Apple Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (2007) vs Apple Apple Wireless Keyboard (2003)

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Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (2007) compared with Apple Wireless Keyboard (2003)

	AppleApple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (2007)	AppleApple Wireless Keyboard (2003)
Overview
Released
Released	August 2007	September 2003
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.	Individual rubber domes over a membrane matrix, identified in an A1016 teardown.
Special keys
Special keys	F1–F19, Mac brightness, Dashboard, Exposé, media and volume controls, disc eject, navigation cluster, inverted-T arrows and numeric keypad.	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	Permanently attached USB cable and two USB 2.0 accessory ports; Macworld found the ports suitable for low-power devices.	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	Mac OS X 10.4.10 or later with Apple's Keyboard Software Update for the special functions, according to Macworld and TechRadar.	Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later and a built-in or external Bluetooth adaptor, according to Apple.
Design
Materials
Materials	Anodised aluminium upper body, white keys and white plastic base.	White keys in a clear plastic enclosure on the original A1016 model.
Colours
Colours	Silver aluminium and white keys.	–
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.	Apple specified four included Energizer e2 AA batteries.