Third party internal keyboard-

Seeing as Apple still hasn't upgraded the keyboards on its Ibook's, and my warr~ is almost up, i'm curious as to if anyone knows of a third party internal keyboard? I searched around a bit and found a touchstream bit that looked interesting, but sadly the company has gone out of business.

You can find the Apple Bluetooth card on eBay for as little ten dollars (says its for the 2008 model Mac Pro, not sure about the 2007).
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bluetooth-Board-iMac-and-Mac-Pro-922-8233-922-8233-/1208 49278570
Here is a link to a full explanation of the card and how to install it. Part numbers may differ a bit as that is an old article and newer models have come out.
http://www.xlr8yourmac.com/systems/Mac_Pro/Bluetooth_MacPro_install/Bluetooth_Ma cPro_install.html
Just make sure that the part will work in your model Mac Pro. To that end, you may be better off avoiding eBay and going to a parts reseller. There are even third party cards that use the internal Apple bluetooth slot.
http://fastmac.com/bluetooth.php
In theory, using a USB or PCI card will work at login so long as it is recognized by Apples drivers. You say you need to launch an application to use your current USB Bluetooth dongle? If it is not controlled by the Bluetooth icon in the menu bar then it must be using a third party driver of some sort. Unfortunately, I don't know off hand which USB and PCI cards are supported.

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first post here.
i am going to buy a bluetooth mouse plus keyboard combo.
i am quite interested in logitech mx5000 (http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/US/EN,CRID=2158,CONTENTID=107 76&ad=hpb_mx5000)
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Hi, I'm also interested in that mouse keyboard combo
It says in the specs that the mouse is actually MX1000 for bluetooth.
http://www.logitech.com/index.cfm/products/details/AU/EN,CRID=2135,CONTENTID=904 3
now, that mouse only, in the specs says that it supports mac.
so im guessing just the softwares for the keyboard that might not work, e.g. the features for IM status, etc.
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The issue with Ibook keyboards is really becoming quite a hassle. I use mine constantly, and am now on my sixth one since I purchased the computer last November. They wear out quicker than any keyboard I have ever seen, and even though this is a KNOWN issue, Apple has done very little to correct it, (other than sending out new keyboards, assuming you get a rep who knows his head from his...eh) as I see it happening with current gen Ibooks as well. Tonight, I went in search of third party internal keyboards (I use my Ibook when i'm on the road- an external keyboard isn't an option). I found one, the Touchstream. Looked like a wonderful setup- Only problem being, the company that produced them is now defunct. So now i'm wondering, if one company has done it, perhaps others have as well? Does anyone know of any third-party Ibook internal keyboards? My warrenty is about up, and I certainly can't afford 100 dollars for these shoddy Ibook keyboards every three months.

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