Test: Logitech Wave Keyboard

Konklusion

 Logitech WaveKeyboard er en intelligent videreudvikling af det gamle keyboarddesign, hvor ergonomi og brugervenlighed er kombineret i smuk balance. Genvejstasterne gør hverdagen lettere og burde findes på alle keyboards.
 

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
Selvom det virker logisk at fingrene ikke har samme længde, så er Logitechs wave / curve design banebrydende, ved at kombinere ergonomiske bedre løsninger med løsninger som fungerer uden de store tilvænninger. En USB hub kunne de nu godt havde sat ind i.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 3
Et Keyboard plejer ikke har have særligt meget bundle, støvdække og en CD med forskellige godter er det eneste.

Design/Layout - 4
Wave er måske ikke det bedste keyboard , ergonomisk set, men det er nem at arbejde med – hvilket det får plusser for, for ergonomien er faktisk rigtig god. Plastikken ser lækker ud, men har ikke samme eksklusivitet som DiNovo Edge, og så mangler højre-klik tasten og F-tasterne bør være i grupper af fire.

Software/BIOS - 4
Setpoint softwaren har Logitech i mange år forfinet og det kan mærkes. Men det tager omvendt næsten 17MB RAM at have kørende, men det koster at have alle de rare ting kørende.

Ydelse - 4
Ydelsen på et keyboard er dets daglige brug og ergonomien, to punkter hvor Wave scorer højt. Subjektivt vurderet, så er et knæk-keyboard mere ergonomisk, men kræver en masse tid for at bruge det korrekt. Det i tankerne, så er Wave formodentlig et af de bedste ergonomiske bud på at keyboard som kan bruges af alle. 

Pris - 4
Med en listepris på 399 er Wave lidt for dyr , men på skrivende stund kan Wave (med USB kabel) fås for lidt under 300 kroner, en god pris for et ergonomisk alternativ til det gamle lige keyboad.

Test: Logitech Wave Keyboard

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	3
Design - Layout	4
Software - BIOS	4
Ydelse	4
Pris	4
Samlet	76%

UK summary

The Logitech Wave is a well balanced keyboard between ergonomics and easy of use. This makes it a perfect partner wether you type a lot with 10 fingers og only with two.

Innovation/Technology - 4
Eventhough it seems perfectly logical that the fingers are not the same length so is the Wave and curve design a complete new design. An USB hub could  be nice though.

Bundle/Accessories - 3
 Not much to expect from a Keyboard. There is a CD with some goodies and the dust cover, thats all.

Design/Layout - 4
The Wave is perhaps not the most perfect ergonomically keyboard created, but it combines ease of use with improved ergonomical design. The plastic is nice, but not as exclusive as DiNovo Edge, and the Right-click button is missing. Also the F-keys should be in groups of four, not three.

Software/BIOS - 4
Logitech has been making the Setpoint software more and more perfect through time, and as a user you feel it. However it takes up almost 17MB of RAM, but all the nice features cost.

Performance - 4
The performance of an keyboard is its daily use and ergonomics. Two key points where the Wave scores high. Without any expert judgement, the split-keyboards are more egonomical, but it takes a ton of time to learn how to use. With that in mind, the Wave is perhaps the best of two worlds, usability and ergonomics.

Price - 4
A retail price at 399 DKK, the Wave is expensive, but the Wave (USB cable version) sells in stores below 300DKK , and then it is a good price for an ergonomical alternative to the old straight line keyboard.