Apple Apple Pro Keyboard (2000) vs Apple AppleDesign Keyboard

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Apple Pro Keyboard (2000) compared with AppleDesign Keyboard

	AppleApple Pro Keyboard (2000)	AppleAppleDesign Keyboard
Overview
Released
Released	July 2000	April 1994
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 mechanisms; Deskthority identifies NMB dome-with-slider and Alps membrane-dome variants of model M2980.
Layouts
Layouts	–	Apple's specification lists 105 keys, including an 18-key numeric pad, 15 function keys, six editing keys and inverted-T arrows.
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.	F1–F15, power-on/reset key and three lock indicator LEDs.
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.	Fixed 1.8 m cable with a four-pin Apple Desktop Bus connector, according to Apple's specification.
Works with
Works with	Apple said it required Mac OS 9 and worked with USB-enabled Macintosh computers.	Any Apple personal computer with an ADB interface, according to Apple; TidBITS reported it bundled with the Performa 570 series from April 1994.
Design
Weight
Weight	–	1200 g
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	–	475 × 175 × 41 mm
Materials
Materials	Crystal-clear enclosure with black keys, as on Apple's 2000 launch model.	Beige plastic enclosure with an adjustable keyboard slope of 6° to 12°.
Colours
Colours	Clear casing and black keys on the original version.	Beige; Deskthority also documents a black variant.
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.	Keyboard with attached ADB cable.