Create an invincible feel Dareu A87 Pro Dusk Cloud Gray

I don’t know if you have noticed, but there are basically no discussion topics about the feel of mechanical keyboards at present. This is really something worth thinking about. I remember when I first entered the pit of mechanical keyboards, everyone talked about who had a good feel and who was good at tuning. They also used cherry switches, but there was a gap in the feel of the keyboards, not a small gap. In the market place, names such as the Four Great Artifacts and Half-price Big F have been born around the feel of the world. With the advancement of domestic brands towards customization and the entry of various high-end customized switches, the feel of the keyboard has made long-term progress. The need for feel is met.

Just like Musk's theory of needs, when the basic material needs are met, we will strive for higher-level spiritual pursuits. When the feel of each company is doing well, it is necessary to create more selling points to pry players’ wallets, such as personalized themes or IP co-branded appearance, such as three-mode wireless connection, and personalized layout. With all these things, it is not difficult to understand why now as long as it is a domestic brand, it has begun to enter the field of customization, so you can see that everyone compares keycaps, looks, and configurations, but the feel is just a touch. The Dareu A87 Pro that I got started today is in such an era, a keyboard that focuses on the feel. This positioning seems very retro at the moment, just like OPPO launched a mobile phone that focuses on sound quality. Let’s take a look. .

I still want to take a brief look at the appearance. The A87 series, as the current flagship of Dareu keyboards, is actually very ordinary in appearance, which means the appearance of an earlier model. Before that, the A87 also had a detachable upper cover, but this time it did not continue. On this A87 Pro.

Although it is the main feel, the Dareu A87 Pro still brings a new color scheme - Dusk Cloud Gray (GANSS: I am familiar with this color). It is composed of several relatively fresh colors. In fact, other brands have launched keyboards with similar colors. The style is mainly fresh and suitable for both men and women.

The appearance of the keyboard looks a bit upright now, and the not-so-narrow borders make the body look bulky. Fortunately, the white border is more attractive than the black one.

The two orange keycaps of Esc and Enter are used as embellishments. If you want to pursue individuality, you can also replace it with a few orange keycaps.

Classic American 87-key layout, it is speculated that there will be a 104-key version later.

The line of the keyboard body is relatively tough, and it can be seen that there is no arc transition at the corners, which is very straightforward.

And that tough, clean line is amplified at the bottom of the keyboard, with the support feet, cable routing, and even the non-slip rubber pad.

The neatly planned lines make the bottom look orderly and comfortable, and these lines have their own functions without any excess.

The two-stage supporting foot structure can be raised to different heights to meet the practical needs of different groups of people.

Three-way wiring trough to meet the wiring needs of different desktops

As you can see from the front, this keyboard has lights, RGB lights.

The physical button on the side is the light switch. This design is undoubtedly the A98 keyboard of its own.

Placing a physical light button on its own product is already a routine operation of Dareu. I understand it as PTSD after being complained about by players in the early years, even though the lighting quality of the product has made long-term progress. , I still have to keep a hand for myself.

As for the lighting quality, let's take a look.

Due to the use of opaque keycaps, this light can only be regarded as background light or ambient light.

As for the keycaps, the A87 Pro still uses this set of two-color PBT keycaps, which are wear-resistant, practical, and have neat characters. It is very mainstream but there are no highlights.

Okay, let's take a look at the actions and improvements of this keyboard, so that it can focus on the feel.

When it comes to the feel of the keyboard, the choice of the switch body has the greatest impact on it. This Dareu A87 Pro is equipped with the same sky switch v3 as the A98. Previously, the finale of Dareu A98 left a deep impression on people. In addition to its Gaskte structure for the first time, the quality of Skyaxis V3 also contributed a lot.

In addition to using the same shaft body as the A98, the A87 Pro is also equipped with the same Gaskte structure. If this is the case, it should only be on par with the A98 in terms of feel.

But this time Dareu A87 Pro introduced a 45gf blue core sky switch, which is the one on the space bar.

Compared with the ordinary white core sky axis v3, the color of this blue core is more uniform, and more importantly, the pressure is stronger. On the one hand, it is the focus of inefficient large keycaps, on the other hand, the slightly heavier feel has better confirmation, and there is a more obvious sense of feedback every time you press it.

In fact, this partitioned switch configuration has been used by brands for a long time. The space bar on the cherry G80-3494 is the black switch.

The improvement of the overall experience of this partitioned shaft configuration is limited, and the most critical thing is to look at the quality of the shaft.

I watched the sky axis series come from scratch step by step, and I was fortunate enough to experience each version. After coming to this V3 version, its feel has the strength and smoothness to wrestle with the flagship products of major axes. , Stability, consistency, materials and quality control of the shaft body are all at the first-line level.

Take apart this 45gf blue core sky shaft, it is still a beautiful gold-plated spring, and it is still an unlubricated shaft and spring. Although the blue core sky axis and the V3 version are not factory-lubricated, the smoothness of the handle is still quite good. You can’t feel that there is no lubrication at all, let alone the sound of springs and rustling. This can only be attributed to the precision of the mold.

Hot-swappable structure, compatible with pentagonal axis, and RGB SMD lamp beads.

The above are all secondary, the more important Gaskte structure is hidden inside the keyboard, because I really haven't found the trick to disassemble this keyboard, so this structure cannot be well presented here.

Generally speaking, the structure of Gaskte is quite different from that of traditional steel plates, and the interior is also more complicated. They are two different experiences. The feel is very subjective, and it is impossible to tell which one is better.

But if it is a linear axis, I still recommend the Gaskte structure. Its soft bottoming and linear feel are better matched, and it has a different flavor.

The Dareu A87 Pro's pursuit of the feel seems to be back to the basics, and it is actually done well. The combination of sky axis V3+Gaskte structure is reasonable and fit, the quality of the linear axis itself is very high, and the final feel is very recognizable.