My (non S) MX Keys keyboard is the best modern keyboard I've used. Key travel is great and it's very comfortable to use. It can struggle setting the brightness level of the keys sometimes if ambient lighting is at a sort of middle level, leading to pulsing. And sometimes the connection gets a little wonky with missed keystrokes or slow reactions, but a quick power cycle has always fixed that for me. If this keyboard ever breaks or fails, I'll definitely replace it with another one. Highly recommend it!
One of the oldest keyboards I have is the Logitech with the built in rechargable battery. The battery no longer recharges but I have it connected via USB to a Mac that isn't used much. I've always liked their keyboards.
I wish other reviews were this concise. Great job, and yeah I definitely am targeting to buy this. The only other keyboard I like is the Lenovo thinkpads', How would you compare the two ?
2:05 "If you're in the market for a reliable keyboard with great features, the MX Keys S is definitely the one to beat."? How were you able to judge reliability?
Great question. I've used the MX series of keyboards for years now, as well as Apple's, and many others. But in the last six months I've evaluated about 10 Mac keyboards for reviews I write for tech websites. The MX Keys feels great, is reliable, and is just a joy to type on. I also really like the Keychron I tested though it's a whole different type of keyboard. I use it a lot for video editing where the feedback feels like a good video editing deck.
Good point but the watch doesn't ping to use it to verify for most tasks. It'll unlock the Mac and you can use it for payment but you can't do a lot of system dialog things with it. If you've got 1Password installed as an extension in a browser the need for touchID drops a lot too.
@@davetriesthis 1password is not a great option, it’s a third party password manager which is at higher risk of being breached than the Apple built in password manager. Using the built in one also gives you the option to double click on your Apple Watch to login in Apple password and quickly auto fill the password on the website or app you are trying to reach
My (non S) MX Keys keyboard is the best modern keyboard I've used. Key travel is great and it's very comfortable to use. It can struggle setting the brightness level of the keys sometimes if ambient lighting is at a sort of middle level, leading to pulsing. And sometimes the connection gets a little wonky with missed keystrokes or slow reactions, but a quick power cycle has always fixed that for me. If this keyboard ever breaks or fails, I'll definitely replace it with another one. Highly recommend it!
One of the oldest keyboards I have is the Logitech with the built in rechargable battery. The battery no longer recharges but I have it connected via USB to a Mac that isn't used much. I've always liked their keyboards.
I wish other reviews were this concise. Great job, and yeah I definitely am targeting to buy this. The only other keyboard I like is the Lenovo thinkpads', How would you compare the two ?
I haven't used the Lenovo keyboards so can't really offer any opinion, sorry.
2:05 "If you're in the market for a reliable keyboard with great features, the MX Keys S is definitely the one to beat."? How were you able to judge reliability?
Great question. I've used the MX series of keyboards for years now, as well as Apple's, and many others. But in the last six months I've evaluated about 10 Mac keyboards for reviews I write for tech websites. The MX Keys feels great, is reliable, and is just a joy to type on. I also really like the Keychron I tested though it's a whole different type of keyboard. I use it a lot for video editing where the feedback feels like a good video editing deck.
01:22 10 days with backlit, not 10 hours.
Yup I misspoke. Thanks for that. I'll try to edit that part either way YT's editor, though it's kind of awful. :)
@@davetriesthis You're welcome. ;)
one thing to perhaps mention is that if you have an apple watch the touchID key is useless
Good point but the watch doesn't ping to use it to verify for most tasks. It'll unlock the Mac and you can use it for payment but you can't do a lot of system dialog things with it.
If you've got 1Password installed as an extension in a browser the need for touchID drops a lot too.
Apple watch works for inserting passwords as well?
@ yes it will prompt you to double click on the side button of the watch
@@davetriesthis 1password is not a great option, it’s a third party password manager which is at higher risk of being breached than the Apple built in password manager. Using the built in one also gives you the option to double click on your Apple Watch to login in Apple password and quickly auto fill the password on the website or app you are trying to reach