Customized design, excellent Gasket structure, Dareu A98 three-mode mechanical keyboard brings you an excellent experience!

Are you a keyboard enthusiast?

Do you know what is the Gasket architecture?

If you are a keyboard enthusiast, you must know what is the Gasket architecture. The keyboard designed with this architecture has an excellent feel and a very good mute effect, because the overall design is very complicated, which is completely different from our common mechanical keyboards. The cost is expensive All the keyboards of this design are also very expensive, and the average player will not choose it, which belongs to the category of customized keyboards. In fact, the biggest feature of the Gasket architecture is the flexible connection used, which is why it achieves a win-win effect of silence and hand feeling.

If there is a need, someone needs to do it. Some time ago Dareu launched the A98 three-mode mechanical keyboard, which uses the LiteGasket structure. Its feel and appearance are very good, and it is also very in line with the aesthetics of modern young people. I took advantage of the discount of the 618 event, so let's take a look at how this keyboard is!

【Appearance value】

The packaging of the Dareu A98 three-mode mechanical keyboard looks very simple, but you have been deceived. Its internal packaging can be described as unique. In particular, the analysis of the shaft body at the bottom of the package and the comparison of the size of the keyboard are particularly eye-catching, and the details of the control are vividly displayed.

Let’s take a look at the family portrait of Dareu A98 three-mode mechanical keyboard: three-mode keyboard, dust cover, theme keycap, data cable, cap puller, switch body introduction card, suggestion manual and complete manual, etc. It has to be said that manufacturers are now making differentiated products, only in this way can they attract players more.

This Dareu A98 three-mode mechanical keyboard has 3 different theme styles: mecha version, industrial gray (mine), and riding the wind and waves version. As for which one to choose, it depends on personal aesthetics. However, my industrial gray version is slightly different from the official rendering. The renderings are a little darker, and the actual product is a little lighter. If you also like this style, you can compare it first.

Only recently did I find that the current 98-key arrangement has become the mainstream. Although the 108-key is comprehensive but the volume is too large, the 87-key one lacks a digital area, which is more or less inconvenient to use, and the 98-key one really neutralizes the above two. The advantages and disadvantages of keyboard specifications, so it has been loved by players in recent years, including me of course, haha!

The appearance is really good, the contrasting design of white and blue-gray, the visual impact is very strong, it can be said to be very eye-catching. When you change to the theme keyboard, you will find another world, haha!

There is nothing wrong with the saying "a man depends on his clothes and a horse depends on his saddle". After putting on the theme keycap, does it have a different feeling? If you like other themed keycaps, you can buy and replace them yourself to create your own perfect keyboard.

There is a toggle switch on the left side of the Dareu A98 three-mode mechanical keyboard. I prefer this design, which is simple, direct and easy to use. Through this switch we can switch between Bluetooth, wired, and 2.4G.

The power display, this is really good, you can intuitively know the remaining power of the keyboard. When I used a wireless keyboard before, I didn’t know that the keyboard was out of power until I lost the connection. Now I can see it at a glance. I have to say that the design is more and more user-friendly.

The 2.4G receiver is located on the right side of the keyboard. It was hard for me to find it at first. It’s well hidden!

Of course, the combination of multimedia keys is impossible, so you should be familiar with them before using them.

The design of the back of the keyboard is relatively simple, because considering the overall height, a secondary support foot is designed. In addition, a 3-way cable duct is also designed, but it is wireless when I buy it, and the cable does not exist for me, haha.

【Key cap and shaft body】

The keycaps are made of PBT material, OEM height, two-color injection molding process, the color of each keycap is very uniform, and the touch is delicate. PBT material keycaps are more wear-resistant and durable than ABS. Everyone knows that ABS is easy to "grease", but PBT material has no such problem. If you are an editor or a serious game enthusiast, it is recommended to choose PBT material.

The large key position uses a mature satellite shaft design, so as far as the current technical adjustment is concerned, there is no need to worry about the feel at all. Of course, there is still a little difference in the rebound strength from a single small button, after all, how big is this volume. As for the non-existence of noise, in fact, this is the advantage of the Gasket architecture. The cavities are all filled, and there will be no more noise at all.

The switch body of this keyboard is the sky switch V3 manufactured by Huannuo under Kaihua. Personally, it feels similar to the traditional red switch, and it feels very warm. The official introduction of this shaft body introduces that the inner spring is replaced with a gold-plated short spring with higher smoothness, and the shrapnel is also replaced with a gold-plated contact, so the feel is improved a lot. In addition, everyone knows that good things are not cheap for what you pay for. The market price of this shaft is more than 2 yuan per piece, which belongs to the ranks of excellent shafts.

Dareu A98 three-mode mechanical keyboard supports hot swapping, if you like, you can buy your favorite switch body and replace it. This is the biggest feature of the customized keyboard, you can replace the shaft body by yourself. In fact, I prefer the silver switch, mainly because the key travel is short and the trigger is fast. In fact, to put it bluntly, I just want to save effort, haha! lazy!

Tripod shaft, but the base of the keyboard has five holes, so you don’t have to worry about restrictions when you replace the shaft yourself, but you should also pay attention to it when buying the shaft.

Next, we will talk about the Gasket structure of this keyboard. A brief summary is that it is fixed by the soft connection of the sound-absorbing silicone pad, which can effectively reduce the cavity noise while taking into account the feel and softness of the pressing performance. It can be seen from the diagram that the keyboard adopts flexible connection, the plane is fixed as a whole, the surrounding and middle support of the keyboard is sufficient, the overall structure is more stable, and the cavity sound and noise are effectively eliminated.

【Lighting display】

The light transmission of PBT keycaps is not as good as that of ABS. This is recognized in the industry, even if it is placed on the Dareu A98 three-mode mechanical keyboard. Of course, poor light transmission does not mean that the lighting effect is not good, and you can still clearly see the colorful lighting effect in daily use.

You can change different lighting effects through shortcut keys. Of course, if you want a longer battery life, it is no problem to turn off the backlight. In fact, this is what I do. What I want is wireless and feel. As for the backlight, I tend to It has a longer battery life.

【Desktop Effect】

Oh, the appearance on the desktop is still very good, and it will be even more perfect if it is paired with Dareu's flagship mouse. The current battery life of this keyboard can last for 7 days with the backlight turned on, and 45 days with the backlight turned off. If you just want battery life, you can really consider turning off the lights.

my host

CPU: intel i7-12700K

Radiator: Kyushu Fengshen AK620

Motherboard: MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI(MS-7D30)

Hard disk: EXCERIA Kioxia PRO SE10

Monitor: MSI MPG321QRF-QD

Memory: Asgard 8*2 16G

Graphics card: Zotac RTX3070

MSI MPG Z690 CARBON WIFI Dark Motherboard

As a high-end flagship product, it uses a heavy-duty Mosfet heat sink with a composite heat pipe. It uses a thermal paste with a high thermal conductivity of 7W/mK, and the inductance part is also covered with a thermal pad. The five M.2 SSDs on the front are all covered with Frost Armor, and the motherboard uses a 2oz thickened copper foil PCB circuit board, which is also MSI's consistent material habit for high-end motherboards.

The motherboard adopts 18+2 direct-out power supply design, DrMOS exclusive to high-end motherboards, and the conduction current is as high as 75A. The inductance has also been upgraded to the third-generation titanium inductance, which is a treatment only available in the previous MEG series. If you have enough budget, this is a good choice.

Kyushu Fengshen’s AK620 tower-type air-cooled radiator has a very good appearance. It is equipped with two towers, two fans, and six heat pipes. The size of the fan is 120mm. water cooled. At the same time, the fan is also a square and fully sealed design. With the shock-absorbing rubber pad, it can perfectly fill the gap between the cooling towers, which is not bad.

The chassis is Antec's DF800 Flux, with a more radical and individual design. In fact, my model is an upgraded version of this model, adding a rear ARGB fan and a turbo fan. The triangular concave-convex design on the front panel of the chassis has a very strong visual impact, coupled with a triangular tempered glass with excellent light transmission, you will definitely like it very much when it is lit. In fact, the official said. The front panel design of this case is inspired by Star Wars, and it seems that the movie will also bring inspiration to the designers.

I use MSI MPG321QRF-QD gaming monitor on my desktop, which is equipped with a new generation of fast LCD IPS panel with quantum dot technology, color gamut 95% DCI-P3, 144% sRGB, 2K resolution, and supports 175Hz refresh rate (DP Connection), GTG corresponding up to 1ms, greatly improving the problem of screen smear.

Come on, baby, the overall effect is good. Although Kyushu Fengshen AK620 has no lighting effects, it is dark and cool.

It is said that the high latency of wireless keyboard and mouse is not suitable for playing FPS games. In fact, with the advancement of technology, the latency has been optimized to be very small and can be ignored. Of course, if you are really entangled, then connect to play online. After all, this Dareu A98 three-mode mechanical keyboard has multiple connection methods.

【summary】

In general, this Dareu A98 three-mode mechanical keyboard is worthy of recognition in terms of appearance design and materials, but the 98-key design provides users with a full-featured keyboard. The customized design allows users to replace the keycap and shaft body by themselves. Of course, there is a more excellent Gasket structure, which comprehensively improves the user experience of this mechanical keyboard. More importantly, the price of this keyboard is surprisingly affordable. If you like this kind of customized keyboard, Dareu A98 three-mode mechanical keyboard will be a good choice.

Of course, no keyboard is perfect. My biggest suggestion for this keyboard is that the built-in lithium battery has a larger capacity. If it lasts for a month with the light on, it will be more perfect.

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