Apple Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (2007) vs Apple Apple Pro Keyboard (2000)

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Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (2007) compared with Apple Pro Keyboard (2000)

	AppleApple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (2007)	AppleApple Pro Keyboard (2000)
Overview
Released
Released	August 2007	July 2000
Typing
Layout
Layout	Full size	Full size
Switches
Switches	Scissor	Membrane
Backlight
Backlight	None	None
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac	Mac
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	No
Switches
Switches	Low-profile scissor switches, identified by iFixit for model A1243.	Rubber-dome switches, identified by Deskthority.
Special keys
Special keys	F1–F19, Mac brightness, Dashboard, Exposé, media and volume controls, disc eject, navigation cluster, inverted-T arrows and numeric keypad.	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	Permanently attached USB cable and two USB 2.0 accessory ports; Macworld found the ports suitable for low-power devices.	Integrated two-port bus-powered USB hub for accessories; the keyboard itself connects by USB cable.
Works with
Works with	Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later with Apple's Keyboard Software Update for the special functions, according to Macworld and TechRadar.	Apple said it required Mac OS 9 and worked with USB-enabled Macintosh computers.
Design
Materials
Materials	Anodised aluminium upper body, white keys and white plastic base.	Crystal-clear enclosure with black keys, as on Apple's 2000 launch model.
Colours
Colours	Silver aluminium and white keys.	Clear casing and black keys on the original version.
In the box
In the box	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.	Included with Apple's 2000 iMac, Power Mac G4 Cube and Power Mac G4 desktop systems; sold separately from September 2000.