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

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

	AppleApple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (2007)	AppleApple Wireless Keyboard (2007)
Overview
Released
Released	August 2007	September 2007
Typing
Layout
Layout	Full size	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 switches, identified by iFixit for model A1243.	Low-profile scissor mountings, identified in an iFixit teardown of the A1255.
Special keys
Special keys	F1–F19, Mac brightness, Dashboard, Exposé, media and volume controls, disc eject, navigation cluster, inverted-T arrows and numeric keypad.	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	Permanently attached USB cable and two USB 2.0 accessory ports; Macworld found the ports suitable for low-power devices.	Bluetooth connection with no separate USB receiver; the keyboard's cylindrical rear compartment houses three AA batteries, according to Macworld.
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.	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	Anodised aluminium upper body, white keys and white plastic base.	Anodised aluminium upper body, white plastic keys and underside.
Colours
Colours	Silver aluminium and white keys.	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 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.