The first indicator of a bad keyboard are keys starting to get stuck. You can buy a decent keyboard that, provided that the keys aren't getting stuck due to small amounts of dirt you "put" there, can be working almost as new for 5 years or more. This Pleomax insn't of of those keyboards.
In the review, I praised the silent typing that this keyboard provided: that is completely gone. It's still not particularly loud compared to other keyboards but it's quite different now.
The worse problem, though, is that the keys now require me to push a bit harder than before to have the same pressed state. This seems to be due to the structure of the keys, which is really quite cheap and not very well structured for durability:
As you can see from the picture, the keys have an "X" structure, which fits in a larger, female type, "X". You then have a bit of rubber with the conductive part, which is quite easily pressed - I've seen €5 keyboards that are better built.
The problem with the PKB-4500 is that the fitting of the keys starts getting less looser with time and so the keys can tilt more, becoming more "stuck", hence requiring to use a bit more pressure to fully press. This becomes more aparent for the non-central keys, where you usually press them from an angle and not from straight up.
Unless you wanna lubricate the problematic keys, I don't see any good solution for this - you will probably be able to ignore it, as it's not a very serious issue.
For most uses, especially casual one, this is a good keyboard. Still, it's probably not worth the €20 I paid for it and definitely not recommended for someone who types a lot. Also, it's starting to get quite yellow now, but that's expected from white plastic.
2 comments:
Genius KB19e was much, much, much better. I had it more than 4 years. I could it have even longer, but on one day i put a glas of water too near.... :(
Now i have Logitech Ultra-Flat Keyboard, very similar to this Samsung Pleomax and only thing i can say: it's a cheap shit
Well, guess what, I'm currently typing on the Genius KB19e - I must say it aged quite well and the keys that were very hard and that hindered typing speed are now softer and easier to type with, while the PKB-4500 is getting stuck keys(I've retired it).
I'll update the other review, perhaps I got a bad sample of the KB19e.
I'll be trying the ASUS EK-C2 when I get the chance but for now I'm satisfied with the KB19e(most Genius keyboards still suck) - it's sad the layout isn't great to work with.
Best regards
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