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“The best keyboard Apple ever made” rises again.
The Matias Tactile Pro Keyboard is built from the same premium keyswitch technology that Apple used in its original Apple Extended Keyboard, widely viewed as the best keyboard Apple ever made.
The Matias Tactile Pro Keyboard is built from the same premium keyswitch technology that Apple used in its original Apple Extended Keyboard, widely viewed as the best keyboard Apple ever made.
Apple Extended Keyboard II is a minor update to the Apple Extended Keyboard to coincide with the release of the Macintosh IIsi in 1990, it added an adjustable height feature.
Legendary Feel & Speed
of Alps mechanical keyswitches.
Mac users who crave the feel of Apple's legendary Extended and Extended II keyboards will love the Tactile Pro. Unlike other keyboards made today, each key is built on an individual Alps Mechanical Switch. They feel better, and you'll type faster.
of Alps mechanical keyswitches.
Mac users who crave the feel of Apple's legendary Extended and Extended II keyboards will love the Tactile Pro. Unlike other keyboards made today, each key is built on an individual Alps Mechanical Switch. They feel better, and you'll type faster.
Version 3 — modern new look and features.
This Tactile Pro model has been completely redesigned to offer the best features of the original Tactile Pro, but with much better fit & finish, and incredible attention to detail.
This Tactile Pro model has been completely redesigned to offer the best features of the original Tactile Pro, but with much better fit & finish, and incredible attention to detail.
The layout is the same comfortable and familiar one (with Eject and Volume keys) but the case enclosure is completely new — much stronger than before, and much more resistant to crumbs and dust.
Silver & Black — Limited Edition
By popular demand, the Tactile Pro is now available in limited edition Silver & Black. Get it while supplies last.
™ € £ ¥ © are easy to find.
The Tactile Pro makes it easy to find ™ € £ ¥ © and other hard to remember symbols — they're all printed right on the keys. Simply hold down the Option key for the bottom-right characters, or Shift-Option for the top-right characters.
The Tactile Pro makes it easy to find ™ € £ ¥ © and other hard to remember symbols — they're all printed right on the keys. Simply hold down the Option key for the bottom-right characters, or Shift-Option for the top-right characters.
Laser etched keys.
All those symbols are handy, but what happens when they wear off?
They won't. They're laser etched — burned into the keys with a laser — so they'll never wear off.
All those symbols are handy, but what happens when they wear off?
They won't. They're laser etched — burned into the keys with a laser — so they'll never wear off.
Sculpted keytops.
The latest trend in keyboards is to have very flat & wide keys, with little or no space between them. You see this a lot on laptops and netbooks. While they look great, they can also be a little tricky to type on. The flatness makes it very easy to slide out of home row and lose your bearings.
The latest trend in keyboards is to have very flat & wide keys, with little or no space between them. You see this a lot on laptops and netbooks. While they look great, they can also be a little tricky to type on. The flatness makes it very easy to slide out of home row and lose your bearings.
The Tactile Pro bucks this trend. It has traditional sculpted keytops, curved to fit your fingertips, and keep you from sliding out of home position.
3-port Hi-Speed USB 2.0 hub.
For quickly attaching USB peripherals, nothing beats the convenience of an in-keyboard USB hub. No more reaching through the tangle of wires behind your computer to download photos from your digital camera. Just plug it into the keyboard and you're ready to go. Works great with MP3 players, keyring hard drives, joysticks, and mice too. It won't charge your iPod/iPhone, but for syncing it's perfect.
For quickly attaching USB peripherals, nothing beats the convenience of an in-keyboard USB hub. No more reaching through the tangle of wires behind your computer to download photos from your digital camera. Just plug it into the keyboard and you're ready to go. Works great with MP3 players, keyring hard drives, joysticks, and mice too. It won't charge your iPod/iPhone, but for syncing it's perfect.
No ghost in this machine.
Most keyboards allow only a certain number of keys to be pressed at once, and often cannot keep up with very fast typists. The result is called ghosting — letters missing from what you actually typed, or additional letters that you didn't type.
Most keyboards allow only a certain number of keys to be pressed at once, and often cannot keep up with very fast typists. The result is called ghosting — letters missing from what you actually typed, or additional letters that you didn't type.
The Tactile Pro has special Anti-Ghosting Circuitry (also called n-key rollover) to eliminate these problems. You can type as fast as you're able; the Tactile Pro will keep up.
Support for PC users.
The Tactile Pro is a Mac keyboard, but that doesn't mean you can't plug it into a PC and use it — you can. We even offer a downloadable driver to change the Command and Option keys into Alt and Windows keys.
The Tactile Pro is a Mac keyboard, but that doesn't mean you can't plug it into a PC and use it — you can. We even offer a downloadable driver to change the Command and Option keys into Alt and Windows keys.
Available in US, German, Japanese, and UK versions.
Different languages require different keyboard layouts, so we currently make US, German, Japanese, and British versions.
Different languages require different keyboard layouts, so we currently make US, German, Japanese, and British versions.
If there's one you want that we don't make, please let us know.
Didn't quite know where to post this after all this time... I'm quite sure if you read this thread you know that The Apple Extended Keyboard II is the best computer keyboard ever made and that it's a pity we're using chiclets on desktop computers today.
For the past year or so, because I didn't have an AEKII, I was using a 'das keyboard' (all black, no letters on the keycaps), but that was suboptimal, as the sound the 'das keyboard' makes is much too loud and high-pitched, basically the classic sound of the IBM Model M keyboard.
I'm working for a chain of Apple Premium Resellers in Switzerland, and I've found, in our outlet for used computers etc., a brand new - previously unopened Apple Extended Keyboard II! The Swiss keyboard layout, just like I wanted it. My boss gave me a Griffin iMate ADB-USB adapter he had lying around, and now my brand new iMac has a very old keyboard. While they aesthetically might not go together, they represent the best of their respective times. The 5K Retina display of today's iMac – and the mechanical but soft touch keyboard of the 90s.
I'm one happy camper.
For the past year or so, because I didn't have an AEKII, I was using a 'das keyboard' (all black, no letters on the keycaps), but that was suboptimal, as the sound the 'das keyboard' makes is much too loud and high-pitched, basically the classic sound of the IBM Model M keyboard.
I'm working for a chain of Apple Premium Resellers in Switzerland, and I've found, in our outlet for used computers etc., a brand new - previously unopened Apple Extended Keyboard II! The Swiss keyboard layout, just like I wanted it. My boss gave me a Griffin iMate ADB-USB adapter he had lying around, and now my brand new iMac has a very old keyboard. While they aesthetically might not go together, they represent the best of their respective times. The 5K Retina display of today's iMac – and the mechanical but soft touch keyboard of the 90s.
I'm one happy camper.