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Summary: Comfortable keyboard, only one issue
Review: I just got one of these keyboards because I was looking for something comfortable for very long typing/coding sessions. The keyboard is very comfortable to use and the responsiveness is nice. It reminds me of the good old days with my Apple Extended keyboard.Anyway, the main issue I have with it is the Return key. It has the old style huge return key. The backslash key is after the semicolon, then comes the return key which extends up to the place where the backslash key usually is. Since I use a powerbook and spend half the time away from the keyboard, it's a bit hard to get used to that key difference so I'm constantly hitting backslash instead of return. Another company makes a similar keyboard with a standard return key. I didn't really like the function key layout on that one though. It's the "MATIAS PRODUCTS Tactile Pro USB Keyboard for Mac." Looks like it isn't available on Amazon right now. Oh, one other thing: This baby is *LOUD*. My office mates probably don't appreciate it too much, but ergonomically, it feels really good for me. Maybe they'll lobby to get me that private office. :-)
Rating:
Summary: Comfortable keyboard, only one issue
Review: I just got one of these keyboards because I was looking for something comfortable for very long typing/coding sessions. The keyboard is very comfortable to use and the responsiveness is nice. It reminds me of the good old days with my Apple Extended keyboard. Anyway, the main issue I have with it is the Return key. It has the old style huge return key. The backslash key is after the semicolon, then comes the return key which extends up to the place where the backslash key usually is. Since I use a powerbook and spend half the time away from the keyboard, it's a bit hard to get used to that key difference so I'm constantly hitting backslash instead of return. Another company makes a similar keyboard with a standard return key. I didn't really like the function key layout on that one though. It's the "MATIAS PRODUCTS Tactile Pro USB Keyboard for Mac." Looks like it isn't available on Amazon right now. Oh, one other thing: This baby is *LOUD*. My office mates probably don't appreciate it too much, but ergonomically, it feels really good for me. Maybe they'll lobby to get me that private office. :-)
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Summary: Louder is better!
Review: If you do a lot of typing and appreciate a long throw and positive "click" you get with mechanical keyboards, this is the best I've found for the Mac.
For OSX, it just plugs in and works with 10.3. I installed it with 10.2 when it came out, and found I needed to use their driver CD to get it working. When I upgraded to 10.3, removing the drivers actually made things work better (e.g. the eject and volume keys).
Even better is the fact that it's compatible with Windows. So if you are one of the legion of Mac users who also have to have a PC, this thing is perfect for switching between them. I have it running through an IOGear KVM switch, and everything is fine. Just use the "Apple" key as a "Windows" key and you're good to go!
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Summary: Great Feedback, Loud, Odd Layout
Review: Like others have mentioned, it has wonderful feel- but the key placement takes some getting used to, and... IT'S LOUD. All in all, the tradeoffs are worth it if you like a firm tactile response and a full sized keyboard.
Rating:
Summary: Very good keyboard
Review: This keyboard is pretty loud, and you might really like that sort of thing if you're looking at this product. It is a Mac OS X product, and the volume and eject buttons work without drivers. An oddity is that the cmd-opt combination doesn't work on one side of the space bar (it might be due to a kernal extension I have). The power button does not power up my Powerbook, but it does bring up the shutdown dialog if the computer is already running. It's a personal choice if you really should get a keyboard like this. I probably would just get a normal keyboard and save money if I were doing it again. Then again, it is nice to have a clicky keyboard, even if it is pretty loud.
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