Full sized keyboard with laptop style keys

stuppy · 18 Mar 2007 at 02:26

Hi,

I am looking for a keyboard that is afull sized one, but instead of having proper keys (like cubes), i want the keys to be soft touch ones like you get on notebooks. Are there such keyboards? Would also be nice if it was designed for Macs (with F13-F16 keys and Apple Command key)

Thanks

t31os · 18 Mar 2007 at 02:31

Not sure if its 'full size' ..... or what you mean by full size, but its 'normal' size to me (if that makes sense).... laptop style keys, dead easy to type on, have two in the house.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-054-MS&groupid=702&catid=23&subcat=2

And its not stupidly priced.

stu4691 · 18 Mar 2007 at 03:06

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=KB-000-EN&groupid=702&catid=23&subcat=2
Quite expensive, but feels and looks great.

semi-pro waster · 18 Mar 2007 at 09:09

I believe the Speedlink Ultra is meant to be a good keyboard with laptop style keys however it definitely isn't designed for Macs. Do Apple themselves not do any suitable products?

Dingleberry88 · 18 Mar 2007 at 10:50

Cherry do some nice ones.

None Mac designed though.

cobxx · 18 Mar 2007 at 13:27

I was looking for the exact same thing (well, because of noise), and I got the microsoft comfort curve. An excellent keyboard, very low profile keys, v. quiet and good ergonomics.

Sure it's not a fancy keyboard with lits and 1500 buttons, but if you need a low profile, quiet keyboard...it's the one to get.

PinkFloyd · 18 Mar 2007 at 13:32

Get yourself a Logitech Ultra-X.
Got one myself, lovely keyboard, has lasted well despite a lot of abuse from playing games

Sadly ocuk don't appear to stock these anymore.

Gaspode · 18 Mar 2007 at 13:36

PinkFloyd said:
Get yourself a Logitech Ultra-X.
Got one myself, lovely keyboard, has lasted well despite a lot of abuse from playing games

Sadly ocuk don't appear to stock these anymore.

agreed

the UltraX is probably the type you are looking for and they don't cost the earth.
I have a US style layout kicking about and it is damn nice for typing.

Nick1881 · 18 Mar 2007 at 14:30

I also have the Logi UltraX, served me well for a couple of years now.

stuppy · 18 Mar 2007 at 22:01

Gonna check all these suggestions out now guys. Thanks. If anyone does know of any designed for Macs then pleas edo let me know. Apple don't do one themselves, just standard keyboards.

As cobxx said, I want to reduce noise - and I find typing on Laptop keys much easier and faster.

Tarty · 19 Mar 2007 at 07:55

There is a Keysonic one that i'm using at the moment, keys are almost identical to my laptop ones