http://www.buymac.com.au/product/apple-keyboard--aluminum
Strangely the pricing is uniform everywhere you go and the price has never dropped, it always has been $69 for over a year now.
I'm running Vista x64, plugged in the keyboard and it worked perfectly from the get go. Installed a program called "SharpKeys" and I am now using F13 for print screen and the rest of the function keys are just various shortcuts under different applications. The tactile response is the best I've ever felt, it takes very little desk space, it's bloody strudy, slides around on the desk smoothly, because typing and gaming require different keyboard positions. Due to the keyboard being smaller I find that I can keep the mouse closer to myself and it has made a positive difference to my gaming experience. The keys feel as though they are meant for people with fat fingers, but that's okay because slight inaccuracies in typing don't result in a mistake. The compactness of the keyboard makes it easier to type and execute shortcuts, this manifests itself into a quicker gameplay experience. Playing BloodRayne 2 I now find it very easy to hit “ctrl-e” to throw a chain at someone. Far Cry 2 has many keyboard shortcuts dominated by the left side of the keyboard, having a single hand take up an almost exact 50% of the space makes it easier to pull off some neat tricks, such as a quick change from grenade to molotov while throwing both in succession while striding, which is a very difficult manoeuvre.
My previous keyboard was a first model G15, and I find that the $69 I paid for this keyboard trumps the $100 I paid for the G15. If there is one keyboard I could say is a genuine gaming keyboard, the Mac keyboard wins hands down. You will not get any flashy LCD screen, backlight, 50 macro keys, but you will get substance and style.
EDIT: Just noticed the USB ports on the side of my Mac keyboard are USB 2.0 as opposed to my G15's USB 1.x.
Strangely the pricing is uniform everywhere you go and the price has never dropped, it always has been $69 for over a year now.
I'm running Vista x64, plugged in the keyboard and it worked perfectly from the get go. Installed a program called "SharpKeys" and I am now using F13 for print screen and the rest of the function keys are just various shortcuts under different applications. The tactile response is the best I've ever felt, it takes very little desk space, it's bloody strudy, slides around on the desk smoothly, because typing and gaming require different keyboard positions. Due to the keyboard being smaller I find that I can keep the mouse closer to myself and it has made a positive difference to my gaming experience. The keys feel as though they are meant for people with fat fingers, but that's okay because slight inaccuracies in typing don't result in a mistake. The compactness of the keyboard makes it easier to type and execute shortcuts, this manifests itself into a quicker gameplay experience. Playing BloodRayne 2 I now find it very easy to hit “ctrl-e” to throw a chain at someone. Far Cry 2 has many keyboard shortcuts dominated by the left side of the keyboard, having a single hand take up an almost exact 50% of the space makes it easier to pull off some neat tricks, such as a quick change from grenade to molotov while throwing both in succession while striding, which is a very difficult manoeuvre.
My previous keyboard was a first model G15, and I find that the $69 I paid for this keyboard trumps the $100 I paid for the G15. If there is one keyboard I could say is a genuine gaming keyboard, the Mac keyboard wins hands down. You will not get any flashy LCD screen, backlight, 50 macro keys, but you will get substance and style.
EDIT: Just noticed the USB ports on the side of my Mac keyboard are USB 2.0 as opposed to my G15's USB 1.x.
