Dareu A98 hot-swappable electrostatic capacitor keyboard evaluation: Dareu can still play

The electrostatic capacitor has been launched as a new generation of shaft for some time. While retaining the mechanical feel, the non-contact design principle also makes it have the characteristics of fast triggering and durability, and has also been loved by many users. and sought after. Dareu launched an A98 electrostatic capacitive axis keyboard last year. It adopts the appearance design of the A98 series and supports wired single-mode and monochrome backlight solutions. It still has a lot of praise from the user group. Recently, Dareu has also upgraded it iteratively. Next, let’s follow the author to see how the upgraded A98 electrostatic capacitance keyboard performs.

包装&附件：

Dareu A98 hot-swappable electrostatic capacitive keyboard currently only provides the color scheme of cloud gray. The outer packaging also adopts the same theme style as the keyboard color matching, which is further convenient for users to identify and distinguish, and also has a high degree of brand recognition. In terms of accessories, it provides a USB Type-C cable, a transparent dust cover, a shaft puller, 9 replacement keycaps, and manuals.

外观&细节：

Dareu A98 hot-swappable electrostatic capacitive keyboard follows the appearance design of A98 series, adopts a 98-like arrangement scheme, provides 97 available keys and a side-mounted light adjustment switch, and the simplified and optimized keys can also satisfy most users required for daily use. The compact key layout and moderate body size further reduce the space occupation, which is very friendly to users with small desktop space. The keyboard is a white body, with a set of white and light blue themed keycaps. The orange personalized keys and fonts also make the keyboard more eye-catching. The visual effect is fresh and eye-catching, and the visual experience is still very good. Most of the included replacement keycaps are also orange, which can bring a better embellishment effect to the keyboard, further enhance the user's viewing experience, and facilitate users to adjust according to their personal preferences. The overall performance is very brilliant. The left frame of the digital area provides four status indicators, corresponding to the identification of the numeric keypad, upper and lower case status, lock WIN and system switching status. It is convenient for users to identify in daily use, and the details are also in place.

The toggle switch on the left side of the fuselage supports switching of three lighting effects, providing three modes of constant light, breathing and light off, which is convenient for users to quickly switch according to personal preference. The bottom shell of the keyboard adopts a pure white color scheme, and the design is relatively simple. It provides three-way outlets, two-stage support feet, and multiple non-slip foot pads. The keyboard adopts the USB Type-C interface of the key line separation scheme, and the 1.8-meter soft silicon wire can also meet the desktop wiring and layout of most users. The two-stage folding support also brings more inclination adjustment options for users, reducing fatigue under long-term use and improving user comfort. The four non-slip foot pads have a moderate area, and the horizontal and vertical layout also allows the keyboard to achieve better stability when placed, avoiding sliding and affecting the user's experience.

键帽&轴体：

Dareu A98 hot-swappable electrostatic capacitor keyboard is also equipped with an electrostatic wine red switch. This switch adopts the principle of electrostatic capacitor triggering, and realizes trigger conduction by sensing the change of capacitance value, avoiding internal physical contact, and is suitable for smooth hand feeling. Slippery, trigger response and durability are still greatly improved. The appearance of the shaft body adopts the traditional MX structure, which also has a good performance in compatibility. The shaft body adopts a linear feel scheme, with a total stroke of 4mm, a trigger stroke of 2mm, and a trigger pressure of 40gf. The pressing feel is light and linear, stable and smooth, the rebound is also relatively easy to use, and the noise suppression is also very good. The large key part is a satellite axis scheme, which is stable and firm when pressed, and rebounds to follow the hand. It is slightly sensual when it hits the bottom, but it does not affect the hand feel too much.

Different from conventional electrostatic capacitive keyboards, this A98 electrostatic capacitive keyboard provides a hot-swappable switch solution and a Gasket structure solution. In terms of hot-swappable solutions, this keyboard supports electrostatic capacitor shafts and traditional shafts. The shaft seat opening supports common tripod shafts and five-pod shafts. It is more user-friendly and can easily replace the type of shaft body you like. , it is easy and convenient to experience the feel of other shafts, and it has better performance in practicability and playability. The 1.5mm PC positioning plate and the silicone sandwich pad and bottom pad with rich filling inside, together with the Gasket structure, further improves the softness of the percussion feel, and further filters all kinds of noise and cavity sound generated during percussion, Further enhance the user's hand feeling and listening experience.

The keycaps are matched with a set of OEM-height PBT-themed keycaps, which are made of two-color injection molding technology, and the characters are closed and opaque. The overall workmanship of the keycap is relatively good, the nozzles and burrs are cleaned, and the color matching is also very brilliant, very eye-catching. The surface layer has a slightly frosted touch, which is delicate and gentle to the touch. The internal reinforcing ribs further enhance the strength of the keycaps, and the percussion feel is thicker and more solid. The PBT material also has good performance in terms of durability and oil resistance, which also makes this set of keycaps Has a longer service life.

RGB backlight:

In terms of lighting, it provides full-range RGB backlight lighting effects, supports multiple lighting effect mode switching and adjustment of light brightness, light color, and dynamic lighting effect speed, which further enriches the playability of lighting and improves the overall look and feel. The light control switch on the left also allows users to quickly control the lighting effect mode in different scenes, which optimizes the user experience. The overall brightness of the light is moderate, brighter than other keyboards of the A98 series. The look is soft and natural, and the colors are rich and gorgeous. Although it is equipped with a set of opaque keycaps, it still has a good performance in the overall lighting rendering. It can create a more colorful lighting atmosphere for the user's desktop, and improve the appearance and look and feel of the keyboard.

Use test:

The Dareu A98 hot-swappable electrostatic capacitive keyboard adopts a single-mode wired connection mode, and has carried out system key adaptation and support for mainstream Windows/MacOS and other operating systems, and has performed well in terms of compatibility. Cooperating with the full-key non-reverse solution, it can also avoid operation errors or interference caused by key interference, and it is more handy to deal with various usage scenarios. The keyboard also provides a wealth of combined key functions, which can realize functions such as program calling, multimedia control, lighting control, and system switching, which can bring users a faster and more convenient operating experience. The functions of these combined keys are also marked in detail in the manual. The operation logic is simple and easy to understand. Users can quickly get started with a little familiarity. The performance of the key functions is still good.

This keyboard not only retains the feel of the traditional mechanical switch, but also has the characteristics of sensitive and durable static capacitance. The non-contact capacitive sensing solution also makes the feel of the switch smoother and lighter, and the service life is also greatly improved. The feel is light and smooth, and the linearity is soft. With the dust-proof fence axis scheme, the bottoming performance of pressing is also more stable, and it can also bring good performance to users in terms of tapping feel. With the hot-swappable solution and Gasket structure compatible with traditional shafts, the playability and user experience are also better improved. Cooperating with the driver software, you can quickly adjust the lighting effect mode, color, brightness and other options, and perform customized macro key operations on the key functions to further meet the different needs of users for keyboard functions. The overall performance is still very good.

Summarize:

Dareu A98 hot-swappable electrostatic capacitor keyboard has been greatly upgraded on the basis of the original A98 electrostatic capacitor keyboard. The highly compatible hot-swappable solution, RGB backlight and Gasket structure can bring better use to users. experience. While satisfying the user's input experience and overall performance, it also brings richer gameplay and functions, which is worth a try. At present, this keyboard has been officially released, priced at 799 yuan, interested users may wish to pay attention.

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