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Review on πŸ”’ Renewed Apple Magic Wireless Keyboard with Numeric Keypad - US English: Enhanced Functionality for Effortless Typing by Stanislaw Rogulski ᠌

Revainrating 2 out of 5

The quality was disappointing, the product is bad.

Instead of scrolling the page to the beginning and end like on Windows, the Home and End buttons scroll the page. If it's required in just one instance for 50 presses of this button, why in the world did they do it? To shift to the beginning or end of the line, you typically need to press one of these buttons, however on Mac OS X, you must press Cmd + Home. To alter the system settings, I had to employ some sort of hack. Generally speaking, working with text requires you to frequently use awkward shortcuts; for example, selecting words instead of using Ctrl + left / right requires you to press Option + left / right. The fact that there is no other choice and you are compelled to either embrace or completely reject the poppy ecology irritates me. or purchase pricey, loud mechanical keyboards. Alternately, search for system-modifying hacks. As a result, I'm deducting another star for the phrase "eat what they gave." Although it is attractive and made of aluminum, working with the text is not made any easier by its layout because that is not the main duty. As usual, Apple prioritizes external display and ergonomics over other factors.

Pros
  • Short typing strokes and hushed tones make typing quick and fluid. Additionally practical is the modest, nearly undetectable height. The advantages end there.
Cons
  • No backlight. The buttons on the top row, F1 through F12, are all identical, and you must constantly use your eyes to search for them. The buttons F3, F5, which are the most frequently used, will be felt for. As it turns out, screw keyboards with blocks of four buttons make finger-searching incredibly easy. Apple performed admirably, but not conveniently, as usual. At the very least, they would add tiny protrusions like those on buttons A and O.