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Which means, that I can't do a Safe Boot, Boot Disk Choose or Reset PRAM with this keyboard. In my particular keyboard, this does not happen. Apparently this is a widespread problem with a certain series of Apple Aluminum Keyboards.Just hope that your Keyboard is not part of the faulty series like mine is. I landed up with a lemon from Apple.No doubt this Aluminum Keyboard is as well designed as Apple makes them, but the one I bought has a problem. I discovered it much too late to do anything about it.For maintenance tasks (which are relatively few on any Apple Mac), one requires pre-boot keys (control, command, option) to be active. This is caused probably by a circuit error which causes the keyboard NOT to be recognized until after full boot-up.
I followed the DIY guides I found on the internet, popped the key off, blasted the well with compressed air, picked out the grit, washed the plastic, dried it, and put it back in. Then the B key started sticking, even though it was one of the lesser-used keys. Now I'm just waiting in dread for more sticky keys. This was quiet, comfortable, easy to use for the longest time. Very little cleaning other than key polishing and light dusting of the aluminum. Only after repeated cleanings did it stop sticking.
It will last for years.You won't be disappointed if you get one. Not a bother, but it stands out from the silence of the other keys. Though shallow key throw, you get good feedback, even with it's silence. Goes great with anything. They have all fallen short on quality.
I'm very happy I finally got this model. The only thing that makes a real sound is the space key. Especially when the letters wear off.This Apple keyboard is excellent. I've tried several "after market" keyboards, including so-called heavy duty "Gamers" models. Not expensive, but you can tell that Apple put the quality in there.
nice wide spacing for big fat fingers for us guys.Excellent Apple quality, and looks could not be better.
Hit it the wrong way, and your finger will actually hurt. Hit them too hard and your finger will feel the vibration which feels like a shock. Apple needs to go back to the drawing board, and maybe hire some people from Logitech or Microsoft to help them make comfortable products. Apple may be good at making fast operating systems, but they are horrible when it comes to ergonomics. The keys on this keyboard have no cushion behind them. The keyboard Apple used to make with the thicker keys was at least more comfortable than this.
It's also much easier to clean and will stay looking suave for years to come. I recommend it with no regrets. I love its slim design and the spaces between each key (like my 2006 MacBook). With an internet connection, I'm prone to distractions, but the iMac removes that problem and the whole set up, including the new keyboard, allows me to write better.Even though I haven't updated the iMac's OS since 2006 (10.4.7), the keyboard works wonderfully. Those keys had yellowed to an embarrassing degree and more eyelashes, bugs, and crumbs than I'd care to admit had fallen through the keys and littered the transparent underside. I got the Apple Keyboard to replace the original keyboard from my 2002 iMac. I wanted a new keyboard so that I could use the iMac as a new-school typewriter to aid my fiction writing. It looks great with a computer nearly 8 years its senior and is a joy to use.
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