Overview
“The best keyboard Apple ever made” rises again.
The Matias Tactile Pro Keyboard is built from the same premium keyswitch technology that Apple used in its original Apple Extended Keyboard, widely viewed as the best keyboard Apple ever made.
Legendary Feel & Speed of Alps mechanical keyswitches.
Mac users who crave the feel of Apple’s legendary Extended and Extended II keyboards will love the Tactile Pro. Unlike other keyboards made today, each key is built on an individual Alps Mechanical Switch. They feel better, and you’ll type faster.
Version 4 – Mac-friendly function keys.
This latest Tactile Pro model brings tighter integration with Mac OS X. Just like an Apple keyboard, the Tactile Pro’s function keys now let you control screen brightness, volume, iTunes, and more.
There’s even an Fn key, that lets you momentarily change the function keys back to their traditional duties, when you need them.
™ € £ ¥ © are easy to find.
The Tactile Pro makes it easy to find ™ € £ ¥ © and other hard to remember symbols – they’re all printed right on the keys. Simply hold down the Option key for the bottom-right characters, or Shift-Option for the top-right characters.
Laser etched keys.
All those symbols are handy, but what happens when they wear off? They won’t. They’re laser etched – burned into the keys with a laser – so they’ll never wear off.
Sculpted keytops.
The latest trend in keyboards is to have very flat & wide keys, with little or no space between them. You see this a lot on laptops and netbooks. While they look great, they can also be a little tricky to type on. The flatness makes it very easy to slide out of home row and lose your bearings.
The Tactile Pro bucks this trend. It has traditional sculpted keytops, curved to fit your fingertips, and keep you from sliding out of home position.
3-port Hi-Speed USB 2.0 hub.
For quickly attaching USB peripherals, nothing beats the convenience of an in-keyboard USB hub. No more reaching through the tangle of wires behind your computer to download photos from your digital camera. Just plug it into the keyboard and you’re ready to go. Works great with MP3 players, keyring hard drives, joysticks, and mice too. It won’t charge your iPod/iPhone, but for syncing it’s perfect.
No ghost in this machine.
Most keyboards allow only a certain number of keys to be pressed at once, and often cannot keep up with very fast typists. The result is called ghosting – letters missing from what you actually typed, or additional letters that you didn’t type.
The Tactile Pro has special Anti-Ghosting Circuitry (also called n-key rollover) to eliminate these problems. You can type as fast as you’re able; the Tactile Pro will keep up.
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Nick –
Switch Type: Matias Click Layout: United Kingdom
Unhappy with the feel of other keyboards, I took a chance with the Matias Tactile Pro. Really glad I did – love the typing experience, more ‘click’ than other mechanical keyboards, more assertive than anything made by Apple. The built-in USB hub is a nice bonus, plus you don’t miss out on the Magic Keyboard’s MacOS-specific function keys. I also think it looks great.
I only wish they offered the compact version with UK layout.
k –
Switch Type: Matias Click Layout: United Kingdom
This has been an absolute pleasure to type on. It feels pretty damn durable too.
Anonymous –
Switch Type: Matias Click Layout: United Kingdom
For people trained to type on enormous old typewriters, these are just the best. You can go as fast as you need, and the sound is satisfyingly reassuring. The service from The Keyboard Company is excellent, both on line and in person. Thank you.
nicmarti –
Switch Type: Matias Click Layout: USA
Very solid and good quality keyboard. Definitively more noisy than my previous Matias Quiet Comfort Plus. The 3 USB ports are also very useful and practical.
TC –
Switch Type: Matias Click Layout: United Kingdom
A nice spring action to the keys, reminiscent of a telex machine. Better than the dead feel of modern alternatives. Too early to award full marks, but the signs are favourable.
Anonymous –
Switch Type: Matias Click Layout: German
Purchased original FK302-DE in 2008, and it has performed wonderfully over the time prior to its refusal to communicate with my mac last month. Had a bit of a time finding the replacement, and of all things finding it in England! I understand that this new one is a series 4, since the key under F13 is now fn instead of hilfe. Overall this is a beautiful keyboard, and it is accomplishing any and all tasks that I give it. The key response is great, and I’m used to the sound
of the switches clicking away as I type. The Keyboard Company was great to
work with, and the keyboard actually came a day ahead of the scheduled arrival. I’m a happy camper once again. Many thanks.
Russell Hogg –
Switch Type: Matias Click Layout: United Kingdom
Provided you dont mind the noise (I love it!) these are fantastic keyboards. An absolute joy to use.
Anonymous –
Switch Type: Matias Click Layout: USA
Bought for the second time, very good
Ioannis –
Switch Type: Matias Click Layout: United Kingdom
The Matias Tactile Pro is unique among mechanical keyboards in that it uses an updated version of the ALPS switches, as opposed to the rest of them that are based on the Cherry switches. The fact that Matias spend the effort and engineering resource to reverse engineer and improve the ALPS switch in my mind puts them apart from everyone else.
It is very loud and very mechanical, so if tactility is your thing, its the best.
They are very, very durable, I have another unit bought in 2015 and after 6 years of constant use it works as good as ever and the laser etched keys have not deteriorated at all.
Ordering through the keyboard company was a pleasure, my email queries were answered promptly and was kept informed, could not have asked for a better service.
All in all a very, very happy customer.
Ioannis
Joerg –
Switch Type: Matias Click Layout: German
The just received Tactile Pro for Mac is my third, the previous two were ordered directly from Canada, and the quality is second to none as always.
Growing up with the Apple Extended II using it was great to find a worthy replacement.
As for the Keyboard Company, it is rare this days to find such professionalism.
Thanks
SimonB –
Switch Type: Matias Click Layout: United Kingdom
This is an excellent keyboard for the Mac. Definitely an older type, but no worse for that. Much more feel than the modern low profile keyboards. Also, excellent service – rapid delivery, well packed. No complaints at all. Highly recommended.
Ian –
Switch Type: Matias Click Layout: United Kingdom
I use these on all of my machines. They are mechanically very sound, though I have found the paint can wear off the keys.
Peter –
Switch Type: Matias Click Layout: United Kingdom
Shipped quickly. Excellent product. Great for touch typing. Makes doing work tolerable, even pleasant. Highlights how dispiriting it is to have to use macbook’s integral flat keyboard when working remotely.
Jon K –
Switch Type: Matias Click Layout: United Kingdom
Painless process from order to door. Arrived on-time and in a secure package. As for the keyboard itself, other than a strange decision on the cord placement, the product is one of the best keyboards I have ever used. The ALPS reborn!