Apple Aluminum Wired Keyboard MB110LL/A by Apple Computer
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Digital camera reviews of Apple Aluminum Wired Keyboard MB110LL/A
Digital camera Review: BEST. KEYBOARD. EVER.
Summary: 5 Stars
I've been a PC user my entire life. Never thought much about which type of keyboard I ever used. I work a tech job now and was required to use the iMac which had this exact keyboard with it. At first I was dubious about this keyboard. It didn't look all that pretty and I thought I'd miss the tactic nature of my home keyboard. My job requires I type all day every day at a break neck pace. I was surprised at how much I LOVE THIS KEYBOARD. My fingers don't press buttons so much as they roll over them. I probably type faster than ever using this keyboard. I also love how thin it is. Easy to to store up under the iMac to provide desk space back. Besides being attached to this keyboard at work I had to get one for home. I'm also a writer in my space time and I wouldn't do without this keyboard. I know they have a smaller version but I prefer this one. I like having the number pad and forward delete. Though I don't usually nerd out to tech I would simply say that this is the perfect keyboard and if you're considering it all, pull the trigger and get it immediately.Digital camera Review: Be careful!
Summary: 1 Stars
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. In my particular keyboard, this does not happen. Which means, that I can't do a Safe Boot, Boot Disk Choose or Reset PRAM with this keyboard. This is caused probably by a circuit error which causes the keyboard NOT to be recognized until after full boot-up. 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.
UPDATE: 2011
As I have now discovered with my 2nd Alu Keyboard, the problem is not with the keyboard, but with its compatibility with the 2006 iMac. Its the iMac that has the problem. Plenty of complaints online regarding this. And Apple has chosen not to fix it.
Digital camera Review: Beatiful keyboard!
Summary: 5 Stars
Well, i enjoy more than ever type in my MBP ... sooooo slim .... very nice, i like it too much.Digital camera Review: Beautiful Keyboard - Improves Writing
Summary: 5 Stars
I got the Apple Keyboard to replace the original keyboard from my 2002 iMac. 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 wanted a new keyboard so that I could use the iMac as a new-school typewriter to aid my fiction writing. 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. I love its slim design and the spaces between each key (like my 2006 MacBook). It looks great with a computer nearly 8 years its senior and is a joy to use. It's also much easier to clean and will stay looking suave for years to come.
I recommend it with no regrets.
Digital camera Review: Beautiful but impractical
Summary: 2 Stars
This beautiful Apple keyboard came with my new almunium iMac. To be fair, this piece of rubbish is far prettier than the piece of garbage it's meant to replace. No doubt, this keyboard is lovely to look at but it's not quite practical. Although I use my Mac mainly for design, I do have to type a fair bit and the keys are simply not responsive enough to allow rapid typing.
As other users have mentioned, too many keystrokes do not register and a lot of time is wasted backspacing to correct inadvertent typos. This was never an issue with my old Macally ICEKEY keyboard. It's physically and mentally tiring to have to slow down and mash on each key to register a proper strike. Another issue that's been raised is the flimsiness of the spacebar. Mine feels like it belongs on a different keyboard as it has a completely different touch from all the other keys, making a loud, plasticky clack with every hit. If any key goes bust in the near future, I fully expect it to be the spacebar. Also, couldn't the keyboard have been raised to a slightly more ergonomic incline?
I stuck with the Apple keyboard for a couple of months but then decided I didn't really want to 'get used' to its inherent deficiencies.
I've had to switch back to my ICEKEY, which is still the most functional and pleasing keyboard I've used with any of my Macs.
Apple, what's the problem? Your peripherals grow more vapid with each 'upgrade'.