Apple Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (2007) vs Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C)

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Apple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (2007) compared with Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C)

	AppleApple Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (2007)	AppleMagic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C)
Overview
Released
Released	August 2007	October 2024
Typing
Layout
Layout	Full size	Full size
Switches
Switches	Scissor	Scissor
Backlight
Backlight	None	None
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac	Mac
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	Yes
Layouts
Layouts	–	Arabic, British English, Chinese (Pinyin), Danish, Dutch, French, German, Hungarian, International English, Italian, Norwegian, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Swiss, Swedish, Turkish Q, Ukrainian, US English (UK store)
Switches
Switches	Low-profile scissor switches, identified by iFixit for model A1243.	–
Special keys
Special keys	F1–F19, Mac brightness, Dashboard, Exposé, media and volume controls, disc eject, navigation cluster, inverted-T arrows and numeric keypad.	Touch ID (a quick press locks the Mac); function keys for display brightness, Mission Control, Spotlight, Dictation/Siri, Do Not Disturb, media playback, mute and volume; fn/Globe key for switching keyboards or showing emoji; document navigation keys and full-size arrow keys
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	Bluetooth
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	–	1
Power
Power	Cable	Rechargeable
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	–	About a month or more between charges in Apple's tests with an M4 iMac; sleeps when not in use
Charging
Charging	–	USB-C port; charges from a Mac or USB-C power adapter, and plugging it into a Mac also pairs it
Receiver
Receiver	Permanently attached USB cable and two USB 2.0 accessory ports; Macworld found the ports suitable for low-power devices.	–
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 with Apple silicon running macOS 15.1 or later; Apple also lists recent iPad and iPhone models
Design
Weight
Weight	–	369 g
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	–	418.7 × 114.9 × 10.9 mm
Size
Size	–	Height 0.41–1.09 cm, width 41.87 cm, depth 11.49 cm
Materials
Materials	Anodised aluminium upper body, white keys and white plastic base.	–
Colours
Colours	Silver aluminium and white keys.	White Keys, Black 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.	Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad, woven USB-C charging cable
Warranty
Warranty	–	1 year (Apple One Year Limited Warranty)