Our Engadget compis of English have received a test unit of the new OLED keyboard from United Keys, you know, that copy of the marketplace attractive and expensive-to-equal parts Optimus Maximus, which now you summarize the most interesting impressions of his analysis. Among the main issues to highlight is its ease of installation; Forget CDs, only have to connect via your USB keyboard and ready for use. If for some reason do not recognize at the outset, we must not be alarmed, since a simple visit to the site to download any file required resolve the situation quickly. With regard to software for configuring the keys, this is quite simple and functional.

However, once we’re going to make use of peripherals, the magic fades. Yes, the keys are quite bright and can be seen perfectly from every angle, but his limitations are more obvious and that the images of 64 x 64 monochrome are doing everything to lose its charm, and more if an Optimus has already crossed your life. Moreover, the rest of the keyboard is fairly common, so it is advisable that in case you want to get one, just buy the separate keypad with its nine keys.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, we must make out a case for United Keys: everything works as promised, and justifies its low price (in part) the constraints that have, so you may be asked not to pears elm. The United Keys also have assured that they will continue to work on product development and in fact has been confirmed, on the one hand, around mid-2009 launched a version for Mac and Linux and other, who are in search of a model with a color keys. Should Optimus to be afraid of what lies ahead?