Apple Wireless Keyboard (2007)

[minervx]

Pros

• Made in 2007, but has aged extremely well (looks modern)
• Available for $25-35 on eBay (great bargain)
• Dense metal body, but also very lightweight for portability.
• Smooth white matte-like bottom makes it comfortable to carry.
• Beautiful clean silver and white aesthetic.
• Keys are firm, easy to press and offer tactile feedback.
• Keys are not a dust or fingerprint magnet.
• Very thin, with the 2x AA batteries slot to elevate it.
• Has the lowest possible width and length a functional keyboard can have.
• Connects to Windows via Bluetooth very easily.
• Looks as good in real life as in the picture (unlike many keyboards).

 

Cons

• No USB ports (can't access BIOS with it)
• Don't pay full retail price.
• No backlighting (which is not a big deal)
• Took me a while to figure out I needed a coin to open the batteries slot.

 

Overall

Obviously, this is not for people who want a mechanical or full-sized keyboard (for competitive gaming or certain professional applications), but it wouldn't be fair to judge this product by that standard.  For consumers who want a very small form factor and portable keyboard with excellent build quality all around at an affordable price, this is an excellent product and strongly recommended.

 

Rating: 9/10

[Guest]

I particularly like apple keyboards, especially because they have low profile tactile switches in which I can generally type fast on. I like low profile cherry MX blue switches because of the tactile feel and activation time allows me for fast typing.