A glance at planting grass and making fun of apes, a practical tool with personality and beauty, IQUNIX ZX75 three-mode hot-swappable keyboard experience

As a peripheral player who has been in the pit for many years, I can’t help but buy new keyboards with distinctive personality again and again, and I believe that old players who like customization will generally not choose keyboards with full keys. . Therefore, in recent years, after the author bought a lot of customized keyboards with 87 and 68 arrangements, I recently discovered that the aluminum factory IQUNIX actually launched a keyboard with 75% layout and 81-key arrangement. The theme model of Le Renpei, after all, a set of good-looking theme keycaps can add a lot of color to the keyboard itself.

Veteran peripheral players are naturally very familiar with the aluminum factory IQUNIX. It is estimated that new friends will not know much about their home, but objectively speaking, whether it is the F97 series they launched before or the explosive OG80 later, they have to admire the aluminum factory. The factory handles the key layout of the keyboard, as well as the appearance design and details. In the final analysis, if you want to play a personalized mass-produced customized keyboard without detours, IQUNIX is the right choice. The main reason for buying the IQUNIX ZX75 keycaps this time is that I have never tried their 81-key arrangement with a 75% layout. The style is planted at a glance, and then I will explain it in detail through this unboxing experience.

Before opening the box, I would like to talk about the optional shaft configuration of IQUNIX ZX75. At present, the aluminum factory provides three types of shafts: TTC fast silver shaft, TTC gold powder shaft and TTC holy panda shaft, and the configuration with or without RGB backlight is optional. The price is not much different, you can choose according to your own preferences.

The details of the layered sponge-lined packaging are thoughtful, and the accessories are rich and exaggerated. Including keyboard transparent dust cover, nylon braided A to C charging data cable, cleaning brush, key puller, USB receiver + extension module, a set of 8 personalized supplementary keycaps, and an instruction booklet and LOGO stickers.

In terms of the appearance design and details of the keyboard, first of all, IQUNIX ZX75 adopts a rather special 75% layout, and is equipped with a total of 81 keys. In addition to retaining the complete F function key area, it also retains DEL, INS, HOME And other function keys that are convenient for text editing, and meet the requirements of full key without punching. As for the support for up to 3 Bluetooth devices, as well as the switching involving backlight brightness, mode, etc., it is realized through the FN combination shortcut key. In addition, the adaptation mode switching between Windows and macOS systems can also be realized through the combination of keys.

In addition, the overall shell of the keyboard is made of matte black PC material, the frame adopts a rounded design, and the mold details are also processed in place. The shell is fixed with hexagon socket head screws full of industrial style, which is also quite special.

Personally, I especially like the tube-style status indicator light in the upper right corner of the keyboard. It emits light in different colors to show different keyboard statuses. For example, flashing blue, green, and yellow represent pairing with different Bluetooth devices, and flashing pink is compatible with 2.4G wireless devices to trigger capitalization. White is always on, red flashes when the battery is low, etc., taking into account the excellent sense of technology and practicality. Moreover, a multimedia button with rotation and pressing functions is designed for it. At first glance, it looks like an embedded chocolate candy. It is made of metal material but has a delicate and skin-friendly silky touch. After using the two detail designs, you will find it particularly pleasing.

The rear side of the keyboard adopts a large-area triangular pattern design, which can further enhance the visual level and beauty. The centered Type-C interface is used when using the wired mode and charging the keyboard, and the design of the separation of the keys and wires is also more convenient for daily storage. It is worth affirming that this time IQUNIX ZX75 is actually equipped with a 6000mAh super-capacity battery. If you choose to use it in Bluetooth mode with the backlight turned off, it can achieve an ultra-durable battery life of up to 260 days, isn’t it quite powerful?

Looking at the back of the keyboard, the frosted and semi-transparent bottom shell is still used. The circuit board and key solder joints inside are faintly visible. When the key is lit, it can also bring a certain light transmission effect, full of technological mystery. The four corners of the keyboard are unexpectedly designed with strip-shaped non-slip foot pads, and the sticker in the center provides parameter information such as the keyboard model, input voltage, and battery capacity. The wired/wireless mode toggle switch set under the sticker looks unobtrusive.

I have to say that the foot support design brought by IQUNIX ZX75 this time is also quite unique. It adopts a detachable magnetic fixation method. Flipping different surfaces can achieve two heights of flat and one-piece support, and the magnetic absorption + The design consideration of the limit card slot also brings a very secure fixing effect, and the actual experience is convenient and worry-free.

In addition, it is not difficult to see from the side of the keyboard that the IQUNIX ZX75 itself adopts a slope design with a high front and a low rear, so it is completely OK for daily use without supporting the feet. In addition, looking at the keycaps from the side, it can also be found that the keycaps of the IQUNIX ZX75 are equipped with KDA-height ball caps.

When it comes to the keycap, it is naturally made of PBT material, and it adopts the five-sided sublimation process. The characters are printed exquisitely and delicately. The surface has a skin-friendly and delicate matte touch, and it has excellent comprehensive performance in terms of anti-slip, wear-resistant and oil-resistant.

As for the theme of the keycaps, the music of the ape is designed and manufactured by Fingertip Wenchuang. It is reported that the name of the music of the ape is a happy ape. His attitude of "see no injustice, speak no injustice, and listen to injustice". From now on, just tap this keyboard, and you can get the secrets of happiness, love, blessing, and happiness in a happy life.

In terms of the core switch body, the author finally chose the TTC gold powder switch whose key ring is still quite popular, and the IQUNIX ZX75 has been moistened by the factory, and the trigger force is only 37g. The linear feel of the red switch is as smooth as flowing water. , It is really the kind of light and smooth comfortable experience, which is very suitable for friends who input a lot of code words every day. It is no wonder that this switch is a must-enter experience for customized players. In addition, IQUNIX ZX75 also supports full-key hot-swappable switches, and is compatible with most types of MX tripod switches and five-pin switches on the market, so you can create an exclusive keyboard that completely suits your usage habits through DIY switch replacement.

Since I chose the RGB backlight version, I would like to talk to you about the lighting performance of IQUNIX ZX75. The keycaps are opaque but the matte and semi-black shell can transmit light, and the lighting effect with the highest brightness at night is cool enough, and the lighting effect brightness is even and smooth, and there are multiple built-in lighting effect modes to choose from. The brightness and lighting speed can be adjusted freely, and the playability is quite high.

Written at the end, after a period of use experience, I have to say that this IQUNIX ZX75 Le Renyuan three-mode wireless mechanical keyboard from the aluminum manufacturer has indeed GET the careful thinking of the old peripheral player like the author in many ways, no matter its unique personality Keycap themes from well-known original design teams and many eye-catching detail configurations, or the highly practical 75-arrangement combination, and even the consideration of ultra-long battery life and high degree of freedom of hot-swappable switches, not to mention the optional The switches are not broken, no matter gold powder, fast silver or holy panda switches are all excellent switches, so the IQUNIX ZX75, which spends all the money on the cutting edge, becomes extremely playable. . In addition, it is reported that their family will launch a little prince-themed model in the near future. I don’t know what kind of different style design it will be. Interested friends may wish to pay more attention.