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The Apple Store page for MXCL3LL/A now redirects to a search, so the tech specs page is used.","media_keys":"General section lists \"Multimedia keys\". The maker image shows playback symbols on F7 to F9 shared with the function keys. Apple's function keys article says the top row controls Mac features by default and Fn selects standard F1 to F12.","connection_types":"Connections section lists Bluetooth, USB-C port and Wireless. The overview says the USB-C cable is used to pair and charge. No Apple text states wired typing over USB, so usb_wired is not stored.","keyboard_port":"Overview: \"It features a USB-C port\".","cable_host_connector":"Overview: the included woven USB-C Charge Cable lets you pair and charge \"by connecting to a USB-C port on your Mac\".","cable_type":"Overview calls it a \"woven USB-C Charge Cable\". Woven is stored as braided. Cable length is not published.","cable_detachable":"USB-C port on the keyboard plus a separate USB-C Charging Cable listed in the box.","os_compatibility":"System Requirements: Mac with macOS 15.1 or later, iPad with iPadOS 14.5 or later, iPhone with iOS 14.5 or later, Apple Vision Pro with the latest visionOS. visionOS has no option in the schema. Abt still lists the older macOS 11.3 requirement. 9to5Mac reported on 2024-10-31 that function keys did not work on macOS versions before 15.1.","dimensions_mm":"Height 0.41-1.09 cm, width 27.89 cm, depth 11.49 cm, converted exactly to mm. 10.9 mm is the back edge and 4.1 mm the front edge of the fixed slope.","weight_g":"Published 0.239 kg (0.53 pound). Apple footnote: weight varies by configuration and manufacturing process.","in_the_box":"What's in the Box: Magic Keyboard, USB-C Charging Cable.","cables_included":"One USB-C Charging Cable in the box.","kit_type":"What's in the Box lists the assembled Magic Keyboard and USB-C Charging Cable.","spec_sheet_url":"Apple Tech Specs page for Magic Keyboard (USB-C), the maker spec sheet.","battery_life_claimed":"Apple says the internal battery lasts about a month or more between charges. Stored as 1 month of calendar use, not converted to hours. The Apple Store footnote says Apple tested preproduction units in August and September 2024, paired with a preproduction 24-inch iMac with M4, as a full battery discharge on automated equipment. The keyboard has no backlight, so lighting is stored as off. Battery life depends on settings and usage."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/shop/product/mjlx4ll/a/magic-keyboard-usb-c-us-english","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["status","launch_price_usd","has_function_row","has_arrow_keys","case_material","charging_port","legend_os","key_count","key_stagger","form_factor","knob_count","touchpad","display_type","dedicated_macro_keys","os_mode_switch"],"notes":{"status":"Apple Store still sells Magic Keyboard (USB-C) at $99.00. Its US English option is now part MJLX4LL/A. The MJLX4 product image (uploaded August 2026) shows symbol legends on tab, caps lock, shift, return and delete, where the MXCL3 image shows words. The other language options on the same page keep MXCL3 part numbers. MXCL3LL/A itself is still in stock at US retailers such as Abt and the Rutgers campus store.","launch_price_usd":"Current Apple price $99.00 for the US English option. 9to5Mac listed the same $99 Apple price on launch day 2024-10-28.","has_function_row":"Maker image descriptions: \"full-height function keys\".","has_arrow_keys":"Maker image descriptions: \"half-height up and down arrow keys\".","case_material":"Maker image descriptions: \"white keys, silver aluminium structure\".","charging_port":"Maker image description: \"Magic Keyboard back with power switch and USB-C charging port\".","legend_os":"Product images on the page show command, option, control and Globe legends. The overview says it is for Mac and Apple Vision Pro.","key_count":"Counted on the maker top-view photo of the US English keyboard: 14 in the top row (esc, F1 to F12, Lock), 14, 14, 13 and 12 in the next rows, and 11 in the bottom row (Globe, control, option, command, space, command, option, left arrow, up and down arrows, right arrow). Total 78. The half-height up and down arrows count as two keys. There is no numpad.","key_stagger":"The maker top-view photo shows the usual row-staggered layout.","form_factor":"No percentage layout fits. It has a full function row and arrow keys, no numpad and no separate Home, End, Page Up or Page Down keys. 9to5Mac calls it the compact model. Stored as other.","knob_count":"The maker top-view photo shows no knob or roller. The only controls are keys and a back-edge on/off switch.","touchpad":"The maker top-view photo shows no touchpad.","display_type":"The maker top-view photo shows no screen.","dedicated_macro_keys":"The maker top-view photo shows no macro keys. Only the standard keys and the Lock key are present.","os_mode_switch":"The Apple guide and the photo show an on/off switch only. There is no OS selector and no key combination for it."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/102292","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-06","fields":["use_while_charging","battery_indicator"],"notes":{"use_while_charging":"\"Magic Keyboard and Magic Trackpad can be used while charging.\"","battery_indicator":"Charge level is shown in Control Centre or the Bluetooth menu on the Mac. \"Your device itself does not have an indicator of its charge level.\""}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/102743","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-06","fields":["layout_standards"],"notes":{"layout_standards":"Apple lists US English under the ANSI keyboard layouts. Only the US English SKU MXCL3LL/A is covered here. ISO and JIS language versions sold under other MXCL3 part numbers are not included."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/102650","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-06","fields":["navigation_cluster"],"notes":{"navigation_cluster":"Mac keyboard shortcuts: Fn-Up Arrow is Page Up, Fn-Down Arrow is Page Down, Fn-Left Arrow is Home and Fn-Right Arrow is End. The keyboard has no separate Home, End, Page Up or Page Down keys."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/en-us/102439","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-06","fields":["media_keys","volume_control"],"notes":{"media_keys":"The top row controls Mac features, including media playback, by default. Hold Fn to use standard function keys. Shared function keys are not counted as separate media buttons.","volume_control":"Volume controls are on the top-row keys (F10 to F12 on the maker image). No knob or roller."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/legal/warranty/products/accessory-warranty-english.html","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-06","fields":["warranty_years"],"notes":{"warranty_years":"Apple One-Year Limited Warranty for Apple-branded hardware, one year from original retail purchase. US market. Abt also lists 1 year parts and labor for MXCL3LL/A."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2024/10/apple-introduces-new-imac-supercharged-by-m4-and-apple-intelligence/","kind":"press_release","accessed":"2026-10-06","fields":["announce_date"],"notes":{"announce_date":"Apple newsroom, October 28, 2024: Magic Keyboard, Magic Mouse and Magic Trackpad \"now feature a USB-C port\"."}},{"url":"https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/31/update-mac-magic-mouse-keyboard/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-06","fields":["release_date"],"notes":{"release_date":"Dated 2024-10-31: \"customers can already buy the new Magic accessories in stores\", with reports from customers who \"have just got the new USB-C accessories\". 9to5Mac on 2024-10-28 said standalone units were available for immediate purchase and \"ship right away\". The iMac bundle date of November 8 does not apply to standalone keyboards."}},{"url":"https://9to5mac.com/2024/10/28/new-magic-keyboard-with-usb-c-is-available-in-three-separate-models/","kind":"press","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["launch_price_usd","has_numpad","fingerprint_reader","form_factor"],"notes":{"launch_price_usd":"Launch-day list of Apple prices: \"Magic Keyboard at $99\". Touch ID ($149) and Touch ID with Numeric Keypad ($179/$199) are separate products.","has_numpad":"\"Magic Keyboard at $99: This is the compact model without Touch ID.\" The numeric keypad is only on the separate Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad.","fingerprint_reader":"\"This is the compact model without Touch ID.\"","form_factor":"Describes the $99 model as the compact model without Touch ID. No percentage size is given, so form_factor is other."}},{"url":"https://www.abt.com/Apple-Magic-Keyboard-USB-C-in-Silver-MXCL3LLA/p/214341.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["model_numbers","gtins","low_profile","keycap_profile"],"notes":{"model_numbers":"Model # MXCL3LL/A, Apple Magic Keyboard (USB-C).","gtins":"UPC # 195949634512 for MXCL3LL/A.","low_profile":"Key Features: \"Low-profile Keys\". Abt's \"Full-sized Keyboard Layout\" claim conflicts with Apple's compact layout and is not used. Abt's 1 to 2 lb package weights conflict and are not stored.","keycap_profile":"Key Features: Low-profile Keys. Stored as the low_profile profile."}},{"url":"https://kiteandkey.rutgers.edu/Magic-Keyboard-US-English-USB-C","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-06","fields":["layouts","markets"],"notes":{"layouts":"Product title \"Magic Keyboard - US English - USB-C\", SKU MXCL3LL/A.","markets":"US campus reseller lists MXCL3LL/A at $99.00. LL/A is the US English part. Other markets use other MXCL3 suffixes and are not covered."}},{"url":"https://www.apple.com/shop/product/mjlx4ll/a/magic-keyboard-usb-c-us-english","kind":"manufacturer_page","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["kit_type","colors"],"notes":{"kit_type":"The box contains the assembled Magic Keyboard and USB-C Charging Cable, not a barebones kit.","colors":"Maker image descriptions specify white keys and a silver aluminium structure. This file covers the original US English silver standalone keyboard, excluding coloured iMac bundles and Touch ID editions."}},{"url":"https://www.brandsmartusa.com/products/electronics-computers-tablets-and-home-office-computer-accessories-magic-keyboard-usb-c-us-english","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["switch_technology"],"notes":{"switch_technology":"Exact MXCL3LL/A and UPC 195949634512. Keyboard Type row states Scissor-Switch. The unrelated 109-key and built-in-touch-pad rows on this retailer page are inconsistent with the compact product and not used."}},{"url":"https://manuals.plus/m/17fbedcfb56251b5a11d1ef7c40fe9ad9aa850155572763019bbb4d012486f03_optim.pdf","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-10","fields":["battery_type","battery_user_replaceable","hot_swappable","receiver_connector","usb_passthrough"],"notes":{"battery_type":"Reproduced Apple A3203 instruction booklet, Battery section on printed English page 6. It identifies a lithium-ion battery. The public PDF text was readable through web fetch. Direct HTTP download returned 403.","battery_user_replaceable":"The same Battery section states the keyboard contains no user-serviceable parts and says the battery should be serviced by Apple or an authorized provider.","hot_swappable":"Booklet Battery section: the keyboard contains no user-serviceable parts and should not be opened or disassembled. It is a sealed scissor keyboard with no replaceable switches.","receiver_connector":"Booklet and Apple setup text: it connects wirelessly to the Mac with Bluetooth. The only accessory is the USB-C charge cable, so there is no receiver.","usb_passthrough":"Booklet: the USB-C port on the keyboard is used to pair and to recharge. No data or power output is described."}},{"url":"https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1861345-REG/apple_mxcl3ll_a_magic_keyboard_us.html","kind":"retailer","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["backlight","wrist_rest","dedicated_media_key_count","colors"],"notes":{"backlight":"Exact MXCL3LL/A specs: LED Illumination No. Public web text was readable, direct HTTP returned 403.","wrist_rest":"Exact MXCL3LL/A specs: Wrist Rest No.","dedicated_media_key_count":"Exact MXCL3LL/A specs: Dedicated Multimedia Keys No. Shared F7-F12 functions are excluded from separate physical media buttons, consistent with the maker function-key table.","colors":"Exact MXCL3LL/A specification table, General section, Color: Silver. Corroborates the maker exterior description for the original US English SKU."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/guide/imac/magic-keyboard-apd0e7983e19/mac","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["manual_url","software_name","software_platforms"],"notes":{"manual_url":"Official Magic Keyboard guide explicitly covers the Lock key model as well as the separately named Touch ID models and describes USB-C pairing.","software_name":"The guide names System Settings and its Keyboard section for adjusting function-key behaviour and keyboard settings. This is built-in host software, not a keyboard-specific utility.","software_platforms":"This guide describes the built-in Keyboard settings on the Mac. Other software platforms are not inferred."}},{"url":"https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/change-the-behavior-of-the-modifier-keys-mchlp1011/mac","kind":"manual","accessed":"2026-10-07","fields":["key_remapping"],"notes":{"key_remapping":"macOS Keyboard Shortcuts > Modifier Keys can change Control, Option and Caps Lock actions. This is host-side modifier remapping, not arbitrary onboard remapping."}}],"fields_filled":60,"updated":"2026-10-10"},"meta":{"api_version":"1","docs":"https://arkivo.dev/api"}}