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Reserve judgement till you can feel the keyswitches. This looks like it would be good for mac users who want the Apple look, but can't stand Apple's key feel

IgorPartola 9y ago
I would 100% buy an Apple keyboard for my MBP, but last I checked they didn't have one with Bluetooth and a numpad. As a developer, I can't not have a numpad, and having wires sucks. I got the Logitech K750 solar keyboard with their little universal USB receiver. The good: Logitech universal receiver is actually really reliable. I haven't had a single issue with it at all. Bluetooth on Macs seems unreliable, based on my experience with the Apple track pad, BT headphones, etc. The keyboard never needs batteries. All Mac-specific keys are there. The bad: The keys are not the same as Apple's. I liked Apple's better. No, I haven't bought into the mechanical keyboard cult yet, and I probably should, but I did like my wired Apple keyboard quite a bit. The keyboard case is made from plastic made to look like aluminum. It also has a bend/bump in the middle of it which is most pronounced in the solar panel. I'd expect better from a $70 keyboard.
- afloatboat 9y ago
  They've recently updated their line to include a wireless keyboard with numeric keypad. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MQ052LL/A/magic-keyboard-with-numeric-keypad-us-english?fnode=56 https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MQ052LL/A/magic-keyboard-...
- Domenic_S 9y ago
  > As a developer, I can't not have a numpad This feels a bit like "how to draw an owl"[0]. Can you connect the dots? [0] http://cdn.dioramadrama.com/uploads/2015/05/how-to-draw-an-owl.jpg http://cdn.dioramadrama.com/uploads/2015/05/how-to-draw-an-o...
  - IgorPartola 9y ago
    What's to connect? I use the bumped hourly.
    - Domenic_S 9y ago
      (I assume that's autocorrect.) I'm also a developer, and I can get by just fine without a numpad. I know or have seen hundreds if not thousands of devs without a numpad who write code just fine. "I'm a developer, therefore I need a numpad" is missing a few intermediate steps!
bsg75 9y ago
Logitech has a strange concept of Mac support [1]. Keyboards with Mac symbols on them (cmd, opt), have other standard keys that don't work as with an Apple keyboard, namely home and end. Their drivers support very limited remapping. I would not buy a $200 keyboard without proper driver support. [1] https://community.logitech.com/s/question/0D53100006i9u91/mk850-performance-homeend-keys https://community.logitech.com/s/question/0D53100006i9u91/mk...

IgorPartola 9y ago

I would 100% buy an Apple keyboard for my MBP, but last I checked they didn't have one with Bluetooth and a numpad. As a developer, I can't not have a numpad, and having wires sucks. I got the Logitech K750 solar keyboard with their little universal USB receiver. The good: Logitech universal receiver is actually really reliable. I haven't had a single issue with it at all. Bluetooth on Macs seems unreliable, based on my experience with the Apple track pad, BT headphones, etc. The keyboard never needs batteries. All Mac-specific keys are there. The bad: The keys are not the same as Apple's. I liked Apple's better. No, I haven't bought into the mechanical keyboard cult yet, and I probably should, but I did like my wired Apple keyboard quite a bit. The keyboard case is made from plastic made to look like aluminum. It also has a bend/bump in the middle of it which is most pronounced in the solar panel. I'd expect better from a $70 keyboard.

afloatboat 9y ago
They've recently updated their line to include a wireless keyboard with numeric keypad. https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MQ052LL/A/magic-keyboard-with-numeric-keypad-us-english?fnode=56 https://www.apple.com/shop/product/MQ052LL/A/magic-keyboard-...
Domenic_S 9y ago
> As a developer, I can't not have a numpad This feels a bit like "how to draw an owl"[0]. Can you connect the dots? [0] http://cdn.dioramadrama.com/uploads/2015/05/how-to-draw-an-owl.jpg http://cdn.dioramadrama.com/uploads/2015/05/how-to-draw-an-o...
- IgorPartola 9y ago
  What's to connect? I use the bumped hourly.
  - Domenic_S 9y ago
    (I assume that's autocorrect.) I'm also a developer, and I can get by just fine without a numpad. I know or have seen hundreds if not thousands of devs without a numpad who write code just fine. "I'm a developer, therefore I need a numpad" is missing a few intermediate steps!

bsg75 9y ago

Logitech has a strange concept of Mac support [1]. Keyboards with Mac symbols on them (cmd, opt), have other standard keys that don't work as with an Apple keyboard, namely home and end. Their drivers support very limited remapping. I would not buy a $200 keyboard without proper driver support. [1] https://community.logitech.com/s/question/0D53100006i9u91/mk850-performance-homeend-keys https://community.logitech.com/s/question/0D53100006i9u91/mk...