on 10-13-05 11:32 PM, Are Hansen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Not at all. Turning on a Sawtooth from the keyboard works great - if > you have a keyboard with an ON key of course... Never figured out why > Apple dropped that from their newer keyboards.
Sounds like a cost-cutting measure to me. [shrugs] To you or I, the thought of spending another $.05 on an additional keyboard key is prolly no big deal. However, when you're cranking out keyboards by the thousands, that extra nickel prolly *is* a big deal because it adds up to a substantial sum very quickly. This is apart from the hardware features needed to support that "on" key, which cost additional money. This seems to be why manufacturers went with a clone of the tried-and-true Alps keyswitch rather than the original. There was nothing "wrong" with the original, but using a clone allowed them to shave a few more pennies off of the cost of each keyboard. As an aside, I wonder if anyone has ever done research to determine how many people leave their computers on all of the time vs. those that only power them up "as-needed" and otherwise leave them off? > And by the way, do you guys realize that a brand new Apple keyboard now > costs only $29? I am very happy with mine I was very surprised to learn that Apple was charging this much (little?) for their keyboards. The introduction to that breakdown/repair page: > When the keyboard you rely on for your daily work costs _more than one hundred > dollars_ [emphasis added] and you have no spare, you should not attempt to > test its limits by forcing it to eat the crumbs from the bottom of your bag of > Doritos, and especially do not try to force feed your keyboard a can of soda! > > The latter of the examples above is definately the most catastrophic, and it > is the very reason this page now exists. Because the Apple Pro Keyboard is not > your average $15 replacement you¹ll find everywhere for your IBM compatible... http://www.technology.niagarac.on.ca/staff/bgracey/prokeyboardrepair.html ...led me to think that Apple was charging $100+ for the keyboard. Granted, they *do* look cool. And appearance is everything these days. That picture of a "key button" gave me The Willies, though. I just can't imagine mashing my finger down on something like that a few thousand times a day; Yikes! @_@ Best, James Fraser -- G-List is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/> and... Small Dog Electronics http://www.smalldog.com | Refurbished Drives | -- We have Apple Refurbished Monitors in stock! | & CDRWs on Sale! | Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> G-List list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[email protected]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive: <http://www.mail-archive.com/g-list%40mail.maclaunch.com/> iPod Accessories for Less at 1-800-iPOD.COM Fast Delivery, Low Price, Good Deal www.1800ipod.com
