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Title: Key Cool 84 Back light
Post by: ValerieV on Tue, 21 August 2012, 21:40:09
Is that keyboard compatible with MAC? Thanks.
Title: Re: Key Cool 84 Back light
Post by: JaccoW on Wed, 22 August 2012, 04:48:43
The Keycool 87 was. Look up that original review.
Title: Re: Key Cool 84 Back light
Post by: davkol on Wed, 22 August 2012, 16:39:08
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Title: Re: Key Cool 84 Back light
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 22 August 2012, 18:34:31
Most USB keyboards will work more or less, although the function keys might not work as advertised.

A Ducky Shine connected to my Mac, for example, F9 upwards seems to do expose etc., and there is no eject key.  On the Ducky Shine there is a dip switch underneath to swap left Alt and left Win (to match the Mac Command/Option layout).
Title: Re: Key Cool 84 Back light
Post by: ValerieV on Wed, 22 August 2012, 19:36:16
I just bought the keyboard (blue switches) today from Ebay. I will let you guys know when i get it how everything is. I will try to do an audio and/or video for it as well but i am new so i have to figure out how to embed videos.
Title: Re: Key Cool 84 Back light
Post by: rowdy on Wed, 22 August 2012, 20:49:31
Quote from: ValerieV on Wed, 22 August 2012, 19:36:16
I will try to do an audio and/or video for it as well but i am new so i have to figure out how to embed videos.

One way would be to upload it to YouTube and just put the link here.
Title: Re: Key Cool 84 Back light
Post by: dorkvader on Thu, 23 August 2012, 00:44:28
Quote from: rowdy on Wed, 22 August 2012, 18:34:31
Most USB keyboards will work more or less, although the function keys might not work as advertised.

A Ducky Shine connected to my Mac, for example, F9 upwards seems to do expose etc., and there is no eject key.  On the Ducky Shine there is a dip switch underneath to swap left Alt and left Win (to match the Mac Command/Option layout).
I would say the problem here is the advertised 21kro over USB. When Noppoo did that it broke mac compatibility. Though people have since made it work (with a kernel extension, I think) it's not a guaranteed thing.

Though I do think I remember seeing something about mac compatibility: I didn't really remember, 'cause I run 7 enterprise on mine.