The first thing you’ll notice is how solid this keyboard feels in your hands. The Matias Wired Aluminum Keyboard for Mac is for people who miss Apple's wired USB keyboard. Thanks to the built-in hotkeys, you'll be able to adjust screen brightness, volume, and more. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, Imagine my unconfined joy when I found this alternative, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 29 June 2018. Please try again later. Find helpful customer reviews and review ratings for Matias Wired Aluminum Keyboard for Mac UK at Amazon.com. It brings you the 2 port USB 2.0 hub that you have always found useful, as well as the special Mac functions that you know and like. But instead of keeping the wireless way, during January CES conference in Las Vegas the company added a new wired (yes, wired!) The built-in hub is great for connecting your favourite wired mouse (or wireless dongle) with a 2nd port available for plugging in flash drives, or other devices.. 180 items found from eBay international sellers. Read honest and unbiased product reviews from our users. ]. It has the reliable and traditional USB 2.0 connection, with a 1 port USB 2.0 hub, space gray aluminum frame, black keycaps, and all the special Mac functionality you expect on the function keys. I was pleased that, unlike some other keyboards I’ve reviewed, it honored my F13 and F14 key assignments the moment I plugged it in. Keyboard Layouts; Tech Specs; Beautiful aluminum + RGB backlight It’s the keyboard many have wanted, but Apple never made — a wired RGB backlit keyboard, in beautiful aluminum (Silver or Space Gray). The 'Matias RGB Backlit Wired Aluminum Tenkeyless Keyboard for Mac - Space Gray' is an enhanced USB keyboard that does not have a number pad. var ad_rnd = Math.round(Math.random() * 10000000000000); It’s been a favorite of Mac users for years. We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads. It looks like the brother of the now discontinued Apple keyboard although its over-all quality is not quite as refined as the Apple product (few things are - truth be known). Despite #4 above, I love this keyboard. Disabling it will result in some disabled or missing features. All good so far. Less expensive than the Apple product it replaces, backlit keyboard with brightness and color control, USB 2 port for a mouse or dongle. A mouse-friendly USB 2 port to connect a wired mouse (or dongle). Keyboards are very personal and attuned to one’s physical preferences. Learn how your comment data is processed. I like that feel. £419.29 New. I've recently received this via work as a cheaper alternative to the Apple branded keyboard. There’s a good amount of travel in the keys, and the low profile keycaps make it easy to glide around the keyboard at some speed. And also a wired mouse. But it goes just a little farther and adds variable-color backlighting. Variable brightness backlighting for all keys. There’s even an Fn key, that lets you momentarily change the function keys back to their traditional duties, when you need them. Yes, it costs quite a but more than the cheapest plastic keyboards, but for the creative professional, I think it’s worth the investment. 1. You can still see all customer reviews for the product. This should be fixed if this product is updated in the future. Some prefer black keys, like those found on MacBooks. 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