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Title: Microsoft Arc vs Apple Wireless
Post by: msiegel on Mon, 19 April 2010, 21:50:10

laugh if you want, but here it is...

http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/04/15/microsoft-arc-keyboard-vs-the-apple-wireless-keyboard/ (http://www.crunchgear.com/2010/04/15/microsoft-arc-keyboard-vs-the-apple-wireless-keyboard/)

Title: Microsoft Arc vs Apple Wireless
Post by: wellington1869 on Mon, 19 April 2010, 22:47:20

i actually tried the arc at best buy, wasnt the worst thing i've ever typed on. Kind of neat form factor too.

Title: Microsoft Arc vs Apple Wireless
Post by: Viett on Mon, 19 April 2010, 23:18:08

I'm curious to see how many people will actually get the Arc keyboard. I see the Aluminums all over the place because they come as stock keyboards for just about all modern Macs. This probably won't be true for any PC desktops with the Arc.

Most people that buy keyboards get them for replacements, gaming, or laptops. And how many of these people will want the Arc?

Title: Microsoft Arc vs Apple Wireless
Post by: wellington1869 on Tue, 20 April 2010, 00:10:57

Quote from: Viett;173639

Most people that buy keyboards get them for replacements, gaming, or laptops. And how many of these people will want the Arc?

seems like a niche board for sure. Its supposed to be paired with the arc mouse, which was a pretty niftily-compact design for a travel mouse.

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=9287&stc=1&d=1271740205)

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=9288&stc=1&d=1271740214)

(http://geekhack.org/attachment.php?attachmentid=9289&stc=1&d=1271740222)

Title: Microsoft Arc vs Apple Wireless
Post by: hyperlinked on Tue, 20 April 2010, 00:40:11

I tried the Arc mouse at an office supply store myself. It feels like a really nice mouse. I just can't say if it really saves that much space. From the looks of the pictures, it looks like it becomes almost half of its own footprint, but it actually doesn't seem that much smaller folded up.

Part of what makes it feel so nice is that the arc part that folds in has to be really solid so it won't break in half.

Title: Microsoft Arc vs Apple Wireless
Post by: ch_123 on Tue, 20 April 2010, 03:48:44

I must confess that I was using an Apple Aluminium the other day, and they are nowhere near as bad as they are cracked up to be. In fact, I ran typeracer on it a few times and could hit 90WPM a few times on (I think the fastest I've ever gone on Typeracer is about 100WPM on either a Model M or my Filco). However, on average I was slower as I found it harder to build up a rhythm on it compared with full travel keyboards.

Title: Microsoft Arc vs Apple Wireless
Post by: hyperlinked on Tue, 20 April 2010, 05:11:24

Quote from: ch_123;173690

However, on average I was slower as I found it harder to build up a rhythm on it compared with full travel keyboards.

You only said that so Ripster could cue up his Ron Mingo collection. ;)

Title: Microsoft Arc vs Apple Wireless
Post by: zXWF on Fri, 23 April 2010, 11:27:23

Funny to read, considering I have used both as wireless keyboards to my "HTPC" (What ever laptop I had connected to my 42" LCD at the moment). I used the Apple tenkeyless (with dvorak layout) when I used my MacBook but I sold that and are now using the Arc with the Acer Aspire + Ubuntu. The feel of the Arc is definitely better than the Apple, the size and shape of the Arc is also more noteworthy than that of the Apple. The Apple keyboard did have longer range than the Arc, though =/ (I think Apple is bluetooth and Arc is IR)