Macally Backlit Mac Keyboard - Quiet, Sleek, and Functional - 3 Brightness Levels, 107 Keys, 5ft USB Wired - Apple Keyboard - Backlit Wired for Mac, iMac, MacBook Pro/Air - Space Gray

Most manufacturers, including Apple, now only offer Bluetooth keyboards, which, in my opinion, is a real issue. Latency issues when connecting and the occasional inability to recognize the keyboard during an emergency restart can sometimes make the user experience frustrating.Another problem with Bluetooth keyboards is their battery life. For heavy users such as journalists and academics, these keyboards often have a relatively short lifespan—around three to four years at best.This Macally keyboard is designed for those who write long texts and will appreciate its comfortable typing experience. It also features a sufficiently long cable to be used with a Mac Pro. My only minor complaint is that the Caps Lock indicator is located to the right of the keyboard rather than on the key itself—I personally prefer a small LED directly on the key to indicate when it's activated.Another great feature of this keyboard is the ability to adjust, disable, or fine-tune the brightness of the backlit keys. Many other manufacturers make their backlighting too bright without offering a way to modify it.Overall, having tested numerous keyboards, including Apple’s, this one is by far among the best I’ve ever used. I also appreciate its reasonable price given its quality, and the construction feels solid and durable.

This was a replacement for a decades-old Apple wired keyboard that decided on its own to start typing + signs at random all over the page. It is made as well as the Apple keyboard with the added advantage that it is backlit. So far, no unexpected behavior from the keyboard, and the keys have a very nice feel. No complaints of any kind and it is easily worth the money. An info sheet was included in case there was a problem with the 10-key part of the keyboard working right and how to remedy that but I had no problem with anything not working as it should as soon as it was plugged in. If there is anything to criticize, it would be that there are no USB ports on the keyboard for things such as wireless mouse transmitters/receivers which the Apple keyboard had. Completely satisfied with the keyboard and I would recommend it to anyone.

I'm not a "keyboard connoisseur" by any means lol and traditionally whenever a keyboard began to feel a bit less than optimal I'd invest in a new Amazon Basics model (which are excellent low-cost keyboards I should add) BUT this time I decided to invest a little bit more and am very glad I did. I absolutely love the backllight, I didn't think it would make that much of a difference (I'm in a brightly lighted room) but it does just make the keyboard that much nicer to use, I can't really explain it better lol.Point of fact, I bought one of this model for my home and a few days later bought one for my office because it was so nice to type on. To be clear, my home computer is a Windows 11 machine BUT the keyboard works perfectly, you just have to remember the command key behaves as the Windows key, etc.I use a Mac at my office and have always used an app called "Sharpkeys" to allow me to remap the control key and the windows key on my keyboards so my "finger memory" from my Mac remains the same. To explain that last sentence for those who don't know, on a Mac most keyboard combinations are the same **but** you hit the key just beside the space bar as the modifier rather than the control key.

Nice keyboard in general.Lights stay on for at least 5 minutes of inactivity. Keyboard lights stay on when locked.The keyboard has a nice angle, but not adjustable.---However, need to be aware of a couple issues...* F1 & F2 Screen Brightness doesn't work (they assign to F14 & F15 locked in). And I have a MBP and Apple Studio monitor. And I change brightness all the time. Could not reassign to F1 & F2. In fact, I could not reprogram F1 & F2 so those keys are not usable.* Only have 1 programmable key available.* USB A plug. My MBP has only USC-C, and it's an M1. And no adapter was included.* At certain angles, you see the bright LED's on the key gaps (see pics).

Searched high and low for a keyboard that I could use with my iMac that wasn’t $100-200 and this is the one. Pros: It’s relatively inexpensive. It’s backlit so it makes using this keyboard easy in low light situations. It’s got a similar look and feel to the older original MacBook keyboards which I always liked. Lighting evenness isn’t perfect below the keys but the letters on the keys light up very clearly. I find it comfortable to type on. For me, the bigger point is that this is a wired keyboard so, no constant charging, no dropped Bluetooth connections, no usb receivers or dongles to interfere with startup and security. I can live with a single black USB cable going across a few inches of my desk when the trade off is that it is ALWAYS on and ready to go plus it’s got every Mac shortcut a Mac keyboard has plus a few extras. So far it’s been 110% reliable. Believe it or not, this has replaced my Logitech MX Master keyboard which gave me nothing but trouble in almost every way. A great full sized illuminated keyboard for fifty bucks.