Apple Apple Pro Keyboard (2000) vs Apple Apple Wireless Keyboard (2003)

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Apple Pro Keyboard (2000) compared with Apple Wireless Keyboard (2003)

	AppleApple Pro Keyboard (2000)	AppleApple Wireless Keyboard (2003)
Overview
Released
Released	July 2000	September 2003
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.	Individual rubber domes over a membrane matrix, identified in an A1016 teardown.
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.	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	Integrated two-port bus-powered USB hub for accessories; the keyboard itself connects by USB cable.	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	Apple said it required Mac OS 9 and worked with USB-enabled Macintosh computers.	Mac OS X 10.2.6 or later and a built-in or external Bluetooth adaptor, according to Apple.
Design
Materials
Materials	Crystal-clear enclosure with black keys, as on Apple's 2000 launch model.	White keys in a clear plastic enclosure on the original A1016 model.
Colours
Colours	Clear casing and black keys on the original version.	–
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.	Apple specified four included Energizer e2 AA batteries.