IMHO F-keys are a relict from the 1980s DOS era before GUI-WIMP came into general use. Nobody would even invent them today. Also, they were never a thing in the Mac world.

The Quiet Pro’s 109-key layout will be familiar to anyone with experience using Apple’s current-model keyboard with numeric keypad. There are 18 F-keys, with most of the first twelve offering ...

iFixit's teardown of the 16-inch MacBook Pro uncovered a laptop that is a sort of hybrid between the 2015 MacBook Pro and its butterfly keyboard-equipped successors. iFixit performs and publishes ...

If you're going to buy a new keyboard you really should make it mechanical. They're not just for gamers, and you're going to have a much better time with it.

I first made the jump from a membrane keyboard to a mechanical one in 2020 with an $80 Aukey keyboard. It was a hulking mess loaded with 104 keys, an enormous volume knob, and gaudy blue buttons ...

Scissor switch keyboards offer a good middle-ground between pure membrane designs and full mechanical keyboards. There are other alternatives as well. For example, some hybrid mechanical switches use ...

I don’t know if I hate it—it’s still snappier feeling then a traditional membrane keyboard. But I definitely find myself missing the harder snap of the original 2016 MacBook Pro keyboard.

iFixit testing has confirmed that the new anti-dust membrane in the updated 2018 MacBook Pro really does work. Sand can still kill it, ... the old and membrane-less keyboard fared far worse.

People tend to either love the 4-year-old Razer Ornata Chroma keyboard or hate it. Its hybrid Mecha-Membrane switches have a dampened clicky-tactile feel, which can put off mechanical devotees.

An internal document has been leaked, revealing that Apple did indeed use a protective membrane under its new MacBook Pro keyboard to prevent dust from entering the problematic butterfly mechanism.