98 equipped with a new catfish royal ax Y98 mechanical keyboard

In the past two years, the involution in the mechanical keyboard circle has been quite serious, but we can find that the 98 configuration has not been seriously involved in the track of the 98 configuration. The main reason is that the 98 configuration Korean brand Leopard holds the 98 configuration. patents - making it difficult for a number of domestic manufacturers to perform on the track with 98 configurations. But for many people, especially those who deal with numbers such as finance, because the 98 arrangement is both compact and retains an independent small number area. However, under the limitation of patents, domestic manufacturers still launched some keyboards with 98 configurations through various methods. What I got today is the latest Y98 keyboard launched by Royal Axe.

The brand of Yufu has been at the forefront of the market since its launch this year. The Y series is a high-end series in the Yufu product line. During the 618 period, the first keyboard of the Y series, Y68, was launched. The metal edging design and excellent feel are also in the market. Good sales have been achieved in the market.

The packaging of Y98 adopts a double-layer design, and the whole packaging looks very long. Y98 has four color schemes, mine is called Steampunk - I like the contrasting color design of black, orange and yellow very much.

In addition to the keyboard body, there is a link manual, dust cover, instruction manual, four spare shafts, magnetic feet, key puller and shaft puller in the package. The standard keyboard cable is a rubber screw aviation plug Wire.

The exterior design of the Y98 directly follows the style of the Y68, and there are many design elements unique to the Yufu brand.

The first is the toggle mode switch in the upper right corner with the most family characteristics of Royal Axe. The toggle switch on the front of the Royal Axe, combined with the power switch on the top side of the keyboard and the 2.4G storage compartment, all operations do not need to turn the keyboard over. Compared with those who set the switch on the back of the keyboard in terms of experience The product is too strong.

The switch lever is just the right length for effortless use

The power switch is marked with red and green bright colors, which is a fool's operation.

There are metal strips on both sides of the keyboard, which is not only a continuation of the design elements of the Y series products, but also has a certain protective effect on the sides and corners of the keyboard. I think Royal Ax can consider some other colors of side metal strips for retail to provide more personalized options.

Because the common functional areas on the back have been transferred to the front and side, the back of the Y98 is very simple, except for the four feet, there is only the nameplate in the middle. The foot support is a magnetic replacement foot support, which is also a common design in many customized keyboards.

The royal ax on the keycap adopts OEM closed characters with high two-color technology, black characters on yellow keycaps and white characters on black keycaps, and the printing process is exquisite. Moreover, there are blue side-engraved icons printed on the Fn-level function keys, which is very convenient for the use of combined function keys.

The switch body of Y98 uses the most popular TTC gold powder V2 and Kuaiyin V2 switch body at present. Y87/98 is also one of the first batch of mass-produced keyboard products using Kuaiyin V2 switch body. The PCB supports hot-swapping and is compatible with five-pin shafts, and the shaft seats are also from TTC.

The small keyboard area confirms and the + sign. The shaft body is rotated 90 degrees for installation. This small change greatly facilitates the disassembly and assembly of the shaft body.

The internal stacking of the keyboard is still very sufficient-standard silicone sandwich pads and silicone bottom pads, and silicone sound-absorbing strips are also stuffed in the space, which effectively controls the cavity sound.

The only thing I don’t understand is that Royal Ax clearly made small ears, but instead of using the gasket structure, it uses the traditional hull structure to fix the PCB board with screws.

The satellite shaft comes with lubrication at the factory, and the big key can be used immediately

The RGB light is reversed, the light position is up, the brightness is quite satisfactory, it supports music rhythm, and the lighting effect can also be customized through the driver. The keys can also be edited and support macro definition. It is worth mentioning that the driver can be used in 2.4G wireless mode

To sum up, the Royal Ax Y98 is priced at 549 yuan. It has a cool appearance, excellent texture, conscientious configuration, equipped with the popular TTC gold powder/quick silver V2 shaft, and considerate accessories. It is currently mass-produced It is a very good choice among the 98 series products.