Apple Wireless Keyboard Kit MB167LL/A by Apple Computer
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Digital camera reviews of Apple Wireless Keyboard Kit MB167LL/A
Digital camera Review: Great Stuff
Summary: 5 Stars
I have had this keyboard for about 3 weeks and it is Sweet.
Haven't had to replace the batteries yet.
It is surprisingly comfortable to type on and conveniently small.
Digital camera Review: Great Wireless Keyboard by Apple
Summary: 5 Stars
Great Wireless Keyboard by Apple that works well with my Mac Mini and was easy to setup. Used the first set of batterys for about 3 months.Digital camera Review: Great for writing
Summary: 5 Stars
I write for a living and writing well means reading books by others. Reading at a desk with an iMac in front of me is tiring and balancing a MacBook in my lap while reading is little better. I bought this compact keyboard hoping it would allow me to read in comfort with nothing but this tiny, lightweight keyboard competing for space in my lap. I was right.
But I also discovered something else. My twenties-era apartment isn't kind to WiFi or Bluetooth gadgets. The walls are ancient wire-mesh covered with plaster. Microwaves don't like wire mesh. WiFi barely makes it from the middle of my apartment to the ends. No other Bluetooth gadget I've tested made it more than about 15 feet. Amazingly, this Bluetooth keyboard reaches one end of my apartment from the other. I can sit in my den and type on my iMac in my study through two of those microwave-hating walls. That's impressive. Of course, that's not what I want to do. What I want to do is sit someplace comfortable, type with this keyboard in my lap and see the results in an enlarged font across the room. For that this keyboard is perfect.
One suggestion. I had trouble pairing it to my MacBook until I tried a trick I've used with other Bluetooth keyboards. I replaced the rechargeable batteries with higher voltage alkaline ones. When I did that, pairing was easy. My theory is that pairing loads the batteries more than typing, reducing the signal strength. Once paired, those rechargeable batteries work quite well.
--Michael W. Perry, Untangling Tolkien: A Chronology and Commentary for The Lord of the Rings
Digital camera Review: Great item
Summary: 4 Stars
Touch and feel are great; also now much easier to clean. Any which way you look at it, a vast improvement on the older models. I only wish folks could find a way to make such things truly rechargeable.Digital camera Review: Great keyboard - money well spent
Summary: 5 Stars
As another reviewer noted, you can't really appreciate how small and thin this keyboard is until you see it in person.
It took some getting used to as I have some pretty big paws. I kept hitting the wrong keys at first.
But after a hour or so of typing, I got with the program. I'll never switch back to a larger keyboard.
The other apple keyboards really do seem large, bulky, and dowdy in comparison!
The keys feel great underneath my finger tips. They're responsive but not overly sensitive.
I've already noticed an increase in my productivity as keyboarding is now a more enjoyable experience.
This keyboard saves a lot of space on my desktop and is actually a nice accessory --- it looks really cool just sitting there! Plus another wire is out of my life!
Pairing with my iMac was extremely quick and easy. The iMac "found" it almost immediately.
The top keys are different now but I think their functionality as been improved.
I hardly ever used the number pad anyway so I don't miss its presence.
Packaging was stylish as always but seems more minimalist now. I guess Apple is getting greener =)
I recommend getting a Keyboard cover skin for it. I hardly know it's there and it protects the keyboard from dirt, spillage, and cat hair.