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:) Cleaning keyboards is always humbug. It is much better than our original keyboard for all the specs mentioned above. That'll solve it. When my old one went caput, my husband bought this one because it was compatible with our iMac G4. No regrets. So this time, we're getting a skin/silicone protector for the keys.
volume, mute), but if you care about those you can enable them with a free utility called SharpKeys. You can rest your forearms and wrists comfortably on the desk while you type.- The layout is similar to other laptop keyboards. Rather than using a wrist wrest or some other gizmo, this keyboard sits less than 1/2 inch off the desk. Some of the special keys don't work on Windows (e.g. I used to have a Microsoft Ergonomic keyboard, but I found this keyboard to be more comfortable to type on, for several reasons:- The keys are easy to press. They don't travel far, so I use less effort to type.- The keyboard is flatter to the desk. My muscle memory results in fewer mixups.I use this keyboard on a MacBook, a Windows XP laptop, and a Windows 7 desktop, and it is completely plug-and-play on each system.
On a keyboard I was just given a month ago for Christmas.Considering the price, you are spending an awful lot of money for a disposable device. The second one had some drops of coffee spattered on it - literally drops - but something must have gotten under a key and it wiped out the entire set of keys on the left. And if you have kids who use your computer, what a mistake this thing would be.A shame, because I like Apple products generally, but this this is an overly-delicate, precious little piece of crap. I have been through two of these keyboards. One simply had several keys stop working for no reason. This may work in an architects office or other places where style trumps substance, but this keyboard is a failure in the real world.
When they do, I'll be getting it, because this design has revolutionized typing for me. Before I virtually attacked my keyboard, now I have to get my aggressions out in other ways. It actually took me a little while to get used to this keyboard, because I was used to the older Apple keyboard, where you really felt the keys go down. This one is almost too easy to work with, a light tap, and I mean light, and the letter goes on the screen. My fingers don't get the work out they used to, but they don't ache anymore, either.My only complaint is that I use the number keys a lot and I can't go wireless with Apple's latest design, because they don't have a wireless version of the extended keyboard.
It replaces the one that came with my iMac. My new apple keyboard is such a relief. My new one has a very shallow strike depth and quick response that allows my fingers to glide over the keyboard much more quickly - and no sticking - very clean and easy to keep that way - I'm very happy.
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