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Modeled after Apple’s iconic aluminum keyboards, the Matias Wired Aluminum Tenkeyless Keyboard looks & feels just as nice as the Apple originals — but without the numeric keypad, for a more compact form factor.
Available for Mac in Silver or Space Gray aluminum, and for PC in Black aluminum.
Most keyboards have a built-in number pad, and your mouse/trackpad is immediately to the right of it.
This is great, if you enter a lot of numbers.
But if you don’t, then you’re reaching EXTRA FAR to use the mouse — which is more uncomfortable than you probably realize. It can even lead to shoulder and neck pain.
Tenkeyless keyboards fix this, by dispensing with the number pad.
After using one for a while, you’ll be amazed at how much more comfortable a tenkeyless feels.
The built-in hub is great for connecting your favourite wired mouse (or wireless dongle) with a 2nd port available for plugging in flash drives, or other devices.
Perfect for users with external speakers, the volume dial gives you MUCH finer volume control than you get from pressing volume keys — though it has those too.
Specifically, the dial offers 64 volume levels, vs. 16 levels for the volume keys — 4x more precise.
PC users can control music playing in the background, with fn key shortcuts for Play-Pause, Next / Previous Tracks, Volume Up / Down, and Mute.
Just like an Apple keyboard, the function keys let you control screen brightness, volume, iTunes, and more.
There’s even an Fn key, that lets you momentarily change the function keys back to their traditional duties, when you need them.
The Matias Wired Aluminum Tenkeyless Keyboard is compatible with Mac OS X all the way back to version 10.6.8 (Snow Leopard).
If you’re running legacy software on older systems, this can be a real lifesaver.