Kensington USB Keyboard in a Box for Mac - 64350

Manufacturer:	Kensington
List price:	~~$52.95~~
Our price:	$28.49 that is 46% off!

Kensington USB Keyboard in a Box for Mac - 64350

Average rating: Stars

Nice feel, but where are the volume and eject keys?

I should have bought the Apple keyboard. This is a well-built and good 'feeling' keyboard, but it is missing the essential volume (up, down and mute) and the disk eject keys that are standard on all Apple brand keyboards. Why they would leave those off is beyond comprehension.

Also, Kensington tech support is very Mac unsavvy. When I contacted them about how to open the optical disk drawer (when there's not already a disk in the drive) on a Quicksilver G4 without an eject key, they said that F12 would work. Well, before OS X 10.4 (Tiger) it may have, but in Tiger F12 is the default key to activate the Dashboard. When I explained this to Kensington, they had no idea on earth what I was talking about. I finally had to change the Dashboard activation key to something else so that, now, F12 does indeed open the drawer, but if I had been a newbie to Macs I may not have recognized that such a key change was possible or how to do it. I'm glad I was able to help Kensington out.

Kensington USB Keyboard in a Box for Mac - 64350 - Kensington

A Few Keys Missing

This keyboard is functional and I am generally satisfied by it, but I should have been more attentive about the things it does not offer. Unlike current Apple keyboards, this one has no volume control keys nor an eject key. After using an Apple keyboard for some time, I have grown quite fond of those keys and miss them.

Also, this keyboard came with two keys that initially did not respond to the same pressure as did the other keys. I was able - by means of mashing down quite firmly on them - to get them to respond normally and they have given me no further trouble.

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Great Value Full-Size Alternative for Notebook Users

This has served as an excellent full-sized keyboard for my PowerBook. It is well constructed and has a good weight to the keys. Close-at-hand, the USB ports are very convenient for simple tasks such as downloading images from a digital camera. I use one of them to connect my Kensington Pocket Mouse. This frees up the other USB port on the PowerBook for connecting to the printer. The two extra ports are just right for the number of peripherals that I typically have connected (keyboard, mouse, printer, digital camera), thus, negating the need for a separate hub. I'd highly recommend this keyboard as a full-size supplement for any Mac notebook user in the market.

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