All kinds of random evaluations Part 11: Equipment for the start of the school season: Yan Kong’s heart is good, my first mechanical keyboard - Dareu A81 three-mode mechanical keyboard

As a digital enthusiast, of course, I have been envious of mechanical keyboards for a long time, but the expensive ones are expensive, and the cheap ones are not good-looking. I don’t know when I became a face-controlling person. My friends laugh at me and finally have a bit of a woman. The way it should be.

It’s almost Chinese New Year, and I’m going to change a keyboard. I asked the digital master, and recommended Dareu to me. He said that you are a novice, and there is no need to pursue customization. It’s better to buy a mass-produced keyboard and play it if you are interested. De-customized or more expensive keyboards, this brand is cost-effective and suitable for novices. So I spotted this Daryou A81 in two colors, sky blue and coquettish purple.

I immediately fell in love with Violet Violet, the combination of bright yellow and purple is so beautiful, it is the god in my mind.

What kind of shaft, lubrication, everything is compromised, nothing can stop the anger.

I placed an order quickly and got my first mechanical keyboard in my life.

When I went to the courier to get it, I saw that the box was not big, and I thought it was not heavy, so I picked it up with one hand, and almost twisted my hand. When I got home and unpacked it, I saw a bright silver box. The box was made in a punk style. It seems that I don't have to return it.

There is a sticker on the front, which says Zijin Switch pro, and next to it says soft elastic and soft feel.

On the side, there are sound-absorbing silicone pads, satellite shafts, RGB lights, and the Gasket structure of the elastic arm. Except for the light, you can tell what it is at a glance. For people like me who are playing with mechanical keyboards for the first time, they are actually quite unfamiliar. I can only feel it a little bit.

The back is 75% larger. This keyboard has 81 keys. Compared with the 108-key full keyboard, it is 75%. The so-called 75-key arrangement is also true. Wireless, wired, and bluetooth three modes, this is what I value very much. As a non-professional digital player and a scumbag game party, computer games basically use a mouse and a keyboard, and most of the time it is either coding or drawing and cutting videos , so Bluetooth, which has no wires and does not occupy the interface, is just what I need. In addition to Bluetooth, there are other modes, which is a plus.

Open the box and see the main body, a translucent plastic packaging bag inside a transparent cover, my angry keyboard is looming inside. It was heavy in the hands, so I put it on the table obediently, took it out of the box, and there was a pack of accessories underneath.

The accessories include a plugger, several keycaps, a data cable that can be used as a cable for charging, and an instruction manual.

The data cable is not made of nylon, but a very common black data cable. The wire is very thick and not soft. It doesn’t matter to me. Anyway, I am either Bluetooth or wireless, so there is a high probability that I won’t be able to use it.

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The keycaps are white + purple, the Enter, direction, and Esc keys have purple letters on a white background, and other keyboards have white letters on a purple background. The outer frame is bright yellow, with a purple decorative strip. This combination is my favorite.

There is a white button on the side, which is used to adjust the mode, which is used to select wireless, wired or Bluetooth. The first one is 2.4G, the second one is wired, and the third one is Bluetooth, with Dareu’s English on it.

There are three lights on the keyboard, BT has been changed to look like a battery, and it took a long time to find out that the first light is uppercase and lowercase, the light is white, the second light is connection, the connection is purple, and the third light is It's the battery level, and if you use a cable, this light will also be on, it is red, and there is a gradual effect, but because the letters used are the same, it is easy to get it wrong.

There is a wireless receiver on the other side, which is usually black, and has a finger position for easy removal. This position has damping, so that the receiver will be more stable and will not be lost casually. But can't this product be made on the back? It really affects the appearance.

There is a long purple strip on the front, a charging port, and a switch for win and mac. You can choose the supported system. You can see that there is no switch for Android. It should not be supported. In the actual test, typing is no problem. , other shortcut key functions are gone.

This long purple strip is a decorative strip, which can be removed, but it cannot be broken off by hand. You need to use a tool such as a crowbar, because there is no replacement decorative strip included, so I did not remove it.

There are four sides in total, and holes have been dug on three sides. This product manager is undoubtedly a straight man.

The back side remains intact, and there is still a faint 75% of it. I used both glossy and frosted methods, and the sense of refinement immediately increased. Could it be that the back side was made by a young lady?

I used Bluetooth first, which is my main connection method. Of course, I am most concerned. Turn on the Bluetooth search on the computer, dial the Bluetooth button, and press Fn+Q. The connection is very fast, basically within seconds. It would be nice if a bluetooth logo was drawn on the Q, I really don't bother to remember the key combination. After connecting, the fuchsia light is on, which is very beautiful.

Plug the receiver into the computer, connect in seconds, and the actual measurement is stable. The delay is purely typing, so I don’t feel much. Try playing a game someday.

To test the wired connection, I didn’t use the supplied cable, so I directly took a 100w dual-c port and poked it in, and it was connected without any resistance. For me, the cable should be rarely used, as long as it can be connected to normal use, when the cable is connected, the charging light is on, red, very eye-catching.

It is green when fully charged, very eye-catching

Look at the description, it is a paragraph switch, and there are only two membrane keyboards at hand, so we can only compare the keyboards at hand. These two keyboards are both from Logitech, one K220 and one K380. Compared with the membrane keyboard, the keys are indeed slightly heavier and the key travel is relatively longer. Since the keyboard has a certain height, if it takes a long time, the bending range of the wrist is at least twice as high as that of the membrane keyboard, so it needs to be equipped with a hand rest to protect the wrist. The actual comfort is quite good after long-term use.

The height of the keycaps is the original factory height, which is considered medium, suitable for most ordinary players and entry-level players, such as me, the following is the keycap comparison chart I found, the so-called original factory height refers to the red one in the middle The height of the key Cherry.

The PBT material is used, which is not easy to get oily, and has a delicate matte feel, which looks very delicate. The words on the keycaps will not fall off easily if the secondary injection molding is used, ensuring the service life of the keycaps.

The actual knocking sound must be much louder than the membrane keyboard, after all, the membrane keyboard is basically silent. But this kind of voice is not annoying, on the contrary, it has a kind of refreshing effect. The large keys are equipped with satellite switches, and the sound is a bit dull, so Xiao Jian shouldn't be too happy to knock them. The large keys of a membrane keyboard with a higher keycap will vibrate. This keyboard has no such problem at all. Of course, it is also possible that my keyboard is not too expensive.

This keyboard uses Dalyou’s own Zijin switch pro. As a newcomer to a mechanical keyboard + people who only have this mechanical keyboard at hand, there is no way to evaluate the quality of this switch, but as my daily office Adding video clips is enough for drawing. Other children’s shoes who are also digital enthusiasts told me that the sky axis is better because the sky axis is a linear axis. The result makes my heart itch. I am considering whether to enter the sky again Axis look.

The shaft supports hot-swapping, so you can replace different shafts according to your own needs. There is a plug-in device in the accessories, which is very friendly to beginners. After all, not everyone can solder and remove circuit boards.

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You can use Fn + space to control the size of the light and whether it is on or not. The light is like a wave of neon lights. It is very beautiful, but because the color of the keycap is relatively dark, it needs to be seen in a darker environment. The brightness can be adjusted to three levels , the actual difference is not significant. Since the official website has not given the driver yet, there is no way to modify it by yourself. Of course, it can also be turned off to save power. Later, you can replace the transparent keycap by yourself, so that you can see the effect of the rainbow light.

I look forward to updating the driver on the official website as soon as possible, so that this keyboard will have more playability.

According to the official statement, this keyboard uses a Gasket structure. I specifically checked the relevant information. The so-called Gasket structure is also a gasket structure. This structure has no screws or screws are only responsible for fixing the upper and lower shells. The positioning plate is fixed by the pressure of the upper and lower shells. In the middle, because there is no rigid structure and screw support, the hand feel is very uniform. Due to the existence of gaskets, there are cushions on the top and bottom, so it will provide a softer, elastic and warmer hand feel.

In the official dismantling diagram, all kinds of silicone and cotton have four layers in total, so the hand feel is indeed softer.

This structure is also the most commonly used in customized keyboards, with pure sound and soft touch. Quite friendly for non-gaming parties.

I originally wanted to buy a 100-array, the full keyboard is so much fun to use. But after looking at the full keyboard of my colleagues, there is always a kind of stupid rush. In the end, the appearance has the upper hand. The 81-key 75 array is actually similar to my laptop keyboard layout, so I don’t need to get used to it. I fell in love with the A81 at the first sight. I don’t care if it is a full keyboard or not.

The fun thing about mechanical keyboards is that you can replace the keycaps and shafts by yourself. Since there are spare keycaps and plugs, of course you have to try it. In fact, it failed. I pulled out the space bar, which was very tight. I pulled it out several times I didn't pull it out, so of course I couldn't see what the shaft looked like. It seemed that I didn't have enough skill to dismantle it.

There are several combination keys, which are used to turn on the bluetooth channel connection, light, mouse direction and restore the factory mode. I probably use the most bluetooth channel and light. If possible, I still hope that it can be printed directly on the keycap. It's a bit of a hassle to look through the manual.

As far as the current actual use is concerned, if it is used for office work or editing and drawing, this keyboard is very cool to use, but since the official has not provided the corresponding driver so far, it is temporarily unusable to use macro commands . Can only wait for the official website to update.

The mechanical keyboard is something that you can’t go back once you use it. It doesn’t feel too good when you type it, which makes me a little disgusted with using Logitech’s keyboard in the company now.

It’s really a huge improvement for the Daryou brand to change from the cyberpunk in my impression to today’s Xiaoqing. Looking at the products recently released by his family, the performance is not inferior, but the appearance value is improved step by step, and the price is quite good. This is what a new generation of domestic brands should look like.