. I charged up some rechargable batteries but failed to get the keyboard to synch up with the mac, in frustration (I never liked the tiny incomplete keyboard in any case) I reverted to an old wired Apple keyboard but instantly I found myself struggling with pressing the keys and as a result I was making spelling errors everywhere.
Remembering that the new style flat keyboard took a while to get used to I gave the old keyboard a few days to see if I’d get used to it again, but… no go. On Sunday I ordered a new flat style (but complete with numeric pad + wired so I’d never have flat battery issues again) keyboard from the Apple Store and it came this morning. It’s perfect and I’m loving it.
PROS:
* Excellent layout
* Low profile buttons make it very easy to type (and fast)
* Flat design makes it very nice to look at
* 2 extra USB ports :)
CONS:
* Need a 3rd party key-mapper if you decide to load Windows onto your iMac
* You eat and type, you spend time cleaning keys
* I don’t believe the angle of the keyboard is optimal for prolonged typing
this keyboard is the only way to roll on a mac !
its funny, because i asked for this keyboard when i bought my mac.
and even though the wireless keyboard is worth $20 more they would
only include it.
If you figure out how to print screen on it.. let me know. Im using mine and during assignments i usually trip up haha.
Command+Shift+3
i’ve been on a mac since they went intel. close to 6 yrs now. nothing comes close.