Comparison of MX Keys and MX Keys mini shortcut keys

Last year on Double Eleven, I assembled a desktop computer by myself. When I equipped the keyboard, I directly installed the high-end MX Keys. The price was 599 at the time. Now that I think about it, it’s a big mistake. . The reason for the purchase was just wandering around Aunt Zhang by chance, but I saw many friends recommending this keyboard, so I bought it with the mentality of giving it a try. Although the price is a bit high, but it really lived up to expectations, I like the feeling

This year's double eleven started a new notebook, and bought the little sister of this keyboard (the pink and pink MX Keys mini). I found that there are still some differences in the detailed design of the two keyboards. It is not enough to cut off the numeric keypad of the MX Keys for the mini, so I decided to write this article for the reference of those who need it.

Black MX Keys

Pink MX Keys mini

MX Keys are heavy and are mainly used at home. The shortcut keys on the first row of the main keyboard area are more interesting.

They are: ESC, dimming the brightness of the screen, enhancing the brightness of the screen, Control Center, Console, Window Zoom Out, Backlight Down, Backlight Up, Previous, Play/Pause, Next, Mute, Volume Down, Volume Up.

It can be seen that it is really convenient to use it well, and it can greatly improve productivity

MX Keys mini is relatively light, and the shortcut keys in the first row also have bright spots, which are different from MX keys, namely ESC, EASY-Switch 1, EASY-Switch 2, EASY-Switch 3, Backlight Brightness Down, Backlight Brightness Up, Dictation, Emoji Menu, Screenshot, Microphone Mute/Cancel, Play/Pause, Speaker Mute/Cancel, Volume Down, Volume Up.

MX Keys mini

Compared with MX Keys, the shortcut keys of MX Keys mini have canceled the "control center, console, window reduction" and other keys, but added the shortcut keys of "dictation, emoji menu, screen capture", which is very convenient for personal testing .

The two keyboards have their own characteristics, and they are both very easy to use. Typing with these two keyboards feels very comfortable. If it is used in a fixed scene, a full keyboard is recommended, after all, its price has dropped relatively low now. If it is mobile office, mini is also a better choice.