Apple Apple Pro Keyboard (2000) vs Apple Apple USB Keyboard (1998)

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Apple Pro Keyboard (2000) compared with Apple USB Keyboard (1998)

	AppleApple Pro Keyboard (2000)	AppleApple USB Keyboard (1998)
Overview
Released
Released	July 2000	August 1998
Typing
Layout
Layout	Full size	Full size
Switches
Switches	Membrane	Membrane
Backlight
Backlight	None	None
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac	Mac
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	No
Switches
Switches	Rubber-dome switches, identified by Deskthority.	Rubber dome over membrane, identified by Deskthority.
Layouts
Layouts	–	Apple documented ANSI, ISO and JIS variants. The photographed Bondi Blue example has an ISO layout.
Special keys
Special keys	Fifteen full-size programmable function keys, six-key navigation cluster, inverted-T arrows, volume, mute and media eject, according to Apple.	Apple documented 82 keys, including 12 function keys, a numeric keypad and four inverted-T arrow keys; a power key could turn on the iMac.
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Cable	Cable
Power
Power	Cable	Cable
Receiver
Receiver	Integrated two-port bus-powered USB hub for accessories; the keyboard itself connects by USB cable.	–
Works with
Works with	Apple said it required Mac OS 9 and worked with USB-enabled Macintosh computers.	Designed for the 1998 iMac's USB ports; Apple's developer note says other USB keyboards could be used with the computer.
Design
Materials
Materials	Crystal-clear enclosure with black keys, as on Apple's 2000 launch model.	Translucent Bondi Blue plastic casing with black keys on the original iMac version, documented by Museums Victoria.
Colours
Colours	Clear casing and black keys on the original version.	Bondi Blue on the original iMac version; later iMac versions had other matching colours.
In the box
In the box	Included with Apple's 2000 iMac, Power Mac G4 Cube and Power Mac G4 desktop systems; sold separately from September 2000.	Supplied with the original 1998 iMac, according to Apple's iMac specification sheet.