如今,平板电脑无疑是流行的设备。它们重量轻,易于放入包中随身携带(bag and carry),并且用途广泛。然而,即使添加了“ Swipe ”键盘应用程序(keyboard app),在平板电脑的虚拟键盘上打字也不像在物理键盘上打字那样流畅和快速,至少在你结束打字的狩猎和啄食阶段(hunt and peck stage)之后是这样。这就是为什么许多制造商提供小巧轻便的便携式键盘,让平板电脑爱好者的生活更加轻松。Inateck提供PC 和 Mac 布局(PC and Mac layouts)的便携式键盘。我们收到BK1003 键盘(BK1003 keyboard)进行测试(它具有Windows 布局(Windows layout),但稍后会详细介绍)。在使用各种设备对其进行测试后,我们准备向您展示我们的发现,在这篇评论中:
拆箱Inateck BK1003 蓝牙键盘(Inateck BK1003 Bluetooth Keyboard)
与Inateck的许多其他产品不同,BK1003 蓝牙键盘(BK1003 Bluetooth Keyboard)没有采用光滑的黑色盒子。它装在一个相当普通的棕色纸板箱中(cardboard box),正面印有制造商的名称。
在里面,你会发现键盘放在一个普通的纸板托盘(plain cardboard tray)中。但是请注意(Pay attention),因为托盘中看起来像垫片的东西实际上是一个管子,其中包含键盘随附的USB 电缆。(USB cable)
将键盘从托盘中取出并从管子上取下电源线,您将得到键盘、USB 数据线(USB cord)和一本小说明书(instruction manual)。
键盘是迷人的哑光黑色。手册称它为“巧克力”,所以它们一定是指非常黑的巧克力。🙂
背面是拉丝不锈钢,为键盘提供了非常坚固的底座,快速打字的人一定会喜欢的。有四个小而有效的橡胶脚垫,可防止键盘滑动。开On/Off switch位于距离橡胶脚约一英寸(2.5 厘米)的顶部边缘。
总体而言,键盘为 280 x 135 x 18 毫米(11.1 x 5.32 x 0.7 英寸)。它的重量没有列出;我们使用数字秤称它为 306 克(10.7 盎司)。您可以在此处的(here)网页上(web page) 查看其所有规格以及公司的插图和信息。
建立联系
键盘在其内置可充电电池中带有足够的电量,可以让我们进行实验(它通过随附的USB 电缆(USB cable)充电)。我们将键盘与各种蓝牙(Bluetooth)设备配对。要进行连接,请打开键盘,使您的设备在蓝牙连接中(Bluetooth connection)可见(device visible),然后按Fn 键(Fn key)和C 键(C key),上面有蓝牙徽标(Bluetooth logo)。键盘几乎立即与三星平板电脑(Samsung tablet)连接。
它在运行 Windows 8.1 的笔记本电脑和运行OS X Yosemite的(OS X Yosemite)Macbook Air上也能很好地工作。
与连接任何非 Apple 键盘一样,OS X Yosemite要求我们按几个键,以便操作系统(operating system)可以判断它正在处理哪种键盘,但之后就一帆风顺了。
这是一个键盘。它会打字吗?🙂
我们通过各种设备测试了键盘。我们在美国的测试员是一位打字速度非常快(每分钟 110 个字或更多)的打字员,并且对键盘非常挑剔,尤其喜欢静音键盘。Inateck BK1003 蓝牙键盘(Inateck BK1003 Bluetooth Keyboard)的运行非常安静,按键行程相当长,再加上坚固的金属底座(metal base),让打字感觉迅速而有保障。磨砂表面(matte surface)很容易打字,它不会像光滑表面那样容易显示指纹和污迹,这是一个很大的优势。
我们注意到有标记为Android、Win和 iOS 的键。但是,该手册没有解释这些应该做什么。带有蓝牙标志(Bluetooth logo)的钥匙是不言自明的。Windows 键(Windows key)的工作方式与您在Windows 8.1上所期望的一样,并且还用作OS X中的Command 键(Command key)。
我们在三星平板电脑(Samsung tablet)上试用了Google Docs 应用程序(Google Docs apps)。(注意:(NOTE:)屏幕上的绿色投射是照片的伪影,而不是使用Google Docs 应用程序(Google Docs apps)屏幕的实际颜色——很难使用白色桌子、黑色键盘和白色平板电脑屏幕获得适当的(tablet screen)色彩平衡(color balance))。
我们没有用于测试键盘的Windows 平板电脑(Windows tablet),因此我们使用了运行Windows 8.1的(Windows 8.1)联想笔记本电脑(Lenovo laptop)。我们使用Google Docs作为这台笔记本电脑的首选文字处理器(word processor),我们发现使用Inateck 键盘输入(Inateck keyboard)Google Docs的效果与使用笔记本电脑自己的键盘一样好。
而在Microsoft Office Word 11 for Mac中,情况也是如此。
使用适当的设备按Android、Win和 iOS 键似乎不会影响连接或键盘的工作方式。不过,我们没有支持蓝牙(Bluetooth)的iOS 设备(iOS device)来测试它。如果手册解释了我们应该如何使用这些键,事情会变得更容易。我们尝试了同时按下和不按下Fn 键(Fn key),但似乎没有任何改变。
判决
总而言之,使用Inateck BK1003 键盘(Inateck BK1003 keyboard)是一种乐趣。它很容易打字,虽然它很小,但并不感到局促。与我们之前评测过的Microsoft Wedge 移动键盘(Microsoft Wedge Mobile keyboard)相比,我们更喜欢它。它轻薄,便于携带便携式设备随身携带。如果Inateck提供了某种手提袋(或在他们的网站上单独购买),那就太好了,但这是一个小问题。它可以轻松滑入便携设备的手提箱或手提包的口袋中。Inateck BK1003 蓝牙键盘与任何标准(Inateck BK1003 Bluetooth Keyboard)桌面键盘(desktop keyboard)一样坚固. 它由优质材料制成,按键安静,打字非常舒适。它小巧便携,可通过任何USB 端口或充电器充电(USB port or charger),几乎可立即与蓝牙设备配对。(Bluetooth)再加上具有吸引力的价格,您就绝对是赢家了。
Reviewing The Inateck BK1003 Bluetooth Keyboard - Affordable And Portable
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Unboxing The Inateck BK1003 Bluetooth Keyboard
Unlike many of Inateck's other products, the BK1003 Bluetooth Keyboard does not come in a glossy black box. It arrives in a rather plain brown cardboard box with the manufacturer's name on the front.
Inside, you'll find the keyboard sitting in a plain cardboard tray. Pay attention, though, because what looks like a spacer in the tray is actually a tube that contains the USB cable that's supplied with the keyboard.
Take the keyboard out of the tray and remove the cord from the tube and you'll end up with the keyboard, the USB cord and a small instruction manual.
The keyboard is an attractive matte black. The manual calls it "chocolate" so they must mean very DARK chocolate. 🙂
The back is brushed stainless steel, which gives the keyboard a very firm base, something fast typists will definitely appreciate. There are four small but effective rubber feet, to keep the keyboard from sliding around. The On/Off switch is on the top edge about an inch (2.5cm) from the rubber foot.
Overall, the keyboard is 280 x 135 x 18mm (11.1 x 5.32 x 0.7 inches). Its weight is not listed; we used a digital scale to weigh it at 306 grams (10.7 ounces). You can see all its specifications and the company's illustrations and information on its web page here.
Making The Connection
The keyboard arrived with enough charge in its built-in rechargeable battery to allow us to experiment (it charges via the included USB cable). We paired the keyboard with a variety of Bluetooth devices. To connect, you switch on the keyboard, make your device visible for a Bluetooth connection and then press the Fn key and the C key, which has the Bluetooth logo on it. The keyboard connected almost instantly with a Samsung tablet.
It also worked very well with a laptop running Windows 8.1 and a Macbook Air running OS X Yosemite.
As with connecting any non-Apple keyboard, OS X Yosemite asked us to press a couple of keys so the operating system could tell what kind of keyboard it was dealing with, but after that it was smooth sailing.
It's A Keyboard. Does It Type? 🙂
We put the keyboard through its paces with a variety of devices. Our US-based tester is a very fast typist (110 words per minute or more) and is very particular about keyboards and especially fond of silent keyboards. The Inateck BK1003 Bluetooth Keyboard is impressively quiet in operation, and the keys have a fairly long travel, which, along with the solid metal base, makes typing feel swift and assured. The matte surface is a pleasure to type on and it won't show fingerprints and smudges as easily as a glossy surface, which is a big plus.
We noticed that there are keys labeled Android, Win, and iOS. However, the manual does not explain what these are supposed to do. The key with the Bluetooth logo on it was self explanatory. The Windows key works just as you'd expect on Windows 8.1 and also serves as a Command key in OS X.
We tried the Google Docs apps on the Samsung tablet. (NOTE: the green cast to the screen is an artifact of the photo, not the actual color of the screen with the Google Docs apps--it was difficult to get a proper color balance with a white table, black keyboard and white tablet screen).
We did not have a Windows tablet to test the keyboard with, so we used a Lenovo laptop running Windows 8.1. We use Google Docs as the word processor of choice on this laptop, and we found that typing into Google Docs with the Inateck keyboard worked just as well as with the laptop's own keyboard.
And in Microsoft Office Word 11 for Mac, the situation was the same.
Pressing the Android, Win, and iOS keys with the appropriate devices didn't seem to affect the connection or the way the keyboard worked. We didn't have a Bluetooth capable iOS device to test it out on though. It would have made things easier if the manual had explained what we were supposed to do with these keys. We tried it with and without pressing the Fn key at the same time, but nothing seemed to change.
The Verdict
All in all, the Inateck BK1003 keyboard was a joy to work with. It was easy to type on and although it is small, it did not feel cramped. We liked it better than the Microsoft Wedge Mobile keyboard that we previously reviewed. It's thin and lightweight and will be easy to carry around with a portable device. It would have been nice if Inateck had supplied a carrying bag of some kind with it (or provided one for separate purchase on their website) but that is a minor quibble. It can slip easily into the pocket of a case or carrying bag for your portable device. The Inateck BK1003 Bluetooth Keyboard felt as solid as any standard desktop keyboard. It's made of quality materials, the keys are quiet and typing on it is very comfortable. It's small and easily portable, recharges from any USB port or charger, and pairs with Bluetooth devices almost instantly. Couple that with an attractive price and you've got a definite winner.