Apple Keyboard work on PC

Hayleywow · 22 Aug 2009 at 08:47

Hi

Can you guys tell me if the new keyboards for the apples (real slim ones) work on a PC, are they USB or something???

Thanks

Hayley

semi-pro waster · 22 Aug 2009 at 08:58

As far as I'm aware they either use USB (if wired) or Bluetooth (if wireless) so provided your computer can deal with those options I'd be fairly sure you'll be fine. You might want to wait for confirmation of that though.

Hate · 22 Aug 2009 at 09:04

I've done it before, so yes, they do work. The mac keyboard layout is a little different but the cmd key works as the windows key.

GoatBotherer · 22 Aug 2009 at 09:56

Yes they do, I'm typing on one right now on windows. The only issue I had was there is no print screen key, but there is a tonne of software and guides to fix this.

LordSplodge · 22 Aug 2009 at 10:07

It will work. The keyboard is American in layout though.

Hate · 23 Aug 2009 at 10:39

LordSplodge said:
It will work. The keyboard is American in layout though.

No it's not, American keyboards don't have a £.

The British Apple keyboard has the @ above the two where you might be used to it being ".

(To be fair, it actually makes more sense to have " as shift+')

J.B · 23 Aug 2009 at 11:14

Hate said:
No it's not, American keyboards don't have a £.

The British Apple keyboard has the @ above the two where you might be used to it being ".

(To be fair, it actually makes more sense to have " as shift+')

Its kind of a weird hybrid between the two.

My girlfriend had one for a while and just remapped some of the keys.

Hate · 23 Aug 2009 at 13:04

J.B said:
Its kind of a weird hybrid between the two.

My girlfriend had one for a while and just remapped some of the keys.

It's just an Apple British keyboard.

LordSplodge · 23 Aug 2009 at 13:08

Hate said:
No it's not, American keyboards don't have a £.

The British Apple keyboard has the @ above the two where you might be used to it being ".

(To be fair, it actually makes more sense to have " as shift+')

<pedantic> I meant the positions of " and @ </pedantic>

Better?

PermaBanned · 23 Aug 2009 at 13:12

I always thought that ' and @ should be swapped around on the key because the apostrophe always goes at the top of the line... maybe it's just me. I probably use it more though so it's good where it is

And another thing, i use : more than ;.