Can’t quit the Apple Keyboard
I have nice mechanical keyboards. I’ve owned probably around ten of them. I’ve tried brown switches, blue switches, red switches, clear switches, and other switches than I can’t remember the name of. I have keyboards that can quick-switch between four devices. Keyboards that can be extensively customized. Keyboards with cool little volume knobs.
I keep coming back to the Apple keyboard. Specifically, the smaller Magic Keyboard with Touch ID. Here’s why:
Layout.
I love that my external keyboard has the exact same layout as my laptop.
And I really love that this layout has symmetrical Option | Command keys on each side of the spacebar.
That’s hard to find.
I can configure it on my Nuphy boards but it’s kludgy.
Touch ID. If you’re using a Macbook and keeping it open off to the side, you can use its Touch ID key. But if you’re using a Mac Mini, like I often am, you’re out of luck. Or if you keep your laptop closed, you’re out of luck. It’s great to have Touch ID on my external keyboard, and this is the only keyboard that has it.
Comfort. Now that I’m used to the low-profile, low-travel switches, I like them. I want to like my mechanical boards better. They’re just better, right?? But now they feel kinda clunky and I typo more with them.