​An entry-level mechanical keyboard integrating three-mode and hot-swappable——RK 987 usage report

The mechanical keyboard market is becoming more and more abundant, which is a joyful thing for users. Whether you are a player who likes to collect, or just a simple user, you just need one to use and work will become enjoyable. More and more brands and product lines, as well as shafts from different brands, etc. will provide more precise options. After all, the product of mechanical keyboard is similar to that of headphones. It belongs to "a thousand people have a thousand a Hamlet".

RK is a rising star brand in the mechanical keyboard circle, and has launched a series of ultra-high cost-effective products. Recently, it has launched an 87-key mechanical keyboard RK 987 (for the convenience of expression, it will be collectively referred to as RK987 in the following), at 200 yuan The mechanical keyboard ring at the price is equipped with everything that can be equipped for you, whether you like it or not.

The packaging of RK987 is a combination of orange and black. The design style is relatively simple. The name of the product and the side view line drawing of the keyboard are printed on the front, and the key layout of this keyboard is printed on the back of the package. In fact, the key layout of the mechanical keyboard It is an important indicator for purchasing a mechanical keyboard. It is related to whether you can use it smoothly. If the key layout is inconsistent with your own habits, it will take a long time to get used to it.

The product content is relatively simple. In addition to the keyboard, there is also an instruction manual, a tool for pulling keys and shafts, an A to C data cable, and a 2.4ghz receiver for me to hide.

I bought the black version of the brown switch this time, and there is also a white version of this keyboard, which I choose according to my preference. I had a version with a white body and white lights before, so I wanted to choose a version with a contrasting color to feel the difference.

What comes with the keyboard is an A to C data cable, which can charge the keyboard or be used as a cable for wired connection.

When you see this key puller, you can know that this keyboard supports hot swapping of the shaft body, which can support more custom styles.

I don't know if you saw it, but the receiver is here. Here is a detail that I would like to give a good review, that is, the RK logo printed on the back of the receiver. Although many mechanical keyboards that support 2.4ghz have corresponding receivers, they do not have any marks or corresponding ones. For storage, if you are a mechanical keyboard player, it is very easy to confuse these receivers. A mark on the back can easily identify which keyboard receiver it is.

RK987 adopts the standard 87-key design. Compared with the full-key keyboard, it lacks the number pad area, so you have to choose according to your own preferences. Some users who don’t like the small keyboard area choose 87-key area. It is very suitable, and the factor that affects the selection of key positions is the desktop space. The desktop space belongs to the existence of every inch of land and gold, so in order to make the layout of the desktop reasonable and applicable, it is necessary to have corresponding trade-offs in some aspects.

The RK987 ID card is pasted on the back of the keyboard, and there are four anti-slip pads around it. The feet support two levels of height. The wireless connection switch and connection method use two switches for corresponding settings. The on/off switch is to turn on/off the wireless connection, and B/G correspond to the Bluetooth connection and the 2.4ghz wireless connection respectively.

After selecting the Bluetooth mode connection, you can set the pairing settings through the three QWE buttons on the keyboard area. From another perspective, RK987 supports Bluetooth pairing with 3 devices, 2.4ghz pairing with 1 device, and a total of 4 devices can be connected wirelessly. Speaking of devices that can be connected, RK987 can support Windows and MAC dual system keys, so no matter what system you use, you can switch naturally.

What is worthy of praise is that RK987 has designed the cable connection hole on the back of the keyboard, which will be much more convenient. Just plug in the C-port data cable at will, and you don’t need to turn the keyboard upside down to plug in the data cable and then arrange the wires to the wire slot. inside.

The brand logo is also printed on the front side of the keyboard.

At first I saw that there were only two lights on the right side, and I was still wondering what kind of special design it was. Then I thought, isn’t this 87 keys, and the lack of a small keyboard area means that there are no NumLock lights? Usually, I am used to seeing 3 lights, but I was not very used to this design of 2 lights at first.

As mentioned earlier, it can be seen from the key puller that this keyboard can support hot swapping of the shaft body. This keyboard is equipped with brown switches and supports white lighting effects. The plugging and unplugging of the shaft body is very simple, just pinch one side of the shaft puller corresponding to the buckle position of the shaft body and then pull it out vertically.

Because it is a white light effect design, transparent PC material is used around the shaft body to ensure light transmission. However, it needs to be reminded that RK's self-developed shaft has two pins, which is somewhat different from other brands' three-pin/five-pin pins. You need to pay attention when replacing the shaft body independently. Of course, if you choose RK's own shaft body, the problem will not be big.

The reason why we mentioned the problem of paying attention to the pins of the shaft body is because there are two pins on the RK987 board, and there are two round holes that can accommodate other pins, but we need to pay attention to the layout of the pins to avoid normal replacement. .

The bottom of the keyboard is designed with two heights of feet, and anti-skid pads are added respectively. This point is considered carefully.

You can adjust the height according to your own habits during daily use. The overall design of RK987 is also ergonomic, which can reduce the fatigue during long-term use.

RK987 supports white keyboard lighting effects, and the lamp beads are designed on the upper side of the switch body.

In addition to the transparent PC material used for the shaft body mentioned above to ensure the light transmission effect, a "fence-style" design is also made on this side of the lamp bead, and the light-transmitting part of the shaft body is directly hollowed out to further improve light transmission. Effect.

In addition to the hollow design of the shaft body, the keycaps are also designed correspondingly to show the lighting effect of the keyboard. The RK987 has the blessing of lighting effects, which can play different reminders through different lighting effects. For example, when it is not fully charged, the red light will be on at the space bar, etc. For example, the slow flashing and rapid flashing of the QWE key correspond to waiting Different link states etc. With the reminder of the lighting effect, you can judge the status of the keyboard according to different lights after you get used to it.

The light transmission of the keycap must have a certain relationship with the material of the keycap. The keycap adopts a satellite shaft design, a combination of two colors, and the white part ensures that the keycap can transmit light. The surface of the keycap is made of micro-frosted technology. The hand feel cannot be said to be invincible, but it is indeed comfortable.

RK987 uses white lighting effect. Compared with RGB lighting effect, it can clearly see the content of the keycap in a dark environment, but it will not cause light pollution. I thought the lighting effects of this keyboard were a few simple choices, but when I switched the lighting effects through the shortcut keys, I found that I was still careless, and a total of 7 lighting effects were switched out.

Although there are already 17 built-in lighting effects, RK987 also supports customizing 3 kinds of lighting effects. You can perform custom programming on the number keys 1-3, and you can customize according to your preferences, which greatly increases the playability.

The 17 built-in lighting effects are indeed a bit rich, so I will pick a few and show them for you to experience.

The built-in lighting effect can be adjusted through Fn and the left and right arrow keys, and the brightness of the light can be adjusted through Fn and the up and down arrow keys.

The large key position of RK987 adopts the satellite shaft design, which can reduce the knocking noise to a certain extent. In actual use, it does not affect the feel because there is no balance bar, and the rebound strength is quite appropriate.

If it is used under the Windows system, the F function key area of ​​RK987 is also equipped with multimedia keys, which can realize multimedia operation through the cooperation of Fn and F key area. In addition to multimedia buttons, RK987 also supports full-key no-click, which further improves the keyboard response speed, and will not cause the desired operation to fail due to key conflicts.

RK987 has reached the level that a mechanical keyboard should have in terms of connection method and keyboard design. Different lighting effects and support for custom lighting effects increase the playability of this mechanical keyboard. Supporting hot-swappable switches can provide the possibility to experience different switches through a keyboard. This configuration can be bought at a price of around 200, which can be called the light of domestic products.

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