Test: CM800 Flexi-tastatur

Konklusion

CM8020 fra danske Computer Mester, har været en positiv oplevelse at abejde med. Hele denne artikel er skrevet på dette tastatur, og det er ikke sådan, at jeg om lidt kommer til at føle mig lettet over at skifte det ud med mit alm. tastatur, da funktionaliteten efter en tilvænningsperiode, faktisk er lig den på mit alm. tastatur.
At CM8020 kører videre som intet var hændt, efter grundig og varig kontakt med alt fra sodavand og citronsaft til WC-rens, gør dette tastatur til noget særligt. Specielt inden for industrien, er vi overbeviste om, at dette tastatur vil blive vel modtaget. Tastaturet henvender sig også til gameren, der ikke længere behøver at være forsigtig med våde varer til LAN-Party's, og så fylder det også utroligt lidt, når det er rullet sammen.

Innovation/Teknologi - 4
"Tripple carbon pillar" hedder teknologien, der har taget det vandtætte tastatur skridet videre, og vi var meget positivt overraskede over hvad denne teknologi betyder i praksis. Ti-fingersystemet er nu anvendeligt på disse tastaturer, men selv om det kræver noget tilvæning at bruge tastaturet som man ellers plejer at gøre et med sit konvetionelle tastatur, giver vi i denne kategori et velfortjent 4-tal.

Bundle/Tilbehør - 2
Der følger faktisk intet andet end det nødvendige med. Manualen kan ikke siges at være andet end en brøler fra Computer Meste's side, da der til illustrationerne om hvordan tastaturet ikke må behandles, fandtes en ganske uforståelig tekst. Var det ikke for den medfølgende USB til PS/2 adapter, ville vi i denne kategori ha' givet et sølle 1-tal, da selv kassen som tastaturet kom i, lignede noget der kunne være støvet op på hjallerup marked. Det bliver til et 2-tal i denne kategori.

Design/Layout - 3
Tastaturet har et meget traditionelt layout, der faktisk er identisk med hvad der er at finde på de fleste konventionelle tastatuere. Der er også blevet plads til en række genvejstaster, der dog kræver at man holder "Fn"-tasten nede, før de bliver aktiverede. Siliconen som tastaturet er lavet i, giver selvfølgelig en lidt anderledes overflade end man kan være vant til. Det tildeler vi en jævnbyrdig score, da der ikke er noget ud over det sævanlige i denne kategori - Et 3-tal.

Ydelse - 4
Det er første gang undertegnede har set, eller arbejdet med et tastatur, der tåler så forskellige miljøer, og samtidig er så funktionelt. Det tog imod alle de forskellige væsker og kemikalier vi hældte i det, uden at miste hverken funktionallitet eller udseende. Da ydelsen afhænger af, hvor villig og tålmodig man er med at tilvænne sig dette tastatur, kan vi ikke give top-karakter, men ender i stedet på et meget flot og velfortjent 4-tal.

Pris - 5
Prisen for CM8020 er kr. 350,- inkl. moms, hvilket må siges at være konkurrencedygtig, da tilsvarende tastaturer der også tåler så forskellige arbejdsmiljøer, koster omkring fire gange så meget. Computer Mester giver tilmed rabat ved køb af 20 stk. hvor stykprisen falder til kr. 232,50,- Det giver intet mindre end topkarakter i denne kategori - Et yderst velfortjent 5-tal.

Test: CM800 Flexi-tastatur

Innovation / Teknologi	4
Bundle - Tilbehør	2
Design - Layout	3
Ydelse	4
Pris	5
Samlet	72%

UK summary

CM8020 from Danish Computer Mester, has been a positive expreince to work with. This entire review was written on it, and it's not like I'm gonna feel releaved in a few moments, when I put my conventional keyboard back on my desk, since the functionallity, after a period of adjusting to it, is actually equal to that of my conventional keyboard. The fact that CM8020 just went along, doing it's thing, after being subcided and having long term contact with all the fluids and chemicals we pured in it, being everything from soda and citrusjuice to a toiletcleaning product, makes this keyboard something special. We feel that especialliy within the industrial cummunity, this keyboard will be well recieved. The keyboard also adresses gamers, who no longer have to be carefull with liquids at fx. LAN-Party's, and at the same time, it's very mobile because of the limited space fills, when rolled up.

Innovation/Technology - 4
"Tripple carbon pillar" is the name of the technology, that takes the waterproof keyboard to the next level, and we were very positivly surprised, how this technology takes it's effects in pracsis. The ten-fingersystem is now useable on these keyboards, but since it still takes some getting used to, to use this keyboard as you would use a conventional keyboard, we settle the score at 4 points.

Bundle/Accessories - 2
There is actually nothing bundled, that is not absolutely necceary. The manual cannot be seen as enything less then a screw-up from Computer Mester's side, since all the illustrations showing how not to handle the keyboard, was fitted with un-readable, un-understandable text. Was it not for the included USB to PS/2 converter, we would only have given a single point in this category, since even the box it came in, could just as easily have contained a 3-world country actionfigure. 2 points.

Design/Layout - 3
The keyboard has a very traditional lay-out, wich actually resembles what you would find on a conventional keyboard quite a bit. There was even room for a series of shortcut-keys, though they do require holding down the "Fn"-key to be activated. The silicon the keyboard is made from, do of course, give a differet feel than that of a conventional keyboard. All this add up to an even score, since there is nothing out of the ordinary in this category - 3 points.

Performance - 4
It has been the first time your's truley has seen, or worked with a keyboard, that handles so many dirrefent evironments, and is still this functional. It took all the diffrent fluids we pured in it, without loosing any functionallity or looks. Since the performance depends on how willing, and patient one is to adjust to this keyboard, we cannot give it top-grade, but we do end up on a very handsome and well deserved 4 points.

Price - 5
The price for CM8020 is DKK 350,- inluding taxes, witch absolutely is a compettitive price, since keyboards like this, that handles so many different environments, useually cost about four times as much. Computer Mester even has a rebate, when purchasing more than 20 pieces at once, witch lowers the per-piece price to only DKK 232,50,- This scores noting less than maximum in this category - An absolutely well deserved 5 points.