Apple Aluminium Keyboard (A1243) review (scissor switches) 

Yes. Basically xD .

Hahaha, it's not that it's shit, it's just that it is... shit.

I could literally say that about almost ANY Apple product., LOL.

I get to pick between two keyboards for tasks my laptop can't handle. This thing, or a generic rubber dome / membrane deal that's like 200 grams, cracked, left ctrl doesn't return all the way up so it feels weird under the finger, and worst of all its the short backspace, Japanese style layout. I still take the plastic piece of shit almost every time. Only exception is when I need the USB hub

The USB pass through is good enough though

that said, i don't absolutely HATE the switches, i much prefer them to old style rubber domes, and the butterfly switches are better, for whatever that's worth. i'll stick with my topre though.

I don't like rubber domes, but these switches give me a cramp and have no definite travel, which can be confusing for me. Good thing I got my Model M.

Unicomp, Lexmark, or IBM?

I actually like scissor switches, i type a lot on a Cherry Stream XT, as it has fairly low actuation force. But flat tops are an absolute menace. I can manage on my laptop if i get very used to it, but at work when i worked at one Apple-loving company (shitheads), it was seriously interfering with my typing because i would type a lot and would notice it a bit late that i moved a whole key width sideways. I do have a Cherry MX Black stem mechanical though. But it's quite bulky.

Siana Gearz I can absolutely recommend the "Perixx PX 1900" scissor switch keyboard. the keycaps aren't chicklet and are almost standard keyboard tall. the keycaps also have the concave shape that helps quite a bit build quality is ABSOLUTELY STELLAR. no squeaking no matter where you pinch, squeeze or press it at. it also weighs 2 pounds. little warning though, for scissor switches they happen to be a bit louder than usual. the spacebar in particular. the rebound is scary good and i can highly recommend! (if they're in stock! they aren't supplied very heavily so expect it to take a while to restock if they are out of them)

that second sentence sounds wrong

a1graa lmaooo

MX Browns?

I think if you like soft keyboards you would prefer Mx reds, as they are very soft

Same. MX style switches feel like a little too much travel for me because I like the feel of bottoming out on my scissor switch laptop.

Yup still true to date

How much of them broke?

you need a new wife

Some people hate how long the travel on any "normal" full-height desktop keyboard is. I've actually seen modest, non-elitist IT guys laugh at mechanical boards in general, just because they feel mechs would slow someone down. After using scissor boards on laptops for years, even I find it hard to move back to full-sized mechs, and judging by my interest in this channel, you can probably tell that I'm quite fond of them.

I know im a year late but look into kailh choc switches, they're basically better scissor switches.

Kinda Venty Thanks for the tip! They look like splendid little switches, and knowing they exist makes me irritant that laptop manufacturers don’t incorporate them into their keyboards!

Chclam Yeah, that's how we say it. 'murica

mrca fuc ya

Alyu minium

Aluminum

Uminuminal*

Loving it but don't quite know why

Yup!

​@@jumbo4billionsame lol

mUsIcIaNs

It’s quiet

@@pizzoo that's a real plus for this usecase

so real productive beings who use their tools to actually make a living then? Ok.

@@pizzoo why have a silent keyboard as a musician when you can have blue Alps, which are basically music at it's finest

Besides the rare few rubber dome Model Ms, most of them out there are the genuine spring type.

Please. Even IBM's LAPTOPS always had better keyboards than this. I'd rather sell half of my liver than exchange the T60's keyboard for one from the original MacBook Pro, let alone one of those atrocious butterfly models. Even IBM's rubber dome boards tended to have standards.

Matias switches use the ALPS design (they needed them for their own boards after ALPS were discontinued), but they improved the sound (removing the high-pitched spring singing), and thickened the metal so it lasts 50M cycles instead of just 10M. They have a quieted version, but I’ve got the clicky variety in my Keyboardio Model 01 (a split ergonomic keyboard with staggered columns, which I know is exactly the kind of thing Thomas (@Chyrosran22) hates. The Maple wood enclosure, totally reprogrammable firmware, thumb arc, and ‘palm button’ at the base of each thumb are very nice, too).

Yes, they are notoriously bad to maintain, and fail easily.

So that's where all the noise came from?

I wonder why Crapple fans think thinshit looks good in any way.

the difference is, to some people their aesthetic IS good, whos to say everyone should only like blue alps and such. if you are only defining goodness by things that are measurable you are heavily limiting your perspective on the world

Found one. Name something that isn't "measurable" by which you can judge something. Go.

ComicsInk You can make a well designed cake out of shit, but it will still be shit

Now days that's pretty much true.

YUP! I just had one with dead shift keys, along with a few dead letters. "No problem", I thought. "I'll just fix the traces on the membrane". THINK AGAIN! The thing is glued together with friggin construction adhesive. Dear god--you have to either heat, and nearly destroy the thing to get it apart.

Adam Lawson - Yep. Having done some volunteer work at the local computer bank, I say that anyone who thinks Apple are good designers hasn't had to take their stuff apart. Sounds like they've gotten even worse than the turn-of-the-century iMacs I was pulling apart for scrap with their non-standard screws and convoluted internal design.

after a year of mecha typing is it better now? Because I've switched from mecha to scissor switches on purpose to type faster thanks to the lower key-height and travel distance.

​@@zorochrieveryone here doesn't know about short travel mechanicals XD

Yeah your paying too much for a membrane keyboard, just get a mechanical keyboard for this price.

Shmozone who wouldn’t

Mechanical keyboards are like the best, theres also some that are waterproof.

•Mɪʟᴏ ᴀɴᴅ Vɪxɪᴇ • topre intensifies

@@saifullahfarooq2570 *Kailh Box Switches Intensifies*

You were forced to use a keyboard that is completely fine and useable for normal use. You couldn’t handle the smooth fast typing so you brought your rip off cherry mx blue switches with rgb lighting to show off your cheap red dragon sack of shit to the whole class?

@@amero3577 chill out bro

@@amero3577 chill down

Know I'm late, but I was forced to use this in graphics class too. Only difference is I didn't want to try bringing my 60% into class, so I just accepted the occasional tears that I shed.

@@amero3577 minecraft

This isn’t a mech keyboard tho...

@@tj9959 It's not and I never said it was. Mechanical keyboard terminology was new to me at the time and hearing there lingo applied to this board helped me find what I liked in mechanical keyboards.

whaddya using these days?

Wow how times have changed! I'm currently using a Monokei Hidari with JWK Lupine switches and GMK Serenity.

“Transparent aluminum”. Used it for ridiculously thin whale tank walls.

according to real scientist they all agreed at one point that the extra n ws the proper pronunciation look up periodic video aluminium

Well yeah, NIST is an American agency.

Next week's board might be somewhat familiar to you! ;)

hey, your comment is really old, but, have you found these switches - or similar - in anything else than old laptop?

I built up my entire collection in the UK, so yeah :p .

Chyrosran22 oh nice! How often do you find these old boards?

Well I no longer live there but I used to not find them regularly. I'd often not get anything for a few weeks and then a massive batch.

It sounds like they're like a "thrift" store (US equivalent) where used items that still have a potential use are sold to the public and unusable items are recycled. Many US charitable donations that can't be restored or sold as-is, are recycled to gain money for a charity.

Will Whittick Windows xp startup sound plays in my head when i see your picture

Why tho

@@Kiafo because it’s good to type on. I don’t know how to describe it, I just love the keyboard

Tough luck, you should've waited one more day xD .

It's actually pretty nice, and works well on my Mac. I like the extra function keys that it has, and it's pretty good for programming. I also like to alternate between browns, blues, and greens, which works pretty great for me, because I often get bored of keyboards after a while, so this adds a nice mix. I'm actually writing this comment on one of these.

I loved the new butterfly keys even more than the these. Seems like I’m really in the minority regarding the butterfly keys.

@@PooMonkeyMan I actually like them too, and I think most people think they FEEL good; Most gripes with the butterfly switches come from the fact that they cost a boatload and break incredibly easy if you rough it around

Nope. The new MacBook Pros have butterfly switches. The MacBook Airs and older MacBook Pros have scissor switches.

As far as I know, the MacBook Air available at the time you typed this comment still used the older switches and didn't use the newer Butterfly switches. I personally think this Apple desktop keyboard which was reviewed in this video feels better than the keyboard on the MacBook Air, you are correct about the short travel distance.

Now take that feeling, sacrifice 3/4s of the travel, 100% of the reliability, and 70% of the joy away. That’s Butterfly keyboards

@@IgnoreSolutions I traded in my 2016 15” MacBook Pro for my late 2019 16” MacBook Pro, which I got maxed out GPU and RAM, i9 2.3 Ghz, 1 TB SSD, with a HUGE factor being the keyboard, even though mine never failed, though I was overly careful to try to avoid giving it a reason to fail. Of course, less than a year later, Apple released M1 processors, making that MacBook Pro the last of the MBP Mohicans with Intel processors, and the insanity of learning even the cheapest M1 MacBook Air was faster overall. Of course, it wasn’t until last month or so when Apple released the 16” M1 Pro or M1 Max processors that they finally had 64 GB RAM available. And of course, they also run far less hot (Intel CPU laptops = geek birth control on your lap) and oh, they decided to not be all Thunderbolt ports so you don’t need dongles for a couple common use-cases, etc. and (even better!) NO TOUCHBAR, IT WAS REPLACED BY FULL HEIGHT FUNCTION KEYS! As a developer, the touchbar in place of a standard keyboard function key row was always an abomination, especially as the “shortcut” keys Apple made available for Xcode were of the dumbest possible way to use them, and you can’t fix it to be useful. Of course, earlier this year I bought an Ergodox EZ Glow with Kailh Box White switches, need to do dedicated practice on it, and make the built-in keyboard just the emergency-use keyboard.

@@strictnonconformist7369 I have an ErgoDox Ez also and I just absolutely LOVE IT! It’s setup at my desktop and I ordered it with Kailh Blacks. I’m spoiled by it now

I mean, nowadays there are keyboards with dip switches that let you switch the win and the alt keys, effectively making it a Mac-layout. There are also keyboards that come with Apple-styled keycaps by default (that is, Command instead of Win)