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Not in the slightest, someone spent an absurd amount of time making something that holds no curb appeal, at a ridiculous price

nope its ugly. But I don't like the apple wireless keyboard either. Am I the only one who still swears by my hulking split (ergonomic) keyboard with great key depression and recall.

Hmm... nope. I prefer my electronics to be simple and minimal and the space I put them to stand out.

I've seen these showcased on a lot of different sites and don't think much of them.

Even if they weren't unappealing because of their design (and they are), the keyboards are Japanese and for PCs. You can use them on a Mac, but the command key is the alt key and the option key is the control key (which is confusing since the equivalents are usually command = control and alt = option).

Also, the space bar is tiny and too many keys are crammed into the bottom row (since Japanese keyboards have an extra key there for toggling between Japanese and English input). They're a pain for touch typists to adjust to. I'm also not sure how the adjustment works for the non-standard shift characters (notice that the " is above the "2" key instead of the @ - I also know that the ' is above the "7" key from years of using Japanese keyboards). They probably map to standard QWERTY but then the keys don't match the software mapping.

All in all, even if they were incredibly gorgeous, the mapping and size issues would make them a poor choice.