A fairy tale written for adults, daydreaming at sunset IQUNIX ZX75 Little Prince joint three-mode mechanical keyboard

As a keyboard enthusiast, I have also come into contact with many mechanical keyboards in recent years. Among them, the aluminum factory IQUNIX firmly occupies a place in my heart with its unique design style and solid quality. Will go to wait and see. No, IQUNIX launched a ZX75 three-mode mechanical keyboard jointly with the little prince a few years ago. The moment I saw the promotional picture, it instantly aroused my memory many years ago.

The "Little Prince" written by the French writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery in 1942 is well-known to every household. kind of adventure. The classic bridges in those stories are deeply imprinted in my mind, even now that I have grown up, it is always new. And this joint version of ZX75 integrates the past experience of the little prince into the keyboard. Whenever I see him, it always evokes the sleeping little prince in my heart.

Since it is a joint model, it naturally starts from the box, which is full of elements of the little prince. The "Sunset Reverie" I chose was inspired by the sentence in the book "One day, I watched the sunset forty-four times". Bright yellow as the theme creates an encounter with the little prince. "The afterglow of the setting sun swayed on the golden wheat ears. The fox and the little prince met for the first time. Because of the little prince, the fox fell in love with the sound of the wind blowing the wheat waves. The color of the wheat field is their bond."

The sentences on the side are all excerpted from the classic sentences in "The Little Prince", bilingual in Chinese and English, and the atmosphere of childhood overflows at the fingertips.

Opening the keyboard box is different from IQUNIX's previous design ideas from the perspective of transportation safety. This time, the box looks like a little prince from the inside out. Of course, this is not a simple pile of elements. The designers of IQUNIX are still online. While the overall style fits the theme, the whole packaging is very delicate and atmospheric. A good choice.

In order to better fit the style of the little prince, the packaging this time is more like a gift box. A strip similar to a girdle is designed on the top of the keyboard, and a golden metal keycap of the little prince is embedded on it, which has a sense of ceremony. full.

After taking out the keyboard, I found out that there is still a hidden mystery in the lower layer. The accessories of the keyboard are packed in two small boxes, which feel like a gift from the planet B612.

All the components this time, except the common keyboard body, dust cover, 1.5m data cable, 2.4G wireless receiver, USB adapter, MAC replacement keycap, key puller, shaft puller, brush, manual, stickers In addition, a little prince metal keycap and 6 commemorative cards are also included.

This set of commemorative cards is not just a few cards, it is full of childhood memories, and famous quotes from planet B612 are printed on the back.

This booklet, which looks like a picture book, is actually a product manual. With such a large manual, the design of IQUNIX will not let go of this opportunity to play freely, paying tribute to the classic passages of the little prince everywhere.

As for the manual, I don’t know if it’s because of the co-branded model of the ZX75 this time. Finally, a complete paper manual is used. From connection to RGB control, it should be as detailed as possible. It is no longer a simple process of getting started, and the rest is detailed in the electronic manual of the official account.

The four MAC replacement keycaps surrounded by roses, if you use MAC users, you can replace them directly.

As well as this metal commemorative keycap for the little prince, the texture of the metal is very good, and it has a certain weight in the hand. It is heavy, just like the accumulation of the little prince in my heart for many years.

On the keyboard body, as always, a dust cover is attached. This is a good habit. I personally put a dust cover on the keyboard all the year round, otherwise it is not friendly to the keyboard.

This time the ZX75 keyboard still adopts the 81-key scheme, combined with a 75% compact layout, and on the premise of retaining complete functions as much as possible, it reduces the occupation of the desktop space, achieving 346*151*44mm. After all, although the space on the desktop is not expensive, it is indeed precious, and it is a little bit to save.

The appearance of "The Little Prince" can be seen everywhere on the surface of the keyboard: the little prince, the fox, the sunset, the wheat field and the unique rose on the planet.

The upper right corner is still the biggest feature of ZX75, the multimedia knob, the design of this knob is also smudged into the color of the sunset, immersed in the afterglow of the sunset.

The operation feel of the knob is also very good, silky and smooth without any stuttering, you can't help but turn it twice more when you have nothing to do, and it is also very good for decompression. Rotating left and right can be used to adjust the volume, and pressing vertically can control the play/pause of multimedia. For a diehard fan like me who usually likes to watch dramas, it is not too suitable.

The entire keyboard has its own curvature, which conforms to the ergonomic design, and you will not feel tired even if you type for a long time. The relief on the side is the scene of the little prince and the rose waiting together. The rose protected by the glass cover is the rose that the little prince loves.

The symmetrical triangle pattern on the back, with a Type-C interface sandwiched in the middle, although it is not really hollowed out, but the indescribable hazy beauty is still revealed. This time, the built-in battery capacity is as high as 6000mAh, so that its battery life can reach an astonishing 300 days. With this powerful battery life, you can basically charge it once, and you don’t have to worry about it for more than half a year.

In addition to the scene of the little prince and the rose alone on the back, there are some simple parameters, the copyright party, and a wired and wireless lever for switching the keyboard mode.

The foot support is also the unique detachable foot support design of ZX75, which is adsorbed to the bottom of the keyboard by means of magnetic attraction. When the user needs a larger inclination angle, he can take it out and change the surface by himself, and then cooperate with the curvature of the keycap itself to form a golden angle. Make typing more comfortable.

In terms of the shaft body, this joint model specially customized a little prince shaft for the little prince. This is also the first time that IQUNIX uses this shaft body, and the lineup is full. In terms of the quality of the shaft body, this is a linear shaft, the trigger pressure is 42±5gf, the conduction pressure is 52±5gf, the conduction stroke is about 2.0±0.4mm, and the total stroke is about 3.8±0.2mm. The overall feel and feedback are excellent. Very good, it’s OK to play games every day and eat a chicken.

On the large key, the satellite switch design is still used. The satellite switch produced by IQUNIX is notoriously good in touch. It can be used directly without additional adjustments in the later stage, and it is maintained at a high level after leaving the factory.

The keyboards in the aluminum factory basically support high customization, and this ZX75 Little Prince is no exception. The hot-swappable design of the full keyboard wins my heart, and it is compatible with three-legged and five-legged shafts at the same time. Very high, DIY lovers are ecstatic~ If you have other shafts in hand, you can also mix and match the whole thing~

I pressed the attached metal keycap on the ESC key. As a design practitioner, the ESC key is undoubtedly one of the keys I use most frequently. It is naturally the best way to place this special keycap. .

The only regret is that the data cable and 2.4G transmitter did not use the same sunset yellow as the keyboard body. It would be perfect if they could use a uniform color.

The ZX75 Little Prince has three connection methods: Bluetooth 5.1, 2.4G wireless, and wired. It supports Windows, macOS, IOS, and Android, and can be connected to computers, mobile phones, and tablets. At the same time, this co-branded model of the little prince is also equipped with RGB functions. Let us experience the 16 million color RGB lighting effects in the afterglow of the setting sun.

By the way, let me tell you some good news before the start, the keyboard of the aluminum factory finally has a driver~~ It has come out after a long wait, and the functions are quite complete, but I seem to have gotten used to the keyboard's self-control.

Press FN+Z to turn on and off the RGB lighting effect, and it is this kind of marquee effect at first, which is quite fun.

Use FN+DEL, INS to control the light and shade of the light. Of course, as an RGB lover, I naturally choose the brightest.

FN+HOME can be used to switch the built-in RGB lighting effect mode. ZX75 Little Prince comes with a variety of lighting effects, even if you don’t use driver customization, it’s enough for you to play.

The FN+END below is used to control the color of the light, watch me cut a sunset color~

In addition, this ZX75 Little Prince co-branded version also supports RGB lighting effect frequency. Just press FN + up and down to freely adjust the frequency of the lighting effect, but this frequency seems to have an upper limit. It can't be infinitely fast.

Let's pick a few built-in lighting effects to enjoy, there are too many lighting effects, dazzling, I can only pick a few for display.

As an aluminum factory keyboard, this time the IQUNIX ZX75 Little Prince co-branded version has broken my usual understanding of IQUNIX keyboards. It turns out that the keyboard can still be made like a fairy tale, as if you are in the planet of the little prince. Extricate yourself.

This joint model, the quality of the aluminum factory is still as reliable as ever. It not only retains the advantages of hot-swap customization, but also introduces a new shaft body customized by itself, which is also a major breakthrough. Finally, I have to mention that the design of IQUNIX has always been online. As far as the appearance is concerned, not to mention anything else, when I disassembled it in the office, no less than 10 young ladies came to ask about it.