Comprehensive upgrade in one step - Dareu A87pro mechanical keyboard

I believe you are no stranger to Dareu A87 series of mechanical keyboards. The various appearance designs and detachable magnetic cover design are also interesting to talk about. From the black and gray version equipped with cherry switches at the beginning to various phenomenon-level themed versions, to the sky purple gold version equipped with its own customized switches, and then to the hot-swappable version with an internal upgrade filled with silicone layer, the A87 series mechanical keyboard can be said to be Dareu is an emerging classic main product.

And what I want to bring to you today is the double-upgraded A87pro mechanical keyboard. This upgrade can be said to be from the inside to the outside. Without further ado, we will start right away.

This time Dareu A87pro still continues the two classic color schemes of sky and purple gold, in addition to adding black gold color scheme and evening cloud gray color scheme. The silver-white-gray package above is the Muyun gray version.

Accessories

The mechanical keyboard accessories of the A series are more conventional. In addition to adding keycaps and connecting cables, there is also a two-in-one shaft puller for plugging and unplugging the shaft mechanical keyboard. The practical instruction card and transparent dust cover are the most user-friendly, and the keyboard is wrapped with plastic film to ensure that the damage to the appearance of the keyboard is reduced during transportation.

Dareu A87pro

In addition to the three-mode version with the top configuration of 599, Dareu A87pro also has this single-mode version which is 100 cheaper. The difference is only in the connection mode.

The overall appearance is still similar to the A87 series, the difference is the light control button on the left (the three models are for connection mode switching), and this time the color of Muyun gray is relatively simple, even if it is placed in the office, it will not be too conspicuous, and it is still not Light-transmitting PBT keycaps, the three-mode white version of the early A87 also used light-transmitting keycaps, but I don’t know why they don’t use them in the later period. Obviously, the A87 series basically has rgb.

Pro version upgrade

Next comes the key part of this brief review of peripherals. In addition to the different appearance and color matching, we can see that the large key switch body on the keyboard is different after the keycap is pulled out (the purple gold switch version uses the brand new purple gold switch Pro).

The large key position uses the 45g blue core sky switch V3, and the weight of the switch is 5g heavier than the other key position V3 sky switch. As for why this partitioned switch configuration is made, it is probably for adjustment The problem of the feel of the large keys criticized by enthusiasts, in fact, as an ordinary user, I have used many different mechanical keyboards, and I feel that the feel of the large keys does not seem to have much effect in daily use (purely personal opinion).

Except for the large keys, the other keys use Dareu’s sky axis V3, the linear feel of 40g is relatively light. Most of my friends like this light feel, and the code word party will not be too tired after using it for a long time.

Hot-swapping is indispensable. It seems that since the end of 20s, the mechanical keyboards produced by Dalyou have basically adopted the hot-swappable design of the shaft seat, and they are rolled up. Most brands on the market have started to only do the hot-swappable shaft seat. Pulling out the mechanical keyboard, in fact, this is really great for users. After all, it was troublesome to change the welding shaft by yourself before, but now the hot-swapping of the shaft seat is not only convenient but also reduces the damage to the keyboard caused by misoperation.

Another important point is that Dareu A87pro's gasket structure layer has also been upgraded compared to Dareu's other gasket structures. The silicone layer under the transparent PC positioning plate is harder than before, and the silicone on the edge and the upper and lower covers are locked. The cover is also directly upgraded to the current one-piece fence-type silicone layer. This layer of silicone is harder, and the fence structure on the edge is protruding and the shell is stuck tighter.

The overall feel of Dareu A87pro is relatively stable, maybe because the silicone layer is harder, and the buttons on various parts have disappeared, but because it is not a steel plate structure, it can still be achieved without the bottoming sound of the buttons, basically only the shaft can be felt Feel and sound, and the silent linear axis of the sky axis is particularly obvious.

The upgrade of Dareu A87pro can be said to have changed from the inside to the outside. The original classic magnetic suction cover design was also abandoned due to the gasket structure. The hardness and structural upgrade of the silicone layer also made Dareu’s gasket structure different in feel. (Because the change in hardness is not necessarily an improvement for different people, it can only be said to be a change), and in order to meet some users with high demand for feel, the large key positions also use different shafts. , Dareu can be said to be very attentive in terms of mechanical keyboards, and more importantly, the price/performance ratio is relatively high.