Nice keyboard, but has minor oddities.
I had recently bought one of these off of this site, and upon opening the box once it arrived, I figured a couple things out about this particular iMac keyboard.
This is the keyboard that Apple would usually sell along with those old CRT iMac computers. While the design of the keyboard is really nice, it has some flaws.
Any accidental tugging on the USB cord can end up pulling it out a bit too far (Doesn’t damage it really, but is really noticeable.)
Also, if you ever had to open up the keyboard and didn’t know what you were doing, the plastic clips can break off. (They’re entirely made of plastic.) This became a problem for me, as all but one of the clips at the front of the keyboard were broken off, leaving the translucent bit of plastic loosely stuck onto the frame of the keyboard. If you plan on buying one of these, be aware that you might have to deal with this issue, as they aren’t that easy to break if you aren’t extremely careful with it while opening.
Now onto the good parts.
The keys type really well, but are non-standard to the other QWERTY keyboards found here in the US. The number pad is slightly changed around to add an equal key (Even though the enter key acts as the equal key on 99% of calculators). If you’re using this on a Windows computer, the equal key on the number pad won’t do anything unless you map it using 3rd party software (Which is what I did.)
The power button is just a bit of plastic held in place by the front bit of plastic, and it does it’s job really. Although, if you aren’t using a Mac, it will not do anything. With that said, the key itself is completely mappable, so you can make it do pretty much anything you want, so treat it like an extra key.
As for the Caps/Number/Scroll lock keys...
The Caps Lock key has a green LED on it which lights up when Caps Lock is on. (Obviously)
The Number Lock key, however, doesn’t have an LED, which is really odd in my opinion.
There is no Scroll Lock key anywhere on this keyboard.
One thing I should mention here is that not only does this keyboard use a standard USB cable, but it has 2 USB passthrough ports on it, for use with any other devices (Mouse, flashdrive, etc), and while I haven’t tested the speeds it can give, it works perfectly with a mouse. (I tested it with the iMac “Hockey Puck” mouse that matched the keyboard.)
So overall, this keyboard is pretty neat, and does the job if needed as a day-to-day keyboard.
Pros: Full fledged keyboard, USB passthrough, nice design (exterior), usable Power Button
Cons: USB cable can be damaged if tugged, plastic clips can break easily.
Overall, I give this a 4/5 Stars. A keyboard with benefits.Read full review
Verified purchase: Yes | Condition: Pre-owned
