Apple Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (Lightning) vs Logitech G213 Prodigy

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Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (Lightning) compared with G213 Prodigy

	AppleMagic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad (Lightning)	LogitechG213 Prodigy
Overview
Released
Released	June 2017	September 2016
Typing
Layout
Layout	Full size	Full size
Switches
Switches	Scissor	Membrane
Key travel
Key travel	–	4 mm
Backlight
Backlight	None	RGB
Keys labelled for
Keys labelled for	Mac	Windows
Touch ID
Touch ID	No	–
Switches
Switches	Scissor mechanism beneath each key, with a low-profile design	Logitech G Mech-Dome keys (membrane and keyframe construction); 50 g actuation force
Key travel
Key travel	–	4 mm total travel
Backlight
Backlight	–	LIGHTSYNC RGB in five zones, about 16.8 million colours
Special keys
Special keys	Numeric keypad, full-size arrow keys, document navigation controls and multimedia keys; F1–F19, Home, End, Page Up, Page Down and forward Delete are described in iMore's exact-model hands-on	Dedicated media controls (play, pause, skip, mute, volume); Game Mode; backlight toggle; anti-ghosting gaming matrix
Connections and battery
Connects by
Connects by	Bluetooth	Cable
Devices it switches between
Devices it switches between	1	–
Power
Power	Rechargeable	Cable
Receiver
Receiver	–	USB 2.0 cable (1.8 m)
Battery life detail
Battery life detail	About a month or more between charges, according to Apple; tested in April 2017 with preproduction keyboards and shipping iMacs. Not an upper-bound battery-life claim.	–
Charging
Charging	Built-in rechargeable battery; the included Lightning-to-USB cable charges from a Mac or USB power adapter and automatically pairs with a Mac	–
Works with
Works with	Bluetooth-enabled Mac with macOS 10.12.4 or later; iOS devices with iOS 10.3 or later. Apple's guide requires removing the existing pairing before pairing with a different Mac.	Windows 7 or later (product page); Windows 10, 8.1, 8 and 7 at release (support specification)
Software
Software	Keyboard preferences configure modifier keys, shortcuts and input sources and show battery level	Logitech G HUB
Design
Weight
Weight	390 g (better)	1000 g
Width × depth × height
Width × depth × height	418.7 × 114.9 × 10.9 mm	452 × 218 × 33 mm
Size
Size	Height 0.41–1.09 cm, width 41.87 cm and depth 11.49 cm; Apple's 0.39 kg weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process	452 × 218 × 33 mm; 1,000 g (Logitech's support specification gives 1,100 g with cable and 216 × 452 × 34 mm)
Materials
Materials	–	Spill-resistant design tested to 60 ml; integrated palm rest; two-level adjustable feet
Colours
Colours	Silver with white keys in the retained UK store listing	Black
In the box
In the box	Keyboard and Lightning-to-USB-A cable. TechCrunch's 5 June 2017 launch report records immediate shipping; the retained maker sheet does not give a release date. This entry covers the Lightning model without Touch ID.	Keyboard, user documentation
Warranty
Warranty	–	2-year limited hardware warranty