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Should I get the new Alu keyboard?
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<blockquote data-quote="the8thark" data-source="post: 543256" data-attributes="member: 26315"><p>Thanks for all your responses. You've all made me want to go and get the keyboard. So later after Christmas sometime I will be doing it. And I have been doing a lot of my own research too on this topic and have answered my own questions. Well most of them. The few I couldn't answer you all have done for me. So I'll post all of my answers I now know here for everyone to see. Someone might be interested.</p><p></p><p>1. According to MHC there shouldn't be much junk underneath the keys to clean. But if so a little compressed air or a vacuum might do the job.</p><p></p><p>2. It makes a different sound. Takes some time to get used to, but it is a much quieter sound.</p><p></p><p>3. Apparently the learning time for the keyboard is short. And soon it'll feel natural to the user. And you have to try out the keyboard to see if the shallow angle and height of the board are for you.</p><p></p><p>4. On the whole yes. There is a few conflicts I've read but nothing major and most people don't even encounter them.</p><p></p><p>5. No. Not enough power from the USB ports to power things like ipods.</p><p></p><p>6. Yes it will a little. But it's the choice. Functionality over colour coordination. It's each person's choice.</p><p></p><p>7. Most of the people I've spoken to and read on here all say yes.</p><p></p><p>8. I would assume so. But I'm not 100% sure. Anyways it'd look so out of place compared to it's original keyboard, and it's not worth the effort.</p><p></p><p>9. Not sure but I've read the drivers come with it. Not from any reliable source though. But many users have just plugged it in and it went ok.</p><p></p><p>10. From Cherokee:</p><p>The F and J keys have a raised line on them.</p><p></p><p>11. Yes if you press some keys stupidly slowly this can happen. But under normal useage it almost never happens.</p><p></p><p>12. I've heard this is true. But don't quote me on this.</p><p></p><p>13. Yes it's long enough for most imac setups. And usb cord extenders also exist if needed.</p><p>Cherokee also confirmed this.</p><p></p><p>14. I don't think so. I think it should be ok. Not sure about the function keys though.</p><p></p><p>15. Supposedly yes this is true. But honestly I wouldn't use the USB connectors on the for anything. I'd stick to the ones on the computer itself.</p><p></p><p>Thanks to everyone who posted here. I really appreciated it. It really helped my decision.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="the8thark, post: 543256, member: 26315"] Thanks for all your responses. You've all made me want to go and get the keyboard. So later after Christmas sometime I will be doing it. And I have been doing a lot of my own research too on this topic and have answered my own questions. Well most of them. The few I couldn't answer you all have done for me. So I'll post all of my answers I now know here for everyone to see. Someone might be interested. 1. According to MHC there shouldn't be much junk underneath the keys to clean. But if so a little compressed air or a vacuum might do the job. 2. It makes a different sound. Takes some time to get used to, but it is a much quieter sound. 3. Apparently the learning time for the keyboard is short. And soon it'll feel natural to the user. And you have to try out the keyboard to see if the shallow angle and height of the board are for you. 4. On the whole yes. There is a few conflicts I've read but nothing major and most people don't even encounter them. 5. No. Not enough power from the USB ports to power things like ipods. 6. Yes it will a little. But it's the choice. Functionality over colour coordination. It's each person's choice. 7. Most of the people I've spoken to and read on here all say yes. 8. I would assume so. But I'm not 100% sure. Anyways it'd look so out of place compared to it's original keyboard, and it's not worth the effort. 9. Not sure but I've read the drivers come with it. Not from any reliable source though. But many users have just plugged it in and it went ok. 10. From Cherokee: The F and J keys have a raised line on them. 11. Yes if you press some keys stupidly slowly this can happen. But under normal useage it almost never happens. 12. I've heard this is true. But don't quote me on this. 13. Yes it's long enough for most imac setups. And usb cord extenders also exist if needed. Cherokee also confirmed this. 14. I don't think so. I think it should be ok. Not sure about the function keys though. 15. Supposedly yes this is true. But honestly I wouldn't use the USB connectors on the for anything. I'd stick to the ones on the computer itself. Thanks to everyone who posted here. I really appreciated it. It really helped my decision. [/QUOTE]
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