Macally BTKey Wireless Bluetooth Keyboard for Mac (White)
- Enhanced Scissor-Key-SwitchesTM for thin keycaps with sensitive and responsive touch
- Quick access keys for CD Eject, Mute, Volume up and down
- On/Off switch for energy saving
- The latest Bluetooth 2.0 technology
- Battery lasts up to 2 months
Macally BTKey is a stylish wireless bluetooth extended keyboard. Low profile Scissor keys reduce key stroke travel distances and eases pressure on your finger tips. It connects using the latest Bluetooth 2.0 wireless technology ensures seamless operation.
List Price: $ 69.99
Price: $ 69.99
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Pleased again,
I have a fondness for Macally products in general and keyboards in particular. I look to Macally almost exclusively for 3rd party Macintosh keyboards (and mice) since Logitech seems to have abandoned the Mac-specific market in the past couple years. Their prices are reasonable too. I purchased this keyboard to use with the family’s new Mac Mini with OS X 10.6.
I have always found Macally’s keyboards to provide excellent tactile feedback. I am not disappointed in this keyboard either. The keys respond very well and, unlike the Apple Wireless keyboard, it includes a number pad. It also includes the inverted ‘T’ arrow keys, the six keys typically found above the arrows and fifteen function keys. In addition, it has the volume up/down, mute and optical disc eject key above the numpad and alongside the function key row.
Making a BlueTooth connection was simple and fast. Waking up the mini has not been a problem.
One potential drawback is something I’ve encountered with other white Macally keyboards. The keys tend to pick up finger oil and get dirty quickly. I suspect this may happen to this keyboard based on my experience. All in all, Macally delivered what I was expecting.
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|Works with iPad,
Just a quick note to say that this keyboard does work with the iPad. Just open the Bluetooth menu on the iPad, then turn on the keyboard and press the Pairing button on the underside. After a short time, the iPad will show the keyboard as an available device to pair. Touch it, and then enter the combination displayed on the iPad screen to complete the pairing process.
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|Macally BT Keyboard for Mac,
Having used PCs for years, I couldn’t get comfortable with Apple’s extended keyboard. The Macally has a much better feel for me, and also has tabs in the back to give it an angle, instead of laying flat like the Apple. So for it’s main function, typing, it earns 5 stars. Also highly rated was the Bluetooth setup, which was easy and direct.
It does have some quirks that overall cause me to down rate it to 3 stars. It is white, and thus matches older Macs, not the new aluminum clad models. The keys are labeled with decals, not silk screened on like Apple’s appear to be, so they may not be very durable. The keys are not 100% compatible with the Apple keyboard with keypad. The function keys (F1 – F15) are purely function keys, so there is no brightness control (F1/F2), Play/Back/Forward (F8 – F10) etc. But the Macally does have dedicated keys for Mute, Volume Up, Volume Down and Eject above the numeric keypad. There is no Function key — it is labeled Help where Fn would be on the extended keyboard. When pressed, it changes the cursor to a question mark, but beyond that, I’m not sure of its purpose. And on the keypad, the Clear key is also labeled Num Lock, which seems more appropriate to a PC keyboard. The Caps Lock light is on the top right, not part of the key as in Apple’s case. The Command key is not labeled command, but just has the symbol. And unlike Apple’s mouse which shows the battery condition in the Bluetooth menulet, the Macally has a battery low light near the Caps Lock light. Finally, the on/off switch is on the bottom — a position along the side or back of the case would be more convenient.
In summary, the typing feel, while subjective, is for me much better that the Apple keyboard, but the other features leave room for improvement.
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