You may get your hands on the Everest Max Test Hardware from Mountain, a keyboard that was partially funded by an Indiegogo crowd-funding campaign.
The goal for the small manufacturer is straightforward: to provide a high-quality, ultra-modulable keyboard that can be tailored to meet your specific requirements.
We were able to get our hands on the legendary Mountain Everest Max in Azerty format, and the least that can be said about it is that it knows how to differentiate himself from the competition right out of the box. In fact, the Everest Mountain (as its name suggests) is housed in an imposing package in the company’s signature colors of black and blue. The box is divided into two different sections: one for the clavier and the resting-poignet, and another for the resting-poignet and the rest of the accessories (which is located inside the box).
A significant degree of modularity
The Everest Max keyboard is a completely modular and programmable accessory that allows you to save only the information that is relevant to you. Is it quiet and peaceful in your home, when you sit at your desk? Choose a full-size format with a resting-poignet if possible. You’re taking a portable computer on vacation with you. You may convert it to whatever format you choose, including TKL (which does not require a digital pave), while retaining the resting-place and even the multimedia module. At this time, it is the only key on the market that offers such a wide range of customization options. It’s clear that the price of such an accessory is higher than most people are willing to pay, since it is being offered for 249 euros, making it clearly out of reach for most people.
The appropriate selection of materials
When it comes out of the box, the chassis measures 265x461x43mm and is made of a variety of high-quality materials. To be specific, an aluminum divider that divides the room into two halves. One with vintage-style wear and tear (such as the well-known circular wear and tear that can be seen on some metal plaques from the beginning of the twentieth century) and one with a brossé aluminum frame for the upper and lower frames, as can be seen in the photographs that accompany the Test. Despite the fact that the design is quite similar to that of some other high-end keyboards, it is nevertheless easy to distinguish it from the crowd, particularly because of its modularity, which is immediately apparent.
A poorly thought-out design
On the rear aspect of the vehicle, the accroches system and the routing channels can be clearly seen and distinguished. The only disappointment is that the resting-place does not take use of a system that allows the tool to be clipped to the entire structure, instead opting for a small aimant system that is not really practical. As soon as the keyboard is moved by a few centimeters, the user has a tendency to wander around the office space. It’s a real shame considering the price of the keyboard. The other modules, such as the multimedia, exude solidity and quality, and the user has the option of clipping the top right corner or the top left corner, depending on their personal preference, to further enhance this feeling.
Performances scheduled in advance
The well-known multi-media dock is a tremendously valuable addition to the keyboard because it allows you to manage PC monitoring (processor utilization, GPU utilization, and so on) in addition to being able to control the volume and other more traditional settings such as the brightness with a single button press.
Base Camp, the software that has been cleverly named after Mount Everest, allows you to manage each of the keyboard options that are available to you while remaining in the Everest database and vocabulary. This includes both the affichage on the multimedia module as well as the affichage on the digital pave’s affichage buttons.
Is it a stroke of genius?
For the time being, the clavier is equipped with MX RED switches, which aren’t particularly impressive in the gaming environment. While this is a pain in the neck for those in charge of administrative tasks in the workplace, it will serve you well in your home for a mix of gaming and administrative tasks. The return of touch is superb, and the responsiveness is also faultless in this regard. In our testing, we found that the Everest worked well in a variety of games, including the excellent Hunt: Showdown, and that there was little difference between the two. It is here that a high-quality keyboard for gaming purposes is being discussed.
Overall, the idea of allowing users to write directly on the keyboard and to do so across many modules is a fantastic one…. Although this appears to be a viable choice at first glance, it is important to note that, after prolonged use, it becomes increasingly difficult to go back to a more conventional keyboard model.
Latest: September 2024
