On the back, you’ll find a power slider that resembles Apple’s own and a USB-C charging port. Battery life isn’t all that impressive-Satechi claims it’ll go through 80 hours of active use and 100 of inactive before it needs to be charged through its USB-C port-but after I left it in the office for almost two weeks over the holiday, I was pleased to find it greeted me with almost a full charge. Unlike Apple’s model, it’s also available in both gold and rose gold along with the expected white and space gray variations. At a little less than half an inch high, it sits about as far off my writing surfaces as the Magic Keyboard (although it comes with two rubber knobs if you need more height). The Satechi’s 17-inch aluminum panel feels weighty and luxurious. Leif Johnson/IDGīoth the Apple Magic Keyboard 2.(top) the Satechi Aluminum Bluetooth Keyboard have a caps lock light, but Satechi put its light in the upper-right corner where it’s less likely to be hidden by your fingers. If that sounds expensive, remember that Apple sells its own space gray version for a stunning $149. You could almost buy two Satechi keyboards for that price. Even so, that logo’s absence lets you pick up what essentially amounts to a passable cousin of the Apple Magic Keyboard 2 with a keypad for a mere $79.99. Alas, an occasionally wonky pairing process reminds us that Apple’s logo usually speaks of a level of quality you can’t get from other companies.
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