Clavier Aluminium (HCK-1S18A) Keyboard

     As an average computer user, I am still getting used to all the fancy stuff there is for customizing and dressing-up a pc.  The compact aluminum Hiper Clavier keyboard is quite an eye-catcher, and compact enough to leave plenty of room on the desktop for those oversized mousepads everyone seems to be getting.  So what did I find out about this fancy keyboard? 

     To begin with we see that Hiper is all about showcasing the flash and flare of the brushed aluminum casing, and the flat-top keys.

     The back of the box has a generalized drawing of the key layout with some specs, and an attention to the multimedia keys of this board.  The eight multimedia keys are the standard play/pause, stop, forward, reverse, volume up/down, along with a WWW and an Email key.

     Opening the box, I find the keyboard easy to remove from the plastic shielding.

     The brushed surface is smooth to the touch, yet easily detected with a fingernail.  The edges have a machined chamfer to eliminate potential hazards for the user.  Although the case is aluminum, the keys are all plastic that has been coated with a metallic looking finish.  Using the keyboard, I can tell that they are a quiet membrane style key action rather than the mechanical clicker style of my old trusty AT.

     The standard three LEDs are above the number pad, and glow bluish-white, pink, and purple for num-lock, caps-lock, and scroll-lock respectively.