Apple Apple Keyboard (2003) vs Apple Apple Wireless Keyboard (2003)

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Apple Keyboard (2003) compared with Apple Wireless Keyboard (2003)

	AppleApple Keyboard (2003)	AppleApple Wireless Keyboard (2003)
Overview
Released
Released	May 2003	September 2003
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.	Individual rubber domes over a membrane matrix, identified in an A1016 teardown.
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.	Sixteen function keys, numeric keypad, inverted-T arrows, audio controls and optical-disc eject, according to Apple.
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	Bluetooth
Power
Power	Cable	AA battery
Battery life (maker's claim)
Battery life (maker's claim)	–	Up to 9 months
Receiver
Receiver	Captive USB-A cable and a bus-powered two-port USB-A hub, according to Apple's eMac developer note.	Bluetooth connection with adaptive frequency hopping and 128-bit over-the-air encryption; Apple quoted a range of up to 30 feet.
Works with
Works with	USB keyboard included with Apple's May 2003 eMac; Apple's developer note specifies USB HID support.	Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later and a built-in or external Bluetooth adaptor, according to Apple.
Design
Materials
Materials	White keys in a clear plastic enclosure, identified by iFixit for model A1048.	White keys in a clear plastic enclosure on the original A1016 model.
Colours
Colours	White keys and clear enclosure.	–
In the box
In the box	Included with the May 2003 eMac; mac27 documents a separate boxed unit with a USB extension cable.	Apple specified four included Energizer e2 AA batteries.