Apple Apple Wireless Keyboard (2009) vs Apple Magic Keyboard (USB-C)

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Apple Wireless Keyboard (2009) compared with Magic Keyboard (USB-C)

	AppleApple Wireless Keyboard (2009)	AppleMagic Keyboard (USB-C)
Overview
Released
Released	October 2009	October 2024
Typing
Layout
Layout	Compact	Compact
Switches
Switches	Scissor	Scissor
Backlight
Backlight	None	None
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac	Mac
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	No
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-mounted keys; an A1314 key repair on iFixit identifies the scissor mechanism.	–
Special keys
Special keys	Function-row controls for display brightness, Exposé, Dashboard, playback, volume and media eject, described in Apple's user guide.	Lock key (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
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Bluetooth	Bluetooth
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	–	1
Power
Power	AA battery	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	Bluetooth connection with no USB receiver. Apple's guide specifies two AA batteries and an on/off switch with a status light.	–
Works with
Works with	Mac OS X 10.5.8 or later with the latest keyboard software for the full set of features, according to Apple.	Mac with macOS 15.1 or later; iPad with iPadOS 14.5 or later; iPhone with iOS 14.5 or later; Apple Vision Pro with the latest visionOS
Design
Weight
Weight	–	239 g
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	–	278.9 × 114.9 × 10.9 mm
Size
Size	–	Height 0.41–1.09 cm, width 27.89 cm, depth 11.49 cm
Materials
Materials	Aluminium body and white low-profile keys.	–
Colours
Colours	Silver aluminium and white keys.	–
In the box
In the box	Apple Wireless Keyboard and two installed AA alkaline batteries, according to the 2009 user guide; bundled with new iMac models from October 2009.	Magic Keyboard, woven USB-C charging cable
Warranty
Warranty	–	1 year (Apple One Year Limited Warranty)