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Like many other Apple products, it has a nice feel to it and well constructed - the keys have a reasonably consistent feel across their keyboards but annoying the Fn key is in a location that may get confused with the Ctrl key. They keys and layout are full size (comparing to the full size Apple A1243) The only downside is that a number of colleagues who have the Apple keyboards complain about keys failing, unrelated to spillages etc, after time. Indeed you'll see many apple keyboards on ebay listed as "keys not working". It's almost identical to the (discontinued and difficult to find, even on ebay) Wired A1242 excepted the wired version has 2 USB ports built it. The newer version of the Apple Wireless (Magic) MC184 keyboard replaces this A1314 but significantly the newer version has an inbuilt/non removable rechargeable battery whilst the A1314 (subject of this review) takes 2x AA batteries - the much older/original A1314 took 3x AA - this may be important to you if you hate rechargeable batteries that stop holding charge after a while. Bluetooth connections seem to take a little while to connect so if you've paired the wireless keyboard to multiple devices in the same room (your tv, tablet, PC etc) then it can be a pain to pair to the right thing and sometimes it takes multiple resets of the keyboard to achieve. If you're only pairing to one thing then it's less problematic. Having had both the mini keyboards (wireless A1314 and wired A1242) I slight prefer the wired version - simply because it doesnt suffer the bluetooth pairing pains. But obviously if you're looking for a wireless bluetooth keyboard, this is a fine keyboard but be aware of the cost point weighted against potential failing keys.Read full review
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For me, this is the Rolls Royce of keyboards. Very happy with it indeed! The later models of Apple 'Magic' keyboards have fallen in to Jony Ives trap of being overly obsessed with 'thin'. All subsequent models after this one, began a journey towards less key travel and less space between the keys. All bad for reducing impact RSI from regular typing and not being able to 'feel' your key spacing to develop muscle-memory about where the keys are, as well of course as the dreaded clatter of noise because of the reduction in damping under the keys. The only good thing about the later 'Magic' keyboards is that they are rechargeable and don't run on batteries which is of course better for the environment. But for me, they are inferior, unpleasant keyboards to use and this one is so much better that I'm sticking with it.Read full review
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it is very easy to set up with my ipad 7th gen it was set up in secs and works just like a laptop keyboard its slanted so its at the right angle for typing no back lighting but that is only minor and its built well worth every penny
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Glad I bought this rather than replacing our damaged keyboard with a new one which blew when it got water damage. It refurbished keyboard I was sent was very clean and functions perfectly. The keys seemed a little nibbled around the very edges - not very noticeable - but I decided to switch all the keys from my old keyboard onto the replacement as they were in perfect order.
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I bought this as I had tried a couple of aftermarket keyboards that were not reliable at picking up the key presses, this keyboard is great you can just type away without a problem. The battery is lasting well, it's been used everyday for the last month and still going strong. All in all its a nice bit of kit.
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