You can always buy the Amazon Basics keyboard, it works like the Apple Keyboard but it has a switch rather than the power button. There are other differences but you can still use it on the Mac as well as your I Pod.
Kawal. On 18 Jan 2013, at 03:44 AM, Devin Prater <[email protected]> wrote: > Hmm. I'm not sure I have the receit. And I'm not sure I really want another > one, since this one messed up so easily. Do they usually break so easily? I > mean I can still use the keyboard, but the power button seems to press in, > turning the keyboard on and off, randomly. > > Sent from my iPod with iCloud > > On 17 Jan 2013, at 9:10 PM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: > > If you have a receipt, or some other proof of purchase, just bring it in to > an Apple store and show them the stuck power button. > > Ricardo Walker > [email protected] > Twitter:@apple2thecore > www.appletothecore.info > > On Jan 17, 2013, at 10:07 PM, Devin Prater <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Wow, how can I do that? >> >> Sent from my iPod with iCloud >> >> On 17 Jan 2013, at 8:48 PM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> if you've had it for less than a year, you can probably get a new one from >> Apple for free. >> >> Ricardo Walker >> [email protected] >> Twitter:@apple2thecore >> www.appletothecore.info >> >> On Jan 17, 2013, at 9:26 PM, Devin Prater <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Well, I have one. But I got this one for some80, from Radio Shack. It has a >>> stuck power button, and the front, not the top where the keys are, but the >>> front is slightly scratched from a few drops. >>> >>> Sent from my iPod with iCloud >>> >>> On 17 Jan 2013, at 8:19 PM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi, >>> >>> how about the Apple bluetooth keyboard? It costs $70 I believe. I've had >>> mine for about 2 and a half years now, and no issues. >>> >>> Ricardo Walker >>> [email protected] >>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>> www.appletothecore.info >>> >>> On Jan 17, 2013, at 7:14 PM, Devin Prater <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> Ah, OK, good. And do you know of a good, durable bluetooth or USB keyboard >>>> that I could buy, for hopefully less than $80, for my Mac? I'd prefer it >>>> to be bluetooth, so that I can also use it with my iPod. >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPod with iCloud >>>> >>>> On 17 Jan 2013, at 5:58 PM, Ricardo Walker <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi, >>>> >>>> no. you don't need a trackpad. Is there use for one? sure. I mean, its >>>> just another method of interfacing with your Mac. You might decide you >>>> like using it for some tasks more than your keyboard. Especially if you >>>> happened to own an IOS device before owning a Mac. The navigation >>>> gestures might be more familiar to you. >>>> >>>> hth >>>> >>>> Ricardo Walker >>>> [email protected] >>>> Twitter:@apple2thecore >>>> www.appletothecore.info >>>> >>>> On Jan 17, 2013, at 6:47 PM, Devin Prater <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all. I have a Mac mini, as you all are aware. I have a bluetooth Apple >>>>> wireless keyboard, which I will either try to look into getting a less >>>>> expensive, but more durable, keyboard, as this one has a stuck power >>>>> button, it is stuck down, not sure how to get the spring to pop it back >>>>> into place, or even if there is a way. But things like that is why I want >>>>> a better keyboard, but I digress, and maybe will start another topic >>>>> about that. Or I might change the subject to include all excesseries. >>>>> Yes, I'll do that before I send the message; the original being only >>>>> about trackpads. Anyways, is there a need for a trackpad? 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