Excellent keyboard and Windows XP

Since my keyboard now already has under his belt a few years, I have been looking now for a new. I liked the Apple aluminum keyboard pleased with their extremely flat Desigen long been very good, but I have not thought much due to the fact that I do not own Apple computers and I get along quite well with my old keyboard about , But as I now often working with the PC, so I have been looking around for a new keyboard. I have looked at the business a few, but my keyboard does not have so much as Apple, it was the feel, the design or the writing feeling. After a short search in Interntet was the question of whether the keyboard can also be used with Windows XP, also clarified. So I ordered the keyboard here at Amazon.

When she arrived today, I joyfully opened the pacts. The keyboard is well protected in the package, so it has been damaged during delivery. The keyboard can be seen exactly like the pictures extremely flat, the top is made of aluminum, the base made of white plastic, on the right and left side, there is only one USB port. The size has me pleasantly surprised, the keyboard is very wide but not very high. So I can easily write something on my desk without having to slide the keyboard in the same corner as opposed to my old keyboard.

The connect to my Windows XP computer works perfectly and without any problems, simply plugged the USB cable of the keyboard to the PC, the PC recognizes the hardware immediately, even the keyboard is ready for use. The USB keyboard cable is quite short, but Apple provides here fortunately same extension cord.

I speak sign the 10-finger, which already went well on my old keyboard of the hand, but after a short time on the Apple keyboard still much faster and more comfortable than my old one. The buttons are brushed very thin and light, they also have a good pressure point, typing on the keyboard is great fun.

By contrast, some other statements can I use the USB ports on the keyboard without problems on my Windows machine, very convenient as my PC on the back has only two USB ports, and I next to the keyboard nor a wireless stick and a mouse have connected to the PC. So I connected the mouse to the keyboard, works flawlessly. Several "rubber points" on the bottom ensure a secure grip of the keyboard on the surface and protect it from scratches.

Is a little bit a pity that you can not use the volume buttons, though the reason is that I use the keyboard on Windows, but it is not the keyboard fault, so I do not see this as a criticism. There are a few buttons that can be used only on an Apple PC, also some keys are labeled differently than on an ordinary keyboard, but, apart from the Windows key (as far as I've found so far) all the buttons on a Windows keyboard can be found, also available on the Apple keyboard. There is apparently a program with which you can choose the keyboard layout freely, if I should try it again some point, I'll add the results in a supplement.

The workmanship is as usual from Apple, excellent. No gaps, protruding edges, everything is perfectly in place, nothing wobbles or knarrzt. The very flat keys feel, just like the top of the keyboard made of aluminum very high on, also the keyboard looks very classy. As a very positive and I feel that between the individual keys Aluminium sitting, so it is each key individually inserted into the housing, so accumulated is not so easily dirt and dust inside the keyboard.

Conclusion: I am absolutely beigeistert from the keyboard, both the processing, as well as the design and size are excellent. The review goes marvelously quickly out of hand, it's really fun to use this keyboard. The price of around 50 euros, I feel not to be too expensive, for this price you get a excellently crafted, in my opinion really great keyboard that convinces qualitatively. Use on a Windows computer also works perfectly. If I notice the passage of time something on the keyboard, I'll explain this in a supplement. I highly recommend this keyboard only warmly, even to Windows users, where the non-working volume keys do not mind. Absolute buy recommendation and praise to Apple for this great keyboard!