Verified Buyer Top 250 Contributor Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Oakland Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Rating: 4/5 Matias One Keyboard for Apple Mac + Bluetooth February 12, 2016 The keyboard worked once then quit. I was disappointed as the return time window was over.
I gave it another chance. I discovered that it's very particular about what kind of USB port it needs: 2.0. I had been plugging it into the low 1.1 powered ports. I have had some trouble convincing the bluetooth to work, but if I'm patient, I can get it to connect. It's a bit light, plastic-wise. But it serves as a back-up keyboard. Verified Buyer Top 50 Contributor Reviewer: goldcoastjon Location: Alameda, CA Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: over 6 months Rating: 4/5 OK-but not my 2002 G4 Keyboard October 29, 2015 The 2002-vintage Apple keyboard that came with my long-dead G4/400 desktop finally got too 'stuck' to work so I pulled this out of its box and plugged it in.
(I bought the Matias over a year ago for just this purpose-before I even bought my iPhone.) It's an OK keyboard and I am getting used to it, but the 'Page Down' and 'Page Up' keys do not page up and down a whole screen in my email inbox any more, which is more than a minor annoyance. I like the details printed on the keys for additional keystrokes, though. I would recommend this item to a friend! Verified Buyer Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Tokyo Age: 55-65 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 3-4 months Rating: 4/5 Quite handy! December 22, 2014 I bought three of these keyboards. If you like old fashioned keyboards with keys that travel a bit, this keyboard has got a nice feel to it. The layout is mostly pretty normal, but there are some adjustments because the spot that normally would be occupied by the Page Up, Page Down, Home, End, etc.
Keys is used as a place to lay your smartphone. However, the new locations are relatively intuitive. I only have two small issues with this keyboard: 1) the legs that prop up the back retract too easily, and 2) if you have more than one of these keyboards, it can be hard to figure out which one you want to connect to. Other than that, I'm quite happy with these keyboards, and plan to buy another.
I would recommend this item to a friend! Verified Buyer Reviewer: ken1w Location: San Francisco, CA Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: less than a month Rating: 4/5 Excellent quality for the (lower) price August 27, 2014 A USB wired keyboard that has Bluetooth. That seems like a contradiction, but it can be useful to the right user.
This is a nice keyboard, even without the extra Bluetooth feature. It has a good (high-quality) feel, which I prefer to the trend for 'flat' keyboards that feel like laptop keyboards. It looks good. The keys 'click' softly with a pleasant sound. Here's a use that probably was not intended by its designers. I use it with my Mac that is connected to my HDTV in the living room. I have a regular power extension cord under the couch, to which I connected one of my spare Apple USB power adapters (from an iPhone).
I connected this keyboard to that USB power adapter, to provide it with power for doing its Bluetooth thing. Instead of linking the keyboard to a mobile device, I linked it to the Mac, which is about eight feet away. A battery-powered Bluetooth keyboard I tried before was not reliable at that distance, but this Matias keyboard works nicely, perhaps because it is powered from an AC source. And I never been to replace batteries. The keyboard has a small built-in 'platform' to place an iPhone (or similar size device), between the main keys and the numeric keypad. I put my old iPhone there, running an app (Mobile Mouse Pro) that controls the Mac's onscreen cursor.
It turns the iPhone's screen into a Magic Trackpad. Its location on the keyboard is perfect, as a little multi-touch trackpad. NOTE: This platform on the keyboard only a place to put the device; there is no 'docking' connection. It is made from rubber, and has an inward contour that is shaped for something with a curved casing (on the back side), like the iPhone 3G and 3GS. Other devices of similar size will 'fit' there, but maybe not as precisely. I would recommend this item to a friend!
Verified Buyer Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Pasadena, CA Age: 35-44 Experience Level: Home User Owned Product: 1-3 months Rating: 5/5 A quality keyboard at a great price May 30, 2014 I had read reviews of the Matias keyboards in the past, but didn't see why I should pay all that money and replace my cheap keyboard. I was using a generic keyboard for my Mac. After seeing the sale on OWC, I purchased the One Keyboard. I must say, there is a difference! Not only are the keys like the 'old school' keyboards, but the added feature of bluetooth switching allows me to use the same keyboard to type on my iPad. I now have my iPad, MBP, and external monitor on my desk, with one keyboard controlling it all.
I would recommend this item to a friend! Verified Buyer Reviewer: Anonymous Location: Elgin, IL Age: 45-54 Experience Level: Power User Owned Product: 1-3 months Rating: 2/5 loud clacking keys hard to press May 9, 2014 I work from home and texting has become a part of my routine with some clients. The idea of using a key board was great but the key pressure necessary and the volume of the clacking keys made this an undesirable option. The price was right, and if I was in a room all alone it may not be so annoying.
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The key board has pretty cheap plastic feel to it but I was continuing to use it until I couldn't get all the MAC key short cuts to work. As soon as I realized a few of the short cuts I use don't work I packed it up.