Hacker News Board Hacker News, browsed like a classic message board
Live data from Hacker News

Apple Makes Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Available for Purchase

apple.com

Post reply on HN
Print view View original

21–30 of 146 posts

Re: Apple Makes Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Available for Purchase

#23

Post by codetrotter »

adolph wrote: post #17

By the numbers, the secure enclave implementation is $50. I wonder if Logitech will get a shot at TouchID like the Crayon did for the Apple Pencil? I'd pay $50 to add it to my K380. $99.00 Magic Keyboard - US English $149.00 Magic Keyboard with Touch ID for Mac models with Apple silicon - US English $129.00 Magic Keyboard with Numeric Keypad - US English $179.00 Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad for Mac…

I’m honestly almost a little bit appalled by myself when I realize that I probably would be willing to pay an extra $50 to have a TouchID interface on my ErgoDox EZ Shine, just to save myself from having to reach over and extend my arm an extra half of a meter several times a day when I am stationed with my keyboard and external monitor, and my MacBook Pro that is connected to them sits out of reach over there where I keep it.

Re: Apple Makes Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Available for Purchase

#24

Post by paxys »

throwanem wrote: post #8

Not really on point, but perhaps worth noting that having had some wrist stiffness and pain lately, I tried a Magic Keyboard (not this one, the one with the numpad) as an intermediate step between my previous Majestouch 2 and Ergodox/Moonlander/Kinesis esoterica, and over the last few weeks it's actually been pretty good. I don't know if I'll stick with it indefinitely, but I'm glad I decided to give it a try; the lo…

Maybe slightly better but still no substitute for an actual ergonomic keyboard. For developers and others spending hours a day with their hands on a keyboard, it's a no brainer to have proper wrist support, better spacing between hands and more natural elbow/wrist angles. Have lost count of the number of 20-somethings I know with carpal tunnel syndrome.

Re: Apple Makes Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Available for Purchase

#25

Post by ComputerGuru »

layoutIfNeeded wrote: post #7

Meh… no touch bar.

I think if “anyone” actually cared for it, they’d have offered it. I don’t see them introducing a pro-pro-keyboard with Touch ID plus Touch Bar in addition to one with just Touch ID, but I can imagine a world where only an upgrade with both existed.

Re: Apple Makes Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Available for Purchase

#26

Post by 404mm »

layoutIfNeeded wrote: post #7

Meh… no touch bar.

I’m on the side that mostly dislikes touch bar (although my opinion is nowhere that extreme. Slight preference at best). But I tell you what, it was the first time in my 30 years of being around computers that I had to reinstall the OS because my Esc key disappeared. No joke.

Even tried contacting Apple support.. nobody was able to help me to reset settings and make Esc come back. I think that’s kinda hilarious situation.

Re: Apple Makes Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Available for Purchase

#28

Post by tailspin2019 »

ravenstine wrote: post #13
layoutIfNeeded wrote: post #7

Meh… no touch bar.

I wonder if people have come around to the touchbar. It was almost universally derided on HN when it became a thing. Personally, I haven't, which is one of the reasons I'm glad I switched to the M1 Macbook Air which doesn't have the touchbar. Now I can change the volume and the brightness without having to look down!

I cannot wait to see if the new MacBook Pros have options without the touchbar.

If not I’ll be specifically choosing an Air over a Pro just to keep my function keys.

Post reply on HN