Wired vs Wireless keyboard

ollieblade · ollieblade #1 (**permalink**)

11-25-2011, 02:01 PM

Hi All,

I have a 24" iMac and two Apple keyboards, one wired and the other wireless. The obvious differences are the the wired keyboard has more buttons including a full numerical keyboard whereas the wireless one doesn't however the wireless keyboard (hence its name) has no wires attached consequently meaning that I need to keep recharging batteries for it. Which keyboard would you/do you use and why?

Cheers!

louishen · louishen #2 (**permalink**)

11-25-2011, 02:04 PM

Wired, I like the numeric keypad.

I really dont know why Apple dont make a full size wireless keyboard, I would buy one today

harryb2448 · harryb2448 #3 (**permalink**)

11-25-2011, 03:42 PM

Keep them both.

If you need to do a clean install of your operating system, best with the wired keyboard and mouse. Same if you want to set up Bootcamp. Requires wired keyboard and mouse. Personally do not use rechargeable batteries as they never seem to last long. Energizer Ultimate Lithium batteries last up to six month in the wireless keyboard, and 2-3 months in the Magic Mouse, using four to five hours a day.

chscag · chscag #4 (**permalink**)

11-25-2011, 03:49 PM

I have both the wired and wireless versions of the Apple aluminum keyboard and much prefer the wired version. Like louishen I like the numeric keyboard and the fact that I don't have to press Fn in order to use simple things like backspace delete and so forth....

For louishen:

OWC stocks several models of a wireless keyboard that include a numeric keypad but they're costly.

pendlewitch · pendlewitch #5 (**permalink**)

11-25-2011, 04:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by harryb2448

Keep them both.

If you need to do a clean install of your operating system, best with the wired keyboard and mouse. Same if you want to set up Bootcamp. Requires wired keyboard and mouse. Personally do not use rechargeable batteries as they never seem to last long. Energizer Ultimate Lithium batteries last up to six month in the wireless keyboard, and 2-3 months in the Magic Mouse, using four to five hours a day.

harryb2448..you know what camp that I'm in

Is there some empirical data that we chew on?

Krzykat · Krzykat #6 (**permalink**)

11-27-2011, 11:44 PM

My iMac came with the wireless keyboard, and it took a little bit of time to get used to the lack of keypad as well as how the delete key works, but I much prefer wireless. My last several keyboards and mice for my PC were wireless as well. Less clutter, and batteries seem to last a long time in a keyboard.

MacDude121 · MacDude121 #7 (**permalink**)

11-28-2011, 02:10 AM

Wired.

There was never anything more annoying to me than getting on my computer and having the batteries go dead in my keyboard/mouse. Wired is always ready to use, and much more reliable IMO.

SFBloodBrother · SFBloodBrother #8 (**permalink**)

11-28-2011, 02:28 AM

Well, I would get a wireless, just because if you see the back of my desk, I don't need anymore wires. Even if it is not there, and it is on the desk.

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louishen #2 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 22, 2007 Location: London Posts: 8,684 Mac Specs: Mac Mini Core i7 2012 \| White 2009 MacBook 2 Ghz \| 733 Mhz G4 Quicksilver	11-25-2011, 02:04 PM Wired, I like the numeric keypad. I really dont know why Apple dont make a full size wireless keyboard, I would buy one today Member of the Month September 2008 & August 2012 \| Found advice useful? – use the rep system
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chscag #4 (permalink)
Member Since: Jan 23, 2008 Location: Fort Worth, Texas Posts: 32,387 Mac Specs: 21.5" iMac 2.5 GHz i5, iPad 3rd Gen., 3 iPods	11-25-2011, 03:49 PM I have both the wired and wireless versions of the Apple aluminum keyboard and much prefer the wired version. Like louishen I like the numeric keyboard and the fact that I don't have to press Fn in order to use simple things like backspace delete and so forth.... For louishen: OWC stocks several models of a wireless keyboard that include a numeric keypad but they're costly. Community Guidelines
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ollieblade #1 (permalink)
Member Since: Jul 16, 2011 Posts: 11	11-25-2011, 02:01 PM Hi All, I have a 24" iMac and two Apple keyboards, one wired and the other wireless. The obvious differences are the the wired keyboard has more buttons including a full numerical keyboard whereas the wireless one doesn't however the wireless keyboard (hence its name) has no wires attached consequently meaning that I need to keep recharging batteries for it. Which keyboard would you/do you use and why? Cheers!
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Krzykat #6 (permalink)
Member Since: May 05, 2011 Posts: 41	11-27-2011, 11:44 PM My iMac came with the wireless keyboard, and it took a little bit of time to get used to the lack of keypad as well as how the delete key works, but I much prefer wireless. My last several keyboards and mice for my PC were wireless as well. Less clutter, and batteries seem to last a long time in a keyboard.
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MacDude121 #7 (permalink)
Member Since: Sep 22, 2010 Posts: 1,387 Mac Specs: Black MacBook 2.2GHz C2D, 4GB Ram - iMac G4 700MHz, 512MB Ram	11-28-2011, 02:10 AM Wired. There was never anything more annoying to me than getting on my computer and having the batteries go dead in my keyboard/mouse. Wired is always ready to use, and much more reliable IMO.
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SFBloodBrother #8 (permalink)
Member Since: Oct 24, 2011 Location: Chicago, IL Posts: 113 Mac Specs: iPhone 3GS Black, Macbook 2GHz Intel Core 2 Duo 1GB 667 MHz DDR2 SDRAM	11-28-2011, 02:28 AM Well, I would get a wireless, just because if you see the back of my desk, I don't need anymore wires. Even if it is not there, and it is on the desk.
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