Apple Apple Keyboard (compact, 2009) vs Apple Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (2007)

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Apple Keyboard (compact, 2009) compared with Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (2007)

	AppleApple Keyboard (compact, 2009)	AppleApple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (2007)
Overview
Released
Released	March 2009	August 2007
Typing
Layout
Layout	Compact	Full size
Switches
Switches	Scissor	Scissor
Backlight
Backlight	None	None
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac	Mac
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	No
Switches
Switches	Low-profile scissor keys; Deskthority identifies the mechanism for Apple's aluminium keyboard family.	Low-profile scissor switches, identified by iFixit for model A1243.
Layouts
Layouts	Compact layout without a numeric keypad or separate navigation cluster; inverted-T arrow keys sit below the right Shift key.	–
Special keys
Special keys	Twelve function keys with brightness, media playback, volume and eject controls.	F1–F19, Mac brightness, Dashboard, Exposé, media and volume controls, disc eject, navigation cluster, inverted-T arrows and numeric keypad.
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	Cable
Power
Power	Cable	Cable
Receiver
Receiver	Captive USB cable and one USB 2.0 port on each side of the keyboard.	Permanently attached USB cable and two USB 2.0 accessory ports; Macworld found the ports suitable for low-power devices.
Works with
Works with	The default keyboard supplied with the iMac line that Apple began shipping on 3 March 2009.	Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later with Apple's Keyboard Software Update for the special functions, according to Macworld and TechRadar.
Design
Materials
Materials	Silver aluminium enclosure with white low-profile keys.	Anodised aluminium upper body, white keys and white plastic base.
Colours
Colours	Silver and white.	Silver aluminium and white keys.
In the box
In the box	Included with the 2009 iMac; also offered separately, according to Macworld.	The original 2007 Apple Keyboard was bundled with the new iMac. It was later named Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad to distinguish it from the smaller wired model.