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Review on πŸ‘© Macally Wired Mac Keyboard with Number Keypad - 2 USB Ports Hub Included - Compatible Apple Keyboard Wired for Mac, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air Laptops - Silver Aluminum Finish - MLUXKEYA by Sean Burnett

Revainrating 4 out of 5

NOW UP TO FOUR STARS - Caps Light stopped working within two months.

I purchased this wired Macally Mac Keyboard on August 16th through Revain and received it on the 19th. I've been using it for 10 days now and I'm very happy with it. I'm a fast typist, but this responsive keyboard keeps up with me. It has a quiet "clicky" feel that I like. Some reviewers mentioned that their boards didn't have an indicator light to show when CAPS LOCK was on, but Macally must have fixed that. My board has three lights above the number pad, and the middle one lights up when CAPS LOCK is on. The spacebar on my 9-year-old Apple keyboard recently got stuck, and while cleaning helped, the problem didn't go away. I prefer wired keyboards and was disappointed, if not surprised, to find Apple discontinued them. I was happy to find this Macally keyboard, it still works just as well as my old Apple keyboard. If you have a Mac and prefer a wired keyboard, I recommend this one, although please keep in mind that I don't use it for long. ADDED OCTOBER 13: Overall I still like the keyboard but I'm very disappointed that the indicator light that shows if CAPS LOCK is on has stopped working and I've only had the keyboard for two months. This is obviously what other reviewers have complained about. This creates difficulties. My computer is protected with a case-sensitive password and there is no way to verify that CAP LOCKS is enabled until I log in (unless no password is entered and one of my three trials is used). It's obviously manageable and I like everything else about the keyboard, but the non-working CAP LOCKS indicator is problematic enough that I now feel the keyboard deserves four stars instead of five. I don't know yet if the system will allow me to remove a star, but I'll try.

Pros
  • Easy to Use
Cons
  • Quick Guide