Apple Apple Pro Keyboard (2000) vs Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C)

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Apple Pro Keyboard (2000) compared with Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C)

	AppleApple Pro Keyboard (2000)	AppleMagic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C)
Overview
Released
Released	July 2000	October 2024
Typing
Layout
Layout	Full size	Full size
Switches
Switches	Membrane	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	Rubber-dome switches, identified by Deskthority.	–
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.	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	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.	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	Crystal-clear enclosure with black keys, as on Apple's 2000 launch model.	–
Colours
Colours	Clear casing and black keys on the original version.	White Keys, Black Keys
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.	Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad, woven USB-C charging cable
Warranty
Warranty	–	1 year (Apple One Year Limited Warranty)