New iMac Magic Keyboard with Touch ID available for individual sale

Previously only available with the new 24-inch iMac, the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID can now be bought on its own, as can the new Magic Trackpad, and Magic Mouse.

Touch ID has been on MacBook Pro models for years, but the biometric security feature came to desktop Macs with the 24-inch iMac. Originally exclusively available with that model, Apple introduced both a standard Magic Keyboard with Touch ID, and an extended one with a numeric keypad.

Now both models are available to buy separately. The Magic Keyboard with Touch ID costs $149, while the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keypad is $179.

Apple has released the Magic Keyboard with Touch ID and Numeric Keyboard separately

At the same time, the revised Magic Trackpad has been released on sale for $129, with the new Magic Mouse selling for $79.

Neither the Magic Trackpad nor Magic Mouse have any additions as dramatic as the Touch ID button on the Magic Keyboard. However, all three have been designed together to give a similar slim look and feel.

The new accessories are solely available in white

The new, separately available accessories, are solely sold in silver. When bought with the Mac, the trim on each of the accessories comes in colors to match the iMac.

The Touch ID feature on the keyboard only works on Apple Silicon Macs. It has no functionality on Intel-based machines.

28 Comments

pulseimages 652 comments · 8 Years

About 3 years ago

I was excited until I read the Touch ID doesn’t work on Intel Macs.

22july2013 3725 comments · 11 Years

I presume it otherwise still functions correctly on Intel Macs. I have an Intel Mini and a Mac mini sharing the same keyboard through a KVM switch, and I am hoping that I can use the new keyboard on both machines this way.

mpw_amherst 358 comments · 23 Years

Had hoped to get a magic track pad after sale for my 24" iMac but seems a shame to ruin the aesthetic with silver when the rest if blue.

daveflash 14 comments · 15 Years

mpw_amherst said:

Had hoped to get a magic track pad after sale for my 24" iMac but seems a shame to ruin the aesthetic with silver when the rest if blue.

if you already own an Apple Silicon 24 inch iMac, you might be able to order it in the matching color from the apple store location you originally bought it from, by asking for a manager and explaining the situation in person, but availability maybe sparse to non-existent, also of note is there is no official policy of allowing this, you have to have luck with the apple genius/specialist to get it.

charlesn 1153 comments · 11 Years

Touch ID on other Apple products has never worked well/consistently for me--though it's not an Apple issue as I've had difficulty with other fingerprint reading technology. So I had misgivings about the Touch ID keyboard with my iMac 24, but I'm happy (and surprised!) to say it has worked flawlessly. Not one miss. It's a real game changer to have a single key touch work for logins, passwords, Apple Pay, etc.