Seenda Wired Backlit Keyboard for Mac OS, Full-size Slim Keyboard with USB and Type C 2-in-1 Connector Compatible with Apple iMac, MacBook Pro/Air, Mac Pro, Mac Mini, UK Mac Layout - Black and Grey

I have a Mac Mini, and like to work with as little room light as possible in the evenings which has led to desk lights being switched on and off every time I need to check something on the KB. This keyboard is exactly what I was looking for. Lightweight soft touch keys set into a metal frame, it has three levels of light behind the keys (plus an off position). If, like me you are a fairly fast touch typist, the keys need only the lightest of touches to work effectively and the added Mac functionality makes for a seamless integration into your workflow. Command, Option, volume and lighting keys are all the same. None of the loss of function that comes with trying to adapt a Windows keyboard to your Mac. On initial setup, the Mac asks you to press one key, then it configures this keyboard for you. If you have a Mac desktop of any kind, it's as perfect fit, and if you are a Macbook user thinking of buying a large monitor and using your plaptop in clamshell mode on your desktop, or an iPad user needing an external keyboard, it's exactly what you are looking for. Looks like a Mac keyboard, lights up like a Mac keyboard and has all the functionality of a Mac keyboard, for a quarter of the price. All in all great value for money. P.S. This Keyboard has a USB connector. To use this as a dedicated keyboard if you have a pre 2018 iPad you will need a female USB to lightning adapter, and post 2018 you will need a female USB to USB C adapter. Both about £5 here on Amazon. Hope this helped!

Smart keyboard looks and feels more expensive than it is. However my "F" key has been temperamental for a few months now and is getting significantly worse to the point where I'm to have to buy another keyboard. So in reality the product hasn't lasted me a year as I purchased may 2024 and already will need to replace soon. Update: I have boosted my rating from 3 to 4 stars. Shortly after my review the company contacted me and offered a refund. I still need to source a new keyboard but can't fault the customer service.

I LOVE this wired keyboard, and much prefer it to an Apple keyboard. And it’s way better than other keyboards I tried which were not fully optimised for a Mac computer. (Using it with Mac mini but recommend highly for desktop Macs as well.) It worked as soon as I plugged it in. The tilted angle and key movement makes fast typing really easy and comfortable. It has all the usual function and volume keys and more. The screenshot, cut, copy and paste keys are a bonus. The backlighting (3 tones) is great for use in evenings. The ‘caps lock’ key lights up green when activated. It is quiet to use. I got this keyboard after returning the wireless version (same brand and model) which had some intermittent connectivity issues affecting some keys. (Mentioned in several other reviews for the wireless one as it happens). Pleased to say I have had none of those issues with this wired one. So If you are unsure whether to choose wireless or wired, go for this wired one. I wish I had read the reviews for the wireless before I bought it as this is so much better. Glad I was able to return it for refund and buy this one instead.

I purchased this keyboard for someone who needed a clear, no-fuss, easy-to-see keyboard for use with a Mac. When you have a visual impairment, however minor, clarity is important and this keyboard is clear and easy to read. The bonus is the backlighting, with a dedicated key to set the brightness level. It is a wired keyboard, so you don't have the flexibility of using it anywhere but I purchased this to be used with a Mac Mini and it's perfect for the job. It's also full-size, with a separate dedicated number pad but in my opinion this helps with usability when space is not at a premium. It's not a compact keyboard but it's not designed to be. If you're looking for a Mac keyboard with lovely clear presentation at an affordable price, take this one for a spin. Accesible keyboards, especially for Macs, can cost a fortune so try this one first and see how you get on. You could save yourself a fortune.

Thank God for a keyboard that just works. My wired Apple keyboard died for no reason early last year and being a solid, non repairable piece of landfill I had to find a replacement. I'm no spring chicken and wanted something as close to the Apple one as possible so as not to mess with muscle memory etc. Not much to ask you'd think. But firstly, Apple in their wisdom have decided to stop making these! No more wired keyboards! We MUST buy bluetooth stuff from them! Google to the rescue, and found that the Matias wired keyboard is a close copy. Fine, €100 or so later I plugged one in and it seemed fine… for about 5 minutes. Characters were randoomly doubbling uup. What! Spent ages down a rabbithole trying to see if it was my ten year old iMac 5k that was the problem. Was it my usb hubs? Was it anything I was running? Was it an old extension messing things up? I formatted, deleted, swapped out, did everything to no avail. I eventually contacted Matias in Germany and asked for a replacement, which they sent. Hooray!! They sent a sae and I returned the previous one. I had a million and one other things to do so didn't really get a chance to test it for a while. It seemed grand. Then it alsoo staarted doubbling up on characters. Must be me I thought. The new Mac Mini was launched and I thought I might as well upgrade my perfectly useful iMac 5k, maybe that was the problem. I bought a fully specced Mac Mini M4 pro. I bought a new 4k monitor (which turns out to be as good as the 5k monitor I had lost). I said goodbye to a load of very useful apps. I spent an eternity migrating everything. I bought new usb-c hubs. I bought a shipload of usb-c cables. I started typing again and lo and behold, it waas stiill repeatting!!!! I gave up. I stopped doing any real work on my computer. Christmas came and went. I had a load of other stuff to keep me busy. Eventually I needed to do some text based stuff on my Mac. It became impossible. I was ageing fast. I gave up and bought this Seenda keyboard at less than a third of the price the Matias one cost… and it just worked! And it continues to work! And the only duplicate characters are the ones that I actually type by choice, like the ones above. Now, this may not last, I only bought it a couple of days ago. But at this stage I don't actually care. This keyboard saga thanks to Apple and Matias has taken far far too much of my time. Is this the best keyboard I've ever used? I don't know. Can I type okay? Yes, definitely. I'm a touch typist but probably not the fastest. This keyboard is silent, easy on the fingers, the keys are in the right places, and it just bloody works!!! Thank you Seenda!