Hi,
I was thinking about buying a MacBook Pro from Japan, when I fly there for holidays. I would like to know if there are going to be any problems setting US layout on the Japanese JIS keyboard? For example, I read about the inability to use Shift+2 to write "@". Is that still a problem or has it been resolved?
Thanks in advance,
Daniel Zikmund
DZetko wrote:
And could you please share some other caveats similar to the "@" key?
Just have a look at how the JIS keyboard is printed. That is how it will work.
DZetko wrote:
I have one more question about this matter. When I connect an external keyboard of US layout, will I be able to use that keyboard as it is printed?
In principle yes, the macbook should recognize that the external keyboard has a different "type" (ANSI or ISO instead of JIS) and let you use it as printed. However I have seen reports over the years of cases where this does not work right automatically.
http://m10lmac.blogspot.com/2009/12/fixing-keyboard-type-problems.html
A JIS keyboard set to US will work just like the keyboard is printed. @ in next to P and not at shift 2.
kaz-k wrote:
You can get US layout keyboard MacBook Pro as a option here, in Japan.
Good point! They offer more keyboards than I expected
PS You can presumably make the layout more to your liking by creating a custom keyboard with an app like
You can get US layout keyboard MacBook Pro as a option here, in Japan.
I know about that but I was going to get a Refurbished model and they apparently only come with JIS keyboards.
And could you please share some other caveats similar to the "@" key?
I have one more question about this matter. When I connect an external keyboard of US layout, will I be able to use that keyboard as it is printed?
Japanese MacBook Pro with US layout
