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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: London, UK
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Do the current wired USB keyboards from apple not have additional USB ports like the old ones? I can't see on their site that they do
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Location: Seattle
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Location: London, UK
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Great! And they'll work on PC too ?
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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Yes.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: London, UK
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Even better. Do all the buttons work the same? IE will the apple key replace the windows key on a PC ?
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Join Date: May 2004
Location: Zone of Pain
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Yes, the Windows key functionality will map to the Apple key. I don't think the volume or eject keys will do anything, though.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: London, UK
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Thats cool. As long as I can still play games on my PC as I used to, I dont mind
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Why buy an apple keyboard for PC gaming? It's not even that great of a keyboard...and it's expensive...that is if it's still ($60).
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: London, UK
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Im not buying it for gaming. I am buying it for my soon to purchase mac mini, as my current PC keyboard is not USB, and the wired USB Apple one is only £19. Therefore, I will wanna use the new apple one on my PC aswell and get rid of my old keyboard.
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Join Date: Apr 2005
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yeah.. the USBs are still there, there just not on the sides anymore like they used to be.
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: UK
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it is a shame that the bluetooth wireless keyboards don't have USB, I don't know what the bluetooth data rate is but USB 1.1 aint that much. It is good that all ports on the iMacG5 are at the back but one thing I do miss is an easy to plug USB slot on the front say with using a memory stick that you just wanna quickly whack in there - now i have to ferret around the back (obviously this will distort the good looks is on the front of the iMac - but the keyboard USB is a good touch)
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Join Date: Jul 2005
Location: UK
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obviously i meant to say was would it be possible to transmit low rate USB 1.1 signals over bluetooth etc...
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Join Date: Jul 2004
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I bought one at Compusa for 29 usd. I use it for my mac mini and my PC. The usb ports are 1.1, but they work just fine on the PC too.
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I wouldn't say it's a great keyboard... I'm not that happy with mine. For some reason it hates it when I don't hit the keys dead-on. If I press them down at an angle, it kind of sticks in place. It's decent, especially if you want a smallish, compact one, but there are much better ones out there. I've heard glowing reviews of the MacAlly iceKey, but the ~$50 price has made me hesitate to purchase one. I think I will, though. Another alternative is the Kensington SlimType, which I'm going to look at now. It has fewer keys than most keyboards, though, so I'm not sure if it's right for me.
P.S. Actually, does anyone have a Kensington SlimType for Mac? Kensington's website blows goats and the largest image they have of it is 300x300. I want to see the exact key layout and I also want to see about how big it is. EDIT: Nevermind, found it at NewEgg. They're way more competent than Kensington. Kensington: NewEgg: Last edited by Luca : 2005-07-27 at 12:23. |
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I might just get that one, Luca. I've been using the Apple keyboard that came with my Cube with my Powerbook, but my Cube might soon become the home office computer, and we'll need to have a keyboard and mouse with it.
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Join Date: May 2004
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Personally I think the iceKey is probably a better product. And it's only a little bit more expensive. It is much larger and uses the standard Apple keyboard layout, instead of using the tiny keys like that Kensington. It also has two USB ports on it.
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Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: London, UK
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I've got my apple keyboard at home now all working, but I cant seem to find PRINT SCREEN. It would be in the same place as F14, but thats not working... I'm talking PC here
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Hmm... Ummm.. .Have you tried F13 cuz if i look at my IBM keyboard now then after F12 comes the Print Screen button..?
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Sorry, I meant F13. And yea, i tried all the F buttons and from F13 up and they dont do it
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I still don't like the white keys...they get dirty way too easily...right now I use an old iMac (G3-Bondi) keyboard with the translucent black keys, so that's all good...
Any thoughts? Windows cannot detect your keyboard. Press a key to continue. This program has performed an illegal operation and will now be shut down. You were an idiot if you thought this wouldn't happen. |
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I can't get the numberpad to work on my apple usb keyboard when running XP on my MB. Any way to fix this? Thanks!
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You have to press the button that replaces numlock.
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