apple computer keyboard backlit with apple function keys

In sheer desperation, I contacted Satechi’s support department to raise the issue. Alas, nothing I’d tried in the past would stop the keyboard from constantly rewakening my iMac. Now, I’ve experienced this behavior once before on an older Apple wireless keyboard so I tried troubleshooting the issue. I soon noticed that when I put my iMac into sleep mode when taking break, the keyboard would wake my iMac up immediately. Helpfully, the keyboard enters sleep mode after 30 minutes of inactivity to save battery and can be woken up by pressing any key.Īnd now to something that impressed me during my review of this neat little keyboard. If the backlight is turned off, then the keyboard can work wirelessly for ages before it needs refueling. Once the internal battery is fully charged, the keyboard is good to go for around a week’s worth of typing with the backlight engaged. Fortunately, the keyboard can be charged while it’s being used and it takes between two to three hours for a full load using one of the two USB-C cables supplied in the box theres a USB-C to USB-C as well as a USB-C to USB-A cable. The keyboard needs to be charged if it’s being used wirelessly, plus the backlight does drain quite a bit of power. In fact, once you’ve used a backlit keyboard, you’ll wonder how you ever managed with an unlit keyboard. Backlit keyboards are great for typing in low light levels much easier. This Satechi keyboard has backlit keys with three levels of brightness.

It certainly saves on desktop space if you’re using more than one computer or tablet, and the addition of the numeric keypad is indispensable for anyone who spends time working with spreadsheets.

All you have to do is press one of the three Bluetooth buttons and the keyboard hot switches over to one of the other devices. For example, you can use the keyboard on a Mac, then switch to let it control a Windows laptop, and finally, the third channel could be used to type on an iPad. It’s a relatively compact keyboard at just 14.5 inches wide, but it includes a full numeric keypad cluster, extensive function buttons, plus three Bluetooth channels that enable the keyboard to be used wirelessly across three devices. This compact keyboard is made from aluminum and looks stylish and feels sturdy.

Apple computer keyboard backlit with apple function keys