Thank you all for your great suggestions and ideas! I’ve reactivated my black Apple Pro Keyboard (M7803), which is the best alternative at the moment. I liked it very much before I bought the Aluminium version.
I also have a couple of white Apple Keyboards (A1048) but I hate them because keys have to be pressed very direct at an 90 degrees angle, otherwise the keys have a high resistance and more force is required to actually press them down. This is something I hate very much, as it influences the flow of typing. And yes, I confess: sometimes I hit a key on the edge, so this happens regularly! I bought the Alu keyboard because I needed the black Pro keyboard for my other Macs very often. Now this is no longer the case as I don’t have that much time for that anymore. Still, I will be buying a new one… when the time is right. I was in an electronics store the other day and looked at the various models. Even though Microsoft keyboards look quite okay, I have to avoid them due to a decision I made a long long time ago: never ever will I buy a hardware product made by that software company! So, I’m left with any of those no-name vendors or Logitech or Cherry. I’ll propably go for a Cherry keyboard. It will be my first. I’ve always had Logitech or OEMs… or Apple (which came with the Macs, so they’re sort of OEM…) It’s so very hard to satisfy me: I really liked my keyboard before I spilled juice on it… Everytime I’ve found one that I like, I’d soon miss the eject key… of find, that I’d really miss the built-in USB hub… Or the other way around: keyboards that have a USB hub and an eject key are nowhere near the kind of keyboard I look for… As for the Aluminium: I’ll wash it and wash it and give it a real good time off… And if it still doesn’t work in a couple of months I’ll put it in the trash. It really is a question of how much time and efforts I’m willing to invest, just to propably find that the keyboard is broken anyway (or that a vital key still won’t work)… And I’m not really happy spending my time and money on it that much! So, I’m very thankfull for your help on that matter! You don’t need to read the whole message, just so much that you understand I merely wanted to express my gratitude for all your helpful thoughts! THANKS. Cheers, Andreas aka Mac User #330250 -- You received this message because you are a member of G-Group, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list
