Back to the simplest original intention, Dareu A104 mechanical keyboard sharing

Most of the time has passed in 2022. During this year, after customized keyboards became popular in the field of peripherals, major peripheral manufacturers have also started to follow up with special configurations of various keyboards, whether it is the 98 configurations that meet the needs of most people, It is still the popular keyboard with 75% arrangement in the back, and then the gasket keyboard structure that various companies have been following up. In fact, everyone's thinking has begun to meet the needs of small groups of people. But at this time, Dareu still did not forget the original intention, and continued to update and iterate its own A104 product in the A+ (Dareu's high-end series) series, so that friends who like 100% matching can also use the product with a more comfortable hand feeling. If you want a more stable keyboard, then let me take a look at the recent upgrades of the A104.

The packaging style of Dareu A+ series keyboards has always been simple, and adopts the method of inner and outer two-layer outer packaging. This A+ series focuses on high-end positioning, which is obviously different from its conventional products.

The accessories include dust cover, dual-purpose shaft puller, white data cable, shaft introduction card and manual.

The Dareu A+ series is named after the number of keys on the keyboard, so A104 is a standard American 104-key full-size keyboard. The color scheme of this one is pure white, basically returning to the most concise and simple state.

There is Dareu's brand logo on the right front side of the keyboard cover.

Comes with a set of two-color PBT keycaps with OEM height by default.

The top cover of the A104 adopts a magnetic structure to absorb on the top panel of the keyboard. If you don’t like this traditional embedded appearance, you can lift the top cover to become a floating button appearance.

The upper right indicator light in two different states.

There are still some design languages ​​on the bottom shell of the keyboard, and the first half is beautified with regular parallel lines. The three outlets of the three-way outlet are all located on the rear side of the keyboard, and it is also equipped with two-stage feet.

The large key position adopts the satellite shaft structure, there is no abnormal sound, the rebound is crisp, and the overall feel is quite good. The color of the axis body of the large key is different from that of the ordinary key. I actually did not feel any obvious difference when I pressed it. I guess it may be due to different versions or batches? At present, the latest version V4 of the sky axis has been released, and the update speed is a bit fast.

The switch I am carrying is Dareu Sky Switch V2, which is Dareu’s self-customized switch. It has a linear shaft feel, a trigger pressure of 40 grams, a total stroke of 4.0mm, and a theoretical lifespan of 80 million times.

The PCB is compatible with five-pin axes, and most of the axes on the market can be used universally.

The silicone sandwich layer is filled between the positioning board and the PCB, the bottom shell is also added with bottom cotton, and the sound package is arranged directly. The overall knocking sound of the keyboard does not appear to have cavity sound or the like, whether it is stacking or not. Inner scrolling is also fine, in short, the user experience is very good.

This set of OEM-height PBT keycaps is a transparent design of closed characters. The keycaps are more popular and do not have much recognition. I remember that there were multiple themed color versions of A104 before, but it was hard to agree, so I simply launched the most original pure white, so that the price can be reduced a lot.

I bought a set of warm-colored, cute-themed keycaps called "Cat and Dog Diary", and I plan to replace that set of pure white keycaps.

Sure enough, people rely on clothes and Buddha depends on gold clothes. After putting on a set of keycaps, it will change drastically.

The height of this set of theme keycaps is the height of the original factory, and all the characters are cute cartoon images. The patterns are printed by five-sided dye-sublimation process, and the material is of course PBT material. After putting on this set of keycaps, the keyboard has become much more lively and dynamic, and it no longer looks too deserted.

The entire row in the F area is full of personalized pattern keycaps. The biggest disadvantage of this set of keycaps is that there are exactly 104 keycaps, which cannot be adapted to other keyboards. However, for users whose main keyboard is 87/104, this is quite good, and a large set with more keys is more wasteful.

The backlight of the keyboard is an ice blue light, which complements the white theme.

After changing the theme keycap, the backlight mainly exists as an ambient light.

Generally speaking, the A104 should be regarded as one of the few conventional keyboards at the moment. Now the domestic key ring is seriously involuted, and the keyboard configurations are getting more and more biased. In fact, many people don’t have much thought to study keyboards with different configurations, and they don’t have time or are too lazy to adapt to new configurations. Often their needs are also very simple: conventional configurations, suitable for both office and entertainment, and feel more comfortable. On this basis, if you add elements such as sound packs, this is all icing on the cake. But what's the use of icing on the cake if there is no such thing as the basics in the past? A104 should be a good choice for both gaming and office work, and does not require getting used to it.