KEYBOARD

AccuMed 105 Key Sealed Antibacterial Medical Keyboard, €96.33, amazon.co.uk

CLAIM: This keyboard is designed so there are no areas around the keys where dirt and germs can collect.

Fully sealed and 100 per cent waterproof, it is said to be quick and easy to wipe clean, making it the ‘perfect combination to aid with bacteria, virus, fungi and algae control’.

EXPERT VERDICT: Although it says it is antibacterial, there is no antibacterial coating, and it is really just selling itself on being easier to clean.

But there are still raised edges on the sides of the keyboard where bacteria can cluster, which means there’s potential for them to embed, even if you’ve wiped it down.

It is marginally better, perhaps, than a keyboard with lots of nooks and crannies, as long as you are cleaning it between uses by different people with something like alcohol to decontaminate the surface.

3/10