Hi I'm in need of a good USB keyboard to hook up to my Macbook.
Should you have one please contact me at the following e-mail: eye2eye2@sympatico.ca
Much thanks for taking the time to read my posting.
Dennis
Quote from: eye2eye on January 12, 2010, 02:44:33 PM
Hi I'm in need of a good USB keyboard to hook up to my Macbook.
Should you have one please contact me at the following e-mail: eye2eye2@sympatico.ca
Much thanks for taking the time to read my posting.
Dennis
any usb keyboard will work with well for u.
FutureShop, BestBuy, CanadaComputer, ShopRBC, etc....
I would modify the above response somewhat - don't buy a straight Windows keyboard, make sure you're purchasing a Mac-compatible one instead. Little things like the command and option keys being reversed, and function keys which don't map to the Mac's "special" functions, are a minor annoyance at first, but it eventually will make your fingers somewhat schizophrenic, especially if you're a touch-typist. Mac-compatible keyboards are easier to find than they used to be, and maybe $10 more than an equivalent PC keyboard. I can recommend MacAlly keyboards without hesitation, and some Logitech keyboards as well - the ones that are Mac-compatible, i.e. they have the little smiley-Mac symbol on the box.
Good Luck and...
Happy Mac'ing!
Dan
Quote from: Dan Millar on January 15, 2010, 03:22:30 PM
I would modify the above response somewhat - don't buy a straight Windows keyboard, make sure you're purchasing a Mac-compatible one instead. Little things like the command and option keys being reversed, and function keys which don't map to the Mac's "special" functions, are a minor annoyance at first, but it eventually will make your fingers somewhat schizophrenic, especially if you're a touch-typist.
I use a standard Windows entry-level Logitech keyboard with a Mac Mini, and am amazed at how well it works. Or maybe, more honestly, I am amazed that it works at all! <grin> My Mac Mini recognizes the Windows key on the keyboard as the Mac's Command (aka four-leaf clover) key.
But I can also attest to Dan's advice. I
do grind mental gears switching between my Windows-Keyboard+mini and my MacBook Pro keyboard, because the location of the Command and Option keys are reversed. There are key remapping programs such as KeyRemap4MacBook (http://pqrs.org/macosx/keyremap4macbook/document.html), but I've never tried them and so can't attest to their efficacy.
When I next shop for an external keyboard I will follow Dan's advice and look for a Mac-specific keyboard.