[X4U] Does Apple make a less stiffer keyboard?

[Robert Nicholson]

Is the iceKey the same as the Kensington Slim one then? I found that  
with the Kensington Slim one the spacebar was too small.

On May 29, 2006, at 12:29 PM, Linda wrote:

> On 5/29/06 12:13 PM, Robert Nicholson wrote:
>
>> Is anybody here still using the M7803 keyboard? If I'm not mistaken
>> that was considerably easier to type on that Apple's current  
>> keyboard.
>
> I've got one here (after using Google to find out what it was) --  
> it came
> with my Quicksilver G4 Dual 800. I've also got one of the newer- 
> style Pro
> ones with white keys, came with my G5 Dual 2.0GHz. Neither is  
> plugged in at
> the moment, but typing on them dead on my desk shows no appreciable
> difference in key resistance. There's a difference in audible  
> feedback, but
> the tactile feedback -- aside from the smoothness of the keys on the
> blue-keyed board from years of use versus the "brand new" feel of  
> the other
> keyboard, which I've never used -- feels the same to my fingers.
>
> That said, for the last four years I've used the macally iceKEY,  
> which as
> another poster said, features scissor switches and very flat  
> profile keys.
> I'm on my second one -- the first one's letters wore off the keys. :-)
>
> peace,
> Linda
>
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