According to Engadget they have a picture of the new keyboard that will accompany the new imac rumored to be released next month.  I for one like the look, but it really is about how the keys feel to me.  I am also not the least bit upset if they get rid of the apple on the command key, actually my current keyboard doesn’t have the apple already, just he command symbol.

And as confirmation Apple has scheduled a mac only event for next week.  Its about time IMHO.

I’ve got a new iMac aluminum coming soon. That keyboard is awesome. It feels like a firmer version of the MacBook keyboard.

Yeah that keyboard rocks.  I love the new machines.  Beautiful.

Wil Gomez - 23 August 2007 03:55 AM

That keyboard is awesome. It feels like a firmer version of the MacBook keyboard.

Count me as a satisfied buyer. I got the keyboard to go with a new Mac mini. It’s like keyboarding with a Porsche. Sweet.

BTW - has anyone noticed that the Mac mini went to a Core 2 Duo? That makes it as fast as many of the previous PowerPC G5 Macs.

I can second all the emotion on the new keyboard. It’s sleeker, quieter, faster to type. It took a day to undo a few bad habits with the old keyboard, which wasn’t shabby. The aluminum keyboard feels like the difference between a Toyota Corolla and a Lexus. Both are good. One is notably better than the other.

F4 for widgets is brilliant. Just the right finger for the Dashboard. I programmed F5 and F6 for the other Expose functions even though my logitech VX Revolution takes care of those quicker.

It is faster to type on. Easier on the the carpal tunnels and quieter. It feels pukka (hit F4 and look it up). After a couple weeks, the one thing that keeps getting me is replacing my fingers on the right keys when I momentarily take my hands from the keyboard. Instead of my index fingers on the F & J, they sometimes end up on the D & H or G & K. The little nodules for correct hand placement are tiny and at the very edges of the F & J.

I’d give this thing an 11 out of 10 if it had blue LED lights under the keys like the MacBook Pros.

Yeah light up keys would be a great addition.