Apple Apple Keyboard (2003) vs Apple Apple Pro Keyboard (2000)

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Apple Keyboard (2003) compared with Apple Pro Keyboard (2000)

	AppleApple Keyboard (2003)	AppleApple Pro Keyboard (2000)
Overview
Released
Released	May 2003	July 2000
Typing
Layout
Layout	Full size	Full size
Switches
Switches	Membrane	Membrane
Backlight
Backlight	None	None
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac	Mac
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	No
Switches
Switches	Full-travel standard-pitch membrane keys; the switch type is identified by the mac27 collection.	Rubber-dome switches, identified by Deskthority.
Layouts
Layouts	Apple's developer note identifies ANSI, ISO and JIS layout families and 33 localised versions; the ANSI version has 109 keys.	–
Special keys
Special keys	Sixteen function keys, six editing keys, inverted-T arrows, numeric keypad and six multimedia controls, including brightness, volume and eject; no power key.	Fifteen full-size programmable function keys, six-key navigation cluster, inverted-T arrows, volume, mute and media eject, according to Apple.
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	Cable
Power
Power	Cable	Cable
Receiver
Receiver	Captive USB-A cable and a bus-powered two-port USB-A hub, according to Apple's eMac developer note.	Integrated two-port bus-powered USB hub for accessories; the keyboard itself connects by USB cable.
Works with
Works with	USB keyboard included with Apple's May 2003 eMac; Apple's developer note specifies USB HID support.	Apple said it required Mac OS 9 and worked with USB-enabled Macintosh computers.
Design
Materials
Materials	White keys in a clear plastic enclosure, identified by iFixit for model A1048.	Crystal-clear enclosure with black keys, as on Apple's 2000 launch model.
Colours
Colours	White keys and clear enclosure.	Clear casing and black keys on the original version.
In the box
In the box	Included with the May 2003 eMac; mac27 documents a separate boxed unit with a USB extension cable.	Included with Apple's 2000 iMac, Power Mac G4 Cube and Power Mac G4 desktop systems; sold separately from September 2000.