HMiller Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 I thought a couple comments might be useful for people like myself. Say you now have a working hack and are starting to be a true believer. Sure, Alt and Command are the same key, but man that new keyboard is cool. Having taken the plunge of buying apple peripherals, do they work with a hack and are they any good? Apple Aluminum Keyboard: Works fine with a hack. Volume keys, optical drive eject key, etc. Keyboard is satisfying to fondle, just like an iPod. Typing is good for a low action keyboard, still deciding if I sort of like or could grow to really like. Seems better for writing a letter than working the special character keys (duh). Mighty Mouse: Scroll ball is awesome, the level of refinement is way beyond any other mouse--I am still trying the MM just because of it. Clicking the whole mouse body and it "knows" left and right is just disturbing and not 100% accurate compared to a mouse with separate buttons. Left clicking and feeling the whole mouse body move down is really something...something bad mostly, but I am giving it a chance. The side "buttons" have some kind of "force sensors" which are total {censored}--on my hack they would just activate even if not touched, once disabled they are no longer a threat to my computing. Purchase experience: Best Buy Dude: Can I help you? Me: Do you have that new Mac aluminum keyboard? BBD: Oh you're a Mac user? They are easy to use aren't they? That makes them really nice. Me: I like that its BSD Unix with the Mach kernel from NeXT, the GUI is fine. BBD: Um, here's the keyboard. ...various chit chat BBD: I would get a Mac, but I like to be able to put together whatever hardware I want for my computer. Me: I understand that. BBD: Macs make you buy all your hardware from Apple. Me: Yeah, um, guess that's true. Thanks for the keyboard...oh, is that a Might Mouse? Anyway, wired keyboard and mighty mouse are working great. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95031-mighty-mouse-and-apple-aluminum-keyboard-a-la-hackintosh/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
teknojunkie Posted March 22, 2008 Share Posted March 22, 2008 yep same here I have the MM and alu keyboard too working great on my hackintosh, and in XP with the keyboard bootloader drivers. Link to comment https://www.insanelymac.com/forum/topic/95031-mighty-mouse-and-apple-aluminum-keyboard-a-la-hackintosh/#findComment-677466 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts