Comments on: Don’t Forget the Little Guys: Updated Processors, Hard Drives, and Keyboards

By: Weekly App Store Picks: March 7, 2009 - TheAppleBlog

Weekly App Store Picks: March 7, 2009 - TheAppleBlog — Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:19:06 +0000

[...] Of course, the big news this week was Apple’s curiously low-key product line refresh. We covered it all right here at TheAppleBlog and so there are dedicated articles for the new iMacs (I’ll be getting one!), new Mac minis, refreshed Airport Extreme and Time Capsule, plus updated processors, keyboards and hard drives. [...]

By: Jason

Jason — Thu, 05 Mar 2009 06:32:08 +0000

It’s good for two reasons. Wasted desk space and ergonomics. If you right handed, then the mouse need to be to the right of the keyboard. If you have a num pad, then the mouse is way further right that it should for good positioning.

By: DOG MACHINE

DOG MACHINE — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 10:09:03 +0000

I loved the look of the wireless keyboard but I hate buying batteries and I’d hate to lose my USB ports. So the mini wired keyboard is perfect for me

By: Neurotic Nomad

Neurotic Nomad — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 01:43:31 +0000

Re: New Keyboards My tinfoil hat is BUZZING over this one. Apple has been slowly getting us used to flat typing, and I think this is the last step in phasing out keyboards altogether.

By: anonymous

anonymous — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 00:19:28 +0000

the issue with these keyboards (and i’ve got one too) – the control, option and command keys all get sliced in half the size to fit the function button in the bottom right corner.

By: Pustoolio

Pustoolio — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:50:17 +0000

I’m with Grey, I was hoping to see a multi-touch keyboard for the desktop. Oh well.

By: Grey

Grey — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:46:58 +0000

Yeah, I can see the logic, too. One fairly significant advantage of a keyboard without a numpad is that it balances much better on your lap, which makes sense for the wireless keyboard, but a little less for the wired version.

And the iPhone as a numpad isn’t really much of an option. I’ve tried it, but the numpad is too small to do much touch typing on it, so you might as well use the numbers on the keyboard.

The one thing that really annoys me about the smaller keyboard is the lack of a delete key and the page up/down, home and end keys. OK, you can get those using the “fn” key, and I’m getting used to that now, but when you have keyboard shortcuts that use those keys, throwing “fn” in the mix can be a bit like finger-Twister.

What I really want is a multi-touch trackpad for my iMac! Maybe one that can double as a numpad? :)

By: Apple Updates the Mac Mini: More Modern, Even Worse Value - TheAppleBlog

Apple Updates the Mac Mini: More Modern, Even Worse Value - TheAppleBlog — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 19:12:42 +0000

[...] Hundred. Dollars. Want a great keyboard or mouse? When you buy an iMac these are included (albeit now without a keypad), so moving to the wireless version of both is only $50. For the mini? Well, they’ll set you [...]

By: Gazoobee

Gazoobee — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:27:39 +0000

The smaller keyboard makes sense to me given that it seems likely the majority of users don’t do number crunching. I wish they would make a separate wireless number pad like the wireless keyboard though. I would buy it. Even though I would rarely use it, the times I do need it would make it worthwhile.

By: Guillaume Mahieux-Sudre

Guillaume Mahieux-Sudre — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 18:08:02 +0000

Well, the iPhone is already a keypad. ^^ Anyway I’m glad to see that you can get a full keyboard for free on the Apple Store.