mac keyboard and mouse setup
 

Hiya all

I am toying wether or not to buy this

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As I love the design and feel of them, I notice the mouse is only a left click? has anyone used these setups on Windows pc's and are they any good?

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I thought the G5 had a two button mouse?
The one's you are looking at there are for the old iMac.
And why buy from PC World?

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The G5 does not have (or come with) a two button mouse.

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I am looking at Pcworld because I was there a few days back and playing with a E-mac and fell in love with the keyboard and mouse and those lovely speakers.

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I'd buy a decent Logitech setup instead imo, the keyboards are nice but I don't see how you'd make do with a single button mouse on a PC.
Apple monitors rock though, especially those wide screen LCD ones.

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Macs are supplied with a single button mouse but they work fine with a two-button one if you plug it in. For contextual menus in Mac OS you hold down the Option key on the keyboard while clicking. Right-clicking with a two-button mouse in Mac OS is equivalent to Option-clicking with a single-button mouse.
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Re-reading your post ... you want to use Mac keyboard and mouse with a PC? It won't work. Mac keyboards are a little different than PC ones (there are a couple of different keys).

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Chris, it actually does work (in fact, Windows has drivers for the Apple iMac Extended keyboard). The only difference (IIRC) is that the key labelled "alt" (on the iMac keyboard anyway) actually is the Start button key, and the two keys either side of the space bar are the PC's Alt and Alt Graphics keys,

So, it's confusing more than anything.

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Good luck with that keyboard. I find it way too fidely and small to be able to type properly.

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You live and learn!
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Wh? The keys on my Mac keyboard at home are exactly the same size as the ones on the PC keyboard I'm using now!

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So if i wanted both for my Windows pc I could and they would work.


Then again I game on halo alot and i need right click for the 'nades.

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You could always bind it to another key but you'd be doing this for all your games.

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Hmmmm that Logitech is looking more and more tempting.

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just get a logitech mouse then lol... i gotta say i do like the feel of mac keyboards... not the mice not...

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If you're after an Apple mouse that supports right-clicking there's always this :)

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Nice! :eek:

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Its not bad. I may be forced to pay Apple's prices after all, because the Logitech extra buttons don't work that well with Expose other functions, without buying software.

You can get it cheaper than 35 quid on Ebay. US $40 atm Even at $50 from the US Apple stores. Still think that's rather expensive for a wired mouse though, but that's a cross we have to bear.

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Would they be any good for fps games online?

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Several other keys are different, @ and quote marks for example. I switch between Mac and Windows all day and it can be a pain.

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I was talking about a Mac keyboard plugged into Windows...

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but is the @ and " quotation mark just an issues of language settings, can u not change to yank / uk and vice versa or remap the keyboard.. cos i thought windows had some fairly useful mac keyboard drivers...

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Yep, although you can't remap what Windows thinks are the Start and Windows keys..

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So back to a question with the setup I am considering it looks like I would have problems with games such as Halo and Fs2004? let alone HL2 and Doom3?

maybe time to consider a Logitech setup then? anyone know the absolute best Logitech keyboard/mouse for gaming? ( within about £110 )

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Most people have their own opinion on what is 'good' for a keyboard/mouse combination.

I have a micrsoft wireless natural keyboard/mouse kit. I play games ok on that. (I think I do - better ask zingle about that one as it's him i'm usually trying to kill ;))

But I've heard good things about logitech stuff too.

Maybe you could try out some keyboards/mouse in pcworld (not buy there - just get them to plug one in and give it a go)

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No-one's mentioned them yet, but Microsoft mice are pretty good.

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Hmmm I have heard good and bad about Microsoft's stuff I once had a Alienware mouse ( a microsoft one with alienware stamped on it in weird colors ) was a nice mouse but I found that when i swap from left to right handed it was not very good.

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You definately couldn't use my mouse left handed....

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mo...s.aspx?pid=002

It is nice tho.

This is what I've got by the way....

http://www.microsoft.com/hardware/mo...s.aspx?pid=014

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And Dilli how is it for gaming? I do alot of Halo and Fs2004 online, HL2 and Doom3 is kept single player.

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Reliable yeah, if you want the BMW 7-series of mice though you need a Logitech MX1000.

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I wondered when someone would mention that :D

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Now that looks nice...worlds most expensive mouse??

( que list of gold plated mice and diamond encrusted ones)