Matias Wired Aluminum Keyboard for Mac UK

Great keyboard, nice feeling to the keys.

Excellent service, prompt delivery, and good value for money.

This is based on an ACTUAL purchase of this keyboard- weird that everyone else gives it 5***** as it is not worthy of that - are these genuine reviews I wonder?
The Keyboard looked the part and functions well, I bought it because it was wired and half the price of a genuine apple magic keyboard.
BUT
only had it less than six months and already the printed letters on some of the more used keys are starting to wearfade off, so I am not really impressed by it at all, how long before the keys are readable? So I would not recommend this keyboard, only in an emergency situation to get you by - I will definitely replace with a proper apple keyboard if I have to do it ever again which might be sooner rather than later at the rate the keys are fading away - I have never cleaned the keyboard other than with a dry duster and I don't do a massive amount of typing either! Very disappointing.

Excellent service from the Keyboard Company. The Matias keyboard seems to work as well as the ageing Mac wired version. As usual, Apple do their best to make folk buy new gear they shouldn't really need. I have some legacy software that won't run on OS 10.11 (El Capitan), but the only available keyboard from Apple now is the Magic version, which is Bluetooth and doesnt work with anything before OS 10.12. Thank goodness for Matias.

I'm a massive fan of the old Apple wired keyboards, but enamoured with the new magic iteration. The £129 is extremely steep and I'd rather avoid bluetooth wherever possible. The FK318S-UK is a decent, if not quite perfect substitute. From a distance it looks identical, but in reality the dimensions are slightly greater (length ~1mm, depth ~0.5mm, height ~0.5mm), and there's a fraction more space around each key. Probably the biggest visual change is the USB plug, which instead of having the sleek apple design, is rather clumsy.

Usage wise, the keyboard is a definitely clackier and I do find myself having to hit a key twice every once in a while, but neither of these issues are severe enough to bother me and overall I'm very pleased. The volume dial is a welcome improvement too.

I was also delighted with the Keyboard Company's service. Delivery was much faster than I expected and the product was extremely well packed.

Very happy with the look and the operation of the keyboard.
Excellent service and communication from The Keyboard Company

Good keyboard arrived on time with full quality communications from company.
Sadly I don't buy many keyboards but if i did the Keyboard Co would get 100% of my business. Very impressed - can you expand to sell other things too?

G :-)

Ordered a couple of keyboards after the death of almost half a dozen Apple keyboards over the past few months. They arrived in good time and are almost indistinguishable from the Apple originals. Very happy with them, they're built just as solidly and work absolutely fine via a Cat5 USB extender that we have in our setup. I also purchased it specifically for the built in USB that they've retained from the original which the old Apple mice work with. All in all very happy with the order. Thank you!

Good product, nice feel and softness. The volume pot and the two extra UsB slots are huge plusses. To me it's even better than old apple keyboard.

Very nice keyboard, indeed. Glad I got it in time for enhanced working at home. Very handy to have the USB ports built-in, and the volume dial has proven very useful. Packed very nicely and the cardboard case has been re-purposed as a cable bag.

Purchased this keyboard to replace mac A 1243 That just died on me rang and placed order on a thursday received it saturday am , keyboard has a lovely feel and nice key touch basically the same as the mac keyboard but half the price!!!! thank you I will not hesitate to buy from again, ps- Great customer service you can actually speak to someone not a machine thank you !!!!!!

The keyboard was despatched quickly, and arrived very well packed. It is absolutely perfect for my Mac, and the price was extremely good. Would highly recommend!

Keyboards look exactly as an Apple keyboard. But the touch is really not as good, I suppose because it lacks a bit of rubber to make it smooth and to ensure the user is actually pressing a letter. As a result I often hit two letters at once and it makes more noise. It would be fine for an inexpensive keyboard, but those are sold at the Apple price of wired keyboards and they are not as luxurious. Still the only option for wired keyboards.

Excellent keyboard which was delivered very quickly. Style and mechanism are not identical to Apple but the quality is every bit as good. Very pleased with the keyboard and your service.

I ordered this for a colleague when her Mac keyboard packed up, as I already have one and love it. The service from this company is excellent and the goods are always with you within a day or two. I have recommended once and would so again

Delighted with both the Matias keyboard and with the Keyboard Company's quick and efficient service. Thanks.

Excellent service and product, very good value.

Im really pleased I persevered until I found this keyboard. An ideal alternative to the discontinued Apple wired keyboard. Excellent service all round.

Excellent wired keyboard to replace the now unavailable Apple ones. Great service too, very fast delivery.

I am a Mac and a Windows user and I am looking for a replacement keyboard. I have been told to check with the 'Key board Company' so I did. After reading all of the user reviews, I am impressed with the 5 stars that have been given by people. I might give this company a try and see if I can add to the 5* ratings.

Excellent high quality product. Feels and looks Apple. Changed because we wanted a Number Pad and also fed up with changing batteries in the iMac bluetooth keyboard.

The keyboard arrived promptly and well packaged. Works perfectly and is a perfect replacement for Apple's wired keyboard. Seems very solid and well made. I like the extra control round the back for controlling the sound volume. A nice touch that.

A note I initially plugged it into my powered USB 2 hub. Didn't work properly. Plugged it into the back of the Mac and its fine. I bought a new USB 3 hub as I'd been meaning to anyway. The keyboard works just fine plugged into that.

Only been using this keyboard for a few days, but first impressions are good. It's not quite as 'high quality' as the Apple equivalent - keys clack a bit more, and occasionally need to be pressed again - but for half the price it's pretty good, and the fact it is wired is the deal-clincher. I don't think Apple do a wired one any more. Would recommend and buy again.

Just to say many thanks for a fantastic service. The keyboard arrived very well packed and all is working very well. I have already recommended you to others.
There is a large music community using Macs and the original keyboards are now failing. This a fantastic product that solves the problem.

Really great service from The Keyboard Co. After receiving a Matias aluminium keyboard with a skew key Helen sent out a replacement on the same day. Really happy I've found a quality replacement for my Apple keyboard at a very reasonable price. Great service guys, thank you.

An excellent replacement with a few extra features not on any other apple keyboard (extra sound control and visible hash / euro keys). Good strong construction just like the apple counterpart. Very responsive feedback typing with the low profile keys and no clicking. Arrived on time and well packed, presented in a pleasing printed box and the keyboard was wrapped perfectly (little things make all the difference)
Delighted, thank you.

Better than the Apple keyboard, delivered on time and works straight out of the box.
Glad I found the web-site and half the price of Apple.

This keyboard looks almost exactly as the one formerly manufactured by Apple. A closer inspection reveals that the printed characters and icons lack the consistency in style of the oriiginal, but to an untrained eye this shouldn't bee noticable. The tactile sensation is noticably cheaper, and too often the keystrokes get registered twice (hence the typos in this review which were left in text for demonstration purpposes). This might be attributed to my typing style of course, but since this keyboard is ofteen bought as a replacement product for peeople used to typing on an Apple Aluminum Wired Keyboard, it is worrth mentioning. The key mechanism is different from Apple's so there is nno swapping keys between theese keyboards. I mention this becausee I had some keys on my former KB custom engraved, and I was hoping that I'll be able to reuse them. VVerdict: Price tag too high for a less-than-perfect replica.

Hi Matt
Seems obvious that you've got a faulty keyboard. Why don't you give us a shout? Then we can do something to rectify the problem.
Very Best.
Bruce

Since apple discontinued their wired usb keyboards I have been looking for a something to replace like for like. These are great - they are almost identical to the original Apple ones so will be repeat ordering.

Great keyboard, great service I'll be back if I ever need another keyboard

Great replacement keyboard, solid, well made and works very well. The price makes it very attractive being half the price of a replacement keyboard from Apple. (they don't make the wired keyboard any more). Very happy with the delivery service from Keyboard.co.uk would be please to recommend the company to my friends.

Perfect replacement for discontinued Apple wired extended keyboard. Appearance is indistinguishable, the texture of the keys is slightly different in feel but that's not a criticism. At half the price of the Apple keyboard now available and very quick delivery I would strongly recommend.

Matias Wired Aluminum Keyboard for Mac UK.

Excellent replacement keyboard. Very easy and stress free ordering. Very informative website. Quick delivery. I didn't know this website existed and will be telling everyone i know.

Thanks Dave

Arrived quickly, well packed. Very pleased so far, seems a good replacement for the Apple original, nice feel to the keys.

The keyboard arrived promptly and had been safely packed. It seems first-rate very like the discontinued Apple one, but (if I am not mistaken) with a slightly more robust feel about it and with a slightly firmer touch. Time will establish how robust it actually is, but so far I am delighted with it.

This is the 2nd or 3rd order we have placed for these keyboards. Since apple discontinued their wired usb keyboards we had been looking for a something to replace like for like. These are great - they are almost identical to the original Apple ones so will be repeat ordering.

Appear to be an excellent keyboard replacement. Time will tell with the heavy fingers that we have.