Apple Apple Keyboard (compact, 2009) vs Apple Apple Wireless Keyboard (2007)

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Apple Keyboard (compact, 2009) compared with Apple Wireless Keyboard (2007)

	AppleApple Keyboard (compact, 2009)	AppleApple Wireless Keyboard (2007)
Overview
Released
Released	March 2009	September 2007
Typing
Layout
Layout	Compact	Compact
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 mountings, identified in an iFixit teardown of the A1255.
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–F12 with Mac brightness, Exposé, Dashboard, playback, volume and optical-disc eject functions; half-height inverted-T arrow cluster.
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	Bluetooth
Power
Power	Cable	AA battery
Receiver
Receiver	Captive USB cable and one USB 2.0 port on each side of the keyboard.	Bluetooth connection with no separate USB receiver; the keyboard's cylindrical rear compartment houses three AA batteries, according to Macworld.
Works with
Works with	The default keyboard supplied with the iMac line that Apple began shipping on 3 March 2009.	Macworld reported that Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later and Apple's Keyboard Software Update were needed for all special functions.
Design
Materials
Materials	Silver aluminium enclosure with white low-profile keys.	Anodised aluminium upper body, white plastic keys and underside.
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.	Apple announced the compact wireless keyboard for sale separately or as an iMac build-to-order option by the end of August 2007; Engadget reported a customer delivery on 13 September.