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The Thin Apple Keyboard

August 21st, 2007

New Apple Keyboard

The super thin Apple keyboard I ordered last weekend finally arrived on Monday. I think they’re in stock in all the retail stores, too.

Now that I’m typing on it, I’m really loving it. It’s angled ever so slightly, and the metal base provides a solid, modern feel. I feel like I’m typing on some apparatus from the spaceship Discovery in 2001. The form factor doesn’t bother me as I’m already used to the keyboard arrangement from the MacBook.

Anyhow, there are a few oddities: some of the function keys have moved and others are different. Brightness is now F1 and F2, Expose is F3, and Dashboard is F4 (this will take some getting used to in its new position). F12 has now become volume up and there are some media keys. There’s a “fn” key which is where “Help” used to be. I don’t really know what “fn” is supposed to be: function?

The USB ports on both sides aren’t as easily accessible as before – you have to lift up the keyboard to be able to see and plug in a cord.

Another advantage of this keyboard is it won’t get too dirty. The two previous Apple white and clear plastic keyboards attracted so many crumbs , hairs, and other gross stuff you could start a worm farm. The white plastic on the bottom also allowed all this gunk to be displayed in a not so friendly manner. With this style keyboard, crud attraction will hopefully be a thing of the past.

Note: Carlo explains the “fn” key below and I found a keyboard map that gets more specific.

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  • Hello!
    The "fn" key is very useful if you have any application linked to the F keys (F1, F2, ecc...)
    Using Windows (both virtualized or with bootcamp) having those keys available is quite important. I have moved the function keys on Fn+F, so I can use the direct keys when I work in Parallels.

    Cheers
    Carlo
  • Okay - so maybe some of the adjustments are keeping in mind that more people are running windows with OSX. They also removed the Apple logo from the command key. Meanwhile I think I might have to remap some of the Flash keyboard shortcuts.

    Thanks for visiting and commenting!
  • i have this keyboard and it is really really easy to type on! dude. the button feel like a laptop. i keep calling my computer a laptop on accident because the keyboard is thin. whole things its self is soo uber thin!
  • you turn off the new function keys and use the original F9, F10, F11, F12 by going to expose in your system preferences.
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