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08/02/2005 03:25:40 PM · #1 |
I just received my Mac Mini! But I realized after ordering it without a keyboard that the plethora of keyboards (all PS/2) I have here won't work, and they shipped so quickly there wasn't time to add one to the order.
So now I have it, but no keyboard to test with. It has built in bluetooth, so now the question is: what keyboard to get? Run to the apple store, and get one of theirs, or get a third party USB keyboard.
Or how about a converter? I hate that it doesn't take a PS2 keyboard. I have an Omnikey Ultra (several) that I love and so I never, when given a choice, order keyboards with new computers. Plus, if I can convert it, perhaps I'll be able to use it with my KBM switch (a PS2 OmniCube).
Recommendations? Is the Bluetooth wireless worth it? Will I be better off with the Apple keyboard than the PC?
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08/02/2005 03:33:41 PM · #2 |
| The standard Apple keyboard should serve you well. Unless you have a problem with keyboard wires, don't bother with Bluetooth and the accompanying battery hassles. |
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08/02/2005 03:37:19 PM · #3 |
| ooooooooh tell us about the mini! I saw it a while back and was wanting one. |
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08/02/2005 03:44:52 PM · #4 |
Originally posted by GoldBerry:
ooooooooh tell us about the mini! I saw it a while back and was wanting one. |
I'll do a mini-review once I get a keyboard and get it running.
I was inspired to get this partly because it was relatively cheap, and small, supposedly fast, and gives me a way to get back up to speed on the mac and potentially test software that runs multiplatform. I do have a powerbook 1400CS from a number of years ago but I found it too painfully slow to use, even for just testing. And within 2 years of buying it, the software I needed to test wouldn't run on it anymore!
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08/02/2005 04:01:08 PM · #5 |
You can use a PS/2 keyboard. If it's USB, just plug it in. If it's got the traditional PS/2 plug you can get an adapter from someplace like Radio shack. My daughter used her's this way for a month before I bought here the apple keyboard (it's prettier).
Logitech also makes a keyboard for the mini-mac, I just one at the local Best Buy a couple of days ago.
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08/02/2005 04:18:04 PM · #6 |
| the standard mac keyboard is awesome, it is clear, why would you want any other one :) |
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08/02/2005 05:01:46 PM · #7 |
| Then there is Das Keyboard... |
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08/02/2005 05:22:10 PM · #8 |
Any USB keyboard will work. Get one that suits you. The good thing about an apple keyboard thouh is that it also serves as a USB hub.
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08/02/2005 05:38:16 PM · #9 |
| The other good thing about the Apple keyboard is that it has a dedicated CD eject key (note that there's no physical button to eject a CD on your Mini). The F12 key should work on a standard USB keyboard, but it's nice to have a "real" eject key. |
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08/02/2005 06:20:39 PM · #10 |
Thanks everyone. I am going to the apple store tonight to pick up a keyboard. Any reason I should buy an apple mouse? I have plenty of good USB mice with buttons and wheels galore, wireless, laser, and one that even makes coffee. Ok, I got carried away at the end, but the rest is true ;)
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08/02/2005 06:43:21 PM · #11 |
well apple just released a new mouse which looks pretty awesome have not tried it though, but any usb mouse should work. check out their site or if the store has it check it out there.
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08/02/2005 08:27:36 PM · #12 |
| I like the Logitech MX series but, as Ryan said, any USB mouse should work fine. The mouse Apple just announced today looks VERY cool! Instead of a scroll wheel, it essentially has a mini-trackball built into it so you can scroll in any direction, not just up and down. I'm amazed that nobody thought of that before (as far as I know). |
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08/02/2005 10:28:55 PM · #13 |
Apple finally giving us a 4+ button mouse? It does look cool, but I will stay with my Logitech MX310 til it poops out. Is a very good programmable mousie
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