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pd91
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Sep 26, 2018
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hyperlinked
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Sep 26, 2018
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pd91I don't have this so I can't say for sure, but it'd be shocking if it didn't work just fine with your Mac. The only difference between a Mac keyboard and unspecified keyboard is that Mac keyboards have a special Mac power button and the Alt key and Win keys are switched with the Win key carrying the command icon instead. I have close to 3 dozen keyboards. Most of them aren't Mac keyboards. All of them work fine.
pd91
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Sep 27, 2018
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hyperlinkedThanks for your reply! I was under the impression that I couldn't (easily) switch the modifier keys around on the software end, but it seems that macOS has this built in on a per keyboard basis. This eliminates the need for a hardware option! :-) That means I'd only need to switch/replace the key caps for looks, which should be easy, yes? (I'm still new to mechanical keyboards!)
I don't need a power button as I'll be using my laptop's power button anyway :-).
I don't need a power button as I'll be using my laptop's power button anyway :-).
pd91
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Sep 27, 2018
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AntonyFaragYes; but is this also relevant for keyboards? The amount of data that needs to be transmitted for typing can't be much, right? Or are you saying that BT 3 is laggier than 4, in that case I doubt it'll bother me much as I do not intend to do much gaming, just typing.
boolean-julien
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Sep 29, 2018
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pd91Check out Karabiner:
https://pqrs.org/osx/karabiner/
Allows you to remap anything to anything else. It operates at a very low level, allowing you to even map keys to fn, and ability to remap Caps Lock (unlike most similar tools). I use it in combination with BetterTouchTool (operates above Karabiner) for more complicated/higher level customizations.
Allows you to remap anything to anything else. It operates at a very low level, allowing you to even map keys to fn, and ability to remap Caps Lock (unlike most similar tools). I use it in combination with BetterTouchTool (operates above Karabiner) for more complicated/higher level customizations.
AntonyFarag
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Sep 29, 2018
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pd91I'm saying it is laggier. response time for 2.0-3.0 is about 150-300 ms 4.0 is about 2-6ms
hyperlinked
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Sep 30, 2018
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AntonyFaragCan you actually notice that difference? I have one of the older Apple Bluetooth keyboards and I don't notice any lag.
AntonyFarag
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Sep 30, 2018
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hyperlinkedI notice the difference when i switched from an old Bluetooth 2.0 keyboard that i used for editing a display system at my church (we just needed something to work once in a while.)to my 4.0 Varmilio Vb87M one that i have here at home just in regular typing in PowerPoint or word I can actually see the input difference on the one i use at my church which i use rarely vs the one here at home.
hyperlinked
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Sep 30, 2018
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AntonyFaragI wonder if you might have something else going on because I don't notice any difference between using a wired keyboard and my Apple Bluetooth Keyboard. I think that's a BT 2.0 device. I have interference issues with it before in the past though, but that just resulted in it being intermittently unresponsive, not lag.
AntonyFarag
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Sep 30, 2018
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hyperlinkedif you don't notice and you aren't gaming then by all means go ahead. Personally i wouldn't recomend it.
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However I need to know for sure if it's gonna work properly on my Mac. I have no doubt that it will connect and work, but I'd like to know if I can switch the win and the alt key. The wasd code keyboard supports this through the dip switches I believe. I'd assume that this keyboard's dip switches would do the same, but I can't find any information on that. Anyone knows?