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

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

	AppleApple Keyboard (compact, 2009)	AppleApple Wireless Keyboard (2009)
Overview
Released
Released	March 2009	October 2009
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-mounted keys; an A1314 key repair on iFixit identifies the scissor mechanism.
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.	Function-row controls for display brightness, Exposé, Dashboard, playback, volume and media eject, described in Apple's user guide.
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 USB receiver. Apple's guide specifies two AA batteries and an on/off switch with a status light.
Works with
Works with	The default keyboard supplied with the iMac line that Apple began shipping on 3 March 2009.	Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later with the latest keyboard software for the full set of features, according to Apple.
Design
Materials
Materials	Silver aluminium enclosure with white low-profile keys.	Aluminium body and white low-profile keys.
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 Wireless Keyboard and two installed AA alkaline batteries, according to the 2009 user guide; bundled with new iMac models from October 2009.