MacallyBacklit Mac Keyboard - Quiet, Sleek, and Functional - 3 Brightness Levels, 107 Keys, 5ft USB Wired - Apple Keyboard - Backlit Wired for Mac, iMac, MacBook Pro/Air - Space Gray

Most manufacturers, including Apple, now only offer Bluetooth keyboards, which, in my opinion, is a real issue. Latency issues when connecting and the occasional inability to recognize the keyboard during an emergency restart can sometimes make the user experience frustrating.Another problem with Bluetooth keyboards is their battery life. For heavy users such as journalists and academics, these keyboards often have a relatively short lifespan—around three to four years at best.This Macally keyboard is designed for those who write long texts and will appreciate its comfortable typing experience. It also features a sufficiently long cable to be used with a Mac Pro. My only minor complaint is that the Caps Lock indicator is located to the right of the keyboard rather than on the key itself—I personally prefer a small LED directly on the key to indicate when it's activated.Another great feature of this keyboard is the ability to adjust, disable, or fine-tune the brightness of the backlit keys. Many other manufacturers make their backlighting too bright without offering a way to modify it.Overall, having tested numerous keyboards, including Apple’s, this one is by far among the best I’ve ever used. I also appreciate its reasonable price given its quality, and the construction feels solid and durable.

Love that it’s backlit; the instructions to setup are VERY straightforward- the buttons are shown in the manual even - works great so far!

Great keyboard ... easy to use and has a great feel. The backlit feature tops it off.

Nice keyboard in general.Lights stay on for at least 5 minutes of inactivity. Keyboard lights stay on when locked.The keyboard has a nice angle, but not adjustable.---However, need to be aware of a couple issues...* F1 & F2 Screen Brightness doesn't work (they assign to F14 & F15 locked in). And I have a MBP and Apple Studio monitor. And I change brightness all the time. Could not reassign to F1 & F2. In fact, I could not reprogram F1 & F2 so those keys are not usable.* Only have 1 programmable key available.* USB A plug. My MBP has only USC-C, and it's an M1. And no adapter was included.* At certain angles, you see the bright LED's on the key gaps (see pics).

Beautiful. Great surface material. The keystrokes feel just about right.

Searched high and low for a keyboard that I could use with my iMac that wasn’t $100-200 and this is the one. Pros: It’s relatively inexpensive. It’s backlit so it makes using this keyboard easy in low light situations. It’s got a similar look and feel to the older original MacBook keyboards which I always liked. Lighting evenness isn’t perfect below the keys but the letters on the keys light up very clearly. I find it comfortable to type on. For me, the bigger point is that this is a wired keyboard so, no constant charging, no dropped Bluetooth connections, no usb receivers or dongles to interfere with startup and security. I can live with a single black USB cable going across a few inches of my desk when the trade off is that it is ALWAYS on and ready to go plus it’s got every Mac shortcut a Mac keyboard has plus a few extras. So far it’s been 110% reliable. Believe it or not, this has replaced my Logitech MX Master keyboard which gave me nothing but trouble in almost every way. A great full sized illuminated keyboard for fifty bucks.

I'm not a "keyboard connoisseur" by any means lol and traditionally whenever a keyboard began to feel a bit less than optimal I'd invest in a new Amazon Basics model (which are excellent low-cost keyboards I should add) BUT this time I decided to invest a little bit more and am very glad I did. I absolutely love the backllight, I didn't think it would make that much of a difference (I'm in a brightly lighted room) but it does just make the keyboard that much nicer to use, I can't really explain it better lol.Point of fact, I bought one of this model for my home and a few days later bought one for my office because it was so nice to type on. To be clear, my home computer is a Windows 11 machine BUT the keyboard works perfectly, you just have to remember the command key behaves as the Windows key, etc.I use a Mac at my office and have always used an app called "Sharpkeys" to allow me to remap the control key and the windows key on my keyboards so my "finger memory" from my Mac remains the same. To explain that last sentence for those who don't know, on a Mac most keyboard combinations are the same **but** you hit the key just beside the space bar as the modifier rather than the control key.

I prefer a lighted keyboard, with keys that integrate with my Apple computers. My old Logitech keyboard was working fine, but some of the keys were wearing thin on top, blurring the characters. I prefer wired peripherals, because wireless gadgets usually involve batteries, and this Macally checks that box. It has the Mac functions, and the keys light up. It's working fine, but we won't know about reliability for a few more years. The keys have a good feel with a modest thunk to confirm that you've pressed it adequately. Some keys, notably the numbers, momentarily dim when pressed. But there's an inconsistent brightness between the various keys, and some bright spots where the light is more intense around certain keys, especially the return and shift, that I find more annoying than helpful. I'm finding the Macally a bit small, at 4 1/2 x 16 3/4 inches. I'm wishing I had searched a bit farther and found a board more like my clunky old 7 1/2 x 18 in. Logitech, with Mac features. If you would like a lighted keyboard that's thin, compact and crammed with features, you might like the Macally. The price is very acceptable, and the quality appears to be good.