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diulei
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| Boo, no DVI? |
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devo
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| Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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| resuna wrote: | | Hell no. That's the last decent keyboard Apple made. The jello keyboards on the iMac are probably the worst Mac keyboards ever, and the more recent ones are hardly better. I literally can't use an Apple USB keyboard, it wakes up my RSI again... I've got two, and I only ever use them for hitting CMD+S if I want to boot single-user because the USB/PS2 adapter I have for my good keyboard has one bridge too many for the Mac's taste. |
I was strictly speaking from an aesthetic point of view. The thing is pretty ugly when you sit it next to modern day Macs and LCDs on the market. |
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resuna
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 7:39 am Post subject: |
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| devo wrote: | | I was strictly speaking from an aesthetic point of view. |
The only aesthetics I care about from a keyboard are how it makes my wrists feel.
Apple's concentration on style to the exclusion of everything else is nothing to cheer about.
I need to get another Performa 475 case and put a Mac mini's guts in *that*. |
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devo
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:45 am Post subject: |
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| resuna wrote: | | devo wrote: | | I was strictly speaking from an aesthetic point of view. |
The only aesthetics I care about from a keyboard are how it makes my wrists feel.
Apple's concentration on style to the exclusion of everything else is nothing to cheer about.
I need to get another Performa 475 case and put a Mac mini's guts in *that*. |
"my good keyboard" What is your good keyboard? |
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resuna
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:13 am Post subject: |
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| devo wrote: | | "my good keyboard" What is your good keyboard? |
Adesso MCK-84, which is unfortunately no longer available. |
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devo
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| resuna wrote: | | Adesso MCK-84, which is unfortunately no longer available. |
I'm not familiar with that model. Is it a full-size or mini keyboard? I tried to Google it, but only came up with a post of yours on MacNN.  I like some of those Adesso keyboards with the built-in touchpads. I've always wanted a Matias Tactile Pro Keyboard, but they are so darn expensive. |
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resuna
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:11 pm Post subject: |
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| It's an 84-key mini keyboard with full sized keys. The key action is very crisp and responsive, with solid tactile feedback on contact. It has no "Fn" key, or simulated keypad, so I wouldn't want to use it with a VMS system, but for most purposes the keypad is a waste of space. The cursor keys are full sized in an inverted T, with HOME, PgUp, PgDn, and END above the right arrow... a much more logical arrangement than full sized keyboards. |
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devo
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| Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:58 pm Post subject: |
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| resuna wrote: | | The cursor keys are full sized in an inverted T, with HOME, PgUp, PgDn, and END above the right arrow... a much more logical arrangement than full sized keyboards. |
I like when they are up the right side like that. |
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Frecklefacecase
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Where can I buy this? Link?
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Saving for the Macbook Pro, wow this is going to take awhile. |
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