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Review on Macally Small USB Keyboard Wired (Mac/PC): Space-Saving 2 Zone Design | Slim Compact Keyboard for Laptop with Metal Base and 5ft USB Cable | Apple Compatible Keyboard Small - Silver by Jean Ohm

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Great function and feel.

Note. I use a Mac, so this review only covers how this keyboard works on a Mac. The best keyboard I've ever used is the MB110LL/B Apple Wired Numeric Keyboard, which is no longer available and was insanely expensive when it was available. (Apple's current version uses Bluetooth instead of USB, and it's also insanely expensive.) This keyboard from Macally has the same excellent "key feel" as Apple's keyboard, so it's great. It's a few inches shorter than the Apple, and it doesn't have the nice, generous layout of the arrow keys, home, end, page up, and page down keys, which is a shame, but some users will appreciate it. Smaller size. The Home, End, Page Up, and Page Down key functions are available only when you press the Fn key in combination with one of the arrow keys. Another feature I miss are the USB ports on the sides of the keyboard - the perfect place to connect a wired mouse or mini-dongle to a wireless mouse. Other than that, most of what I've come to expect from a Mac keyboard is there. There are some keys marked as dual if that dual function is only available on windows computers (keyboard-7 for home, keyboard-8 for up arrow, etc.), but I think that's fine. , this keyboard is almost as good as my old Apple keyboard and it's affordable and not crazy expensive.

Pros
  • Best in its niche
Cons
  • Exchange availability