Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C) vs Das Keyboard MacTigr
The Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C) and the Das Keyboard MacTigr are close alternatives. The main differences: the Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C) is the cheaper of the two at $179 versus $219; the Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C) runs wireless where the Das Keyboard MacTigr is wired-only; stock, the Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C) sounds quiet, low-travel scissor-switch action with no audible click or tactile bump. and the Das Keyboard MacTigr low-profile clack.
- Lower priceApple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C)$179 versus $219
- More ways to connectApple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C)2 connection modes versus 1
Choose the Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C) if
- you want to spend less ($179).
- you need wireless.
Choose the Das Keyboard MacTigr if
- its overall balance fits you: the das keyboard mactigr is a mac-first full-size board built on cherry mx low profile red switches in a titanium-and-aluminium slab, adding a mac layout, two usb-c passthrough ports and a volume knob for typists who want a premium low-profile mechanical on macos.
Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C) vs Das Keyboard MacTigr, spec by spec
| Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C) | Das Keyboard MacTigr | |
|---|---|---|
| Layout | full | full |
| Height | Low profile | Low profile |
| Connectivity | Wired, Bluetooth (stronger spec) | Wired |
| Hot-swap | No | No |
| Keycaps | n/a | Laser-etched low-profile |
| Case | aluminum | Titanium and aluminum |
| Mount | n/a | Tray |
| Backlight | White / none | White / none |
| QMK / VIA | No | No |
| Battery | n/a | n/a |
| Typical price | $179 (stronger spec) | $219 |
| Sound (stock) | Quiet, low-travel scissor-switch action with no audible click or tactile bump. | low-profile clack |
| Released | 2024 | 2022 |
Highlighted rows are where the two differ; a check marks the objectively stronger spec (price, battery, modability). Feel and preference rows never get a check. Fields marked n/a are unpublished by the maker; we list only verifiable numbers.
Where they sit among all 509 boards we track
72% of the 509 boards tracked here cost less than the Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C); 82% of the 509 boards tracked here cost less than the Das Keyboard MacTigr.
Where to buy the Apple Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad (USB-C)
Where to buy the Das Keyboard MacTigr
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