Dareu A98 Pro three-mode mechanical keyboard evaluation: backstab A98 old users

Dareu A98 three-mode mechanical keyboard has been purchased by many users since it was released. As the first gasket structure keyboard produced by a major manufacturer, it is equipped with 98-like arrangement, three-mode connection scheme, hot-swappable shaft body, and customized shaft body. It also brings a brand-new experience to users in terms of feel and gameplay. The unique power digital display screen design also makes many users never look at it, and they are eagerly waiting for the manufacturer to unlock more gameplay and functional operations for it. Dareu also actively adopted user opinions, and recently released the A98 Pro three-mode mechanical keyboard. While upgrading the keyboard details, it also added a TFT color display screen. Let’s take a look with the author.

包装&附件：

Dareu A98 Pro three-mode mechanical keyboard adopts electroplated silver outer packaging color matching, the overall packaging design style is still very simple, and provides information such as product model and basic parameters. In terms of accessories, there are keyboard dust covers, USB Type-C data cables, key pullers, replacement keycaps, and manuals.

外观&细节：

The Dareu A98 Pro three-mode mechanical keyboard continues the 98-like layout. The body size is about: 390mm×140mm×30mm. The overall size control is relatively good, and it is basically consistent with the standard version of the A98. The author has a white body with a white-blue keycap color scheme. It looks clean and refreshing. The visual perception is stretched and comfortable, natural and fresh, and the overall is quite eye-catching. The key layout adopts a compact layout style, providing a complete number keypad and direction keypad. In terms of key position functions, it can still bring users a more complete input experience, and can better cope with the user's daily needs. The usage requirements in office or game scenarios. Compared with the standard 104 keyboard, the size of the 98-like arrangement is reduced by about 20%, and it takes up less space for use, which can free up more space for mouse control. At the same time, the moderate body size also makes the length and width of the keyboard look more harmonious and comfortable. With the fresh color scheme, it is still very good in terms of visual perception.

I believe that many users are quite impressed with the digital display screen used to display the power of the A98 three-mode keyboard. The A98 Pro three-mode mechanical keyboard also continues this design style, providing a 1.14-inch TFT color display on the right side of the ESC. The display screen has more display functions and more realistic and colorful colors. At the same time, it can display pictures, animations and other custom effects, and its functions and gameplay have also been further enhanced. By default, this color display can display power, capitalization, digital area status, connection scheme, etc., and it is relatively convenient to identify. Due to the increase in screen size, the keys in the F area also adopt a compact design, and the key separation is canceled, which still requires users to get used to it.

The left side of the fuselage continues the three-stage toggle switch with the A98 logo. From top to bottom, it corresponds to the three connection modes of 2.4G wireless, wired and Bluetooth, which is convenient for users to quickly switch the connection mode according to their needs. For multiple devices User is still very friendly. The side of the top of the fuselage provides newly added design elements, as well as the receiver storage slot and the USB Type-C interface, which improves the convenience of use and brings a higher appearance recognition to the keyboard.

On the design of the bottom of the keyboard, Daryou ingeniously adopted a two-color water ripple design. The outer layer is made of transparent acrylic material, and the inner layer is a water ripple-shaped soft silicone pad, which can further enhance the visual layering and texture performance, and optimize the viewing experience. The slightly thicker design also brings a better center of gravity, making the placement of the keyboard more stable. With four non-slip foot pads, it will not slip or shift when dealing with various intense operations, which can bring better results to users. use experience. At the same time, the thickened bottom design also increases the height of the keyboard, and the inclination is more in line with ergonomic design, making the input experience more comfortable.

键帽&轴体：

The axis body is equipped with Dareu’s latest sky axis V4, with a linear feel scheme, an opaque upper cover with a trapezoidal light guide mirror design, and a POM material axis to keep the smooth feel more durable. The shaft parameter part adopts the 45gf trigger pressure, 3.6mm total travel and 2.0mm trigger travel scheme, and lengthens the shaft center, which reduces the key travel and also brings the tactile feedback of early bottoming, further improving the user's experience. Tapping experience. The pressing of the shaft body feels light and smooth, and the rebound is crisp and smooth when touching the bottom. The sound performance is also very clean and pure, and the quality of the shaft body is still very good. The large key position adopts the satellite axis scheme, the shaking and abnormal noise is well controlled, the pressing is smooth and the feedback is tight and neat, and the control of the difference in feel is also very consistent.

This keyboard provides a full-key shaft hot-swappable solution. The holes are compatible with three-legged and five-legged shafts, and can take into account most types of shafts on the market, allowing users to easily replace their favorite shafts. The difference in feel brought by different shafts, the practicality and playability are still very high. The internal structure adopts the innovatively developed elastic arm Gasket structure. The horizontal support arm and the silicone sleeve on the PCB are used as the force-bearing structure, and the slotting treatment on the PCB further improves the softness of the hand feel and makes the percussion feel softer. comfortable. An integrated silicone shaft pad is provided under the PCB, together with the high-toughness noise-absorbing silicone pad and elastic sponge filled at the bottom, it can eliminate knocking noise, reduce cavity sound, and make the knocking sound clearer and more "HIFI".

The keycaps are matched with a set of PBT two-color keycaps with the height of the original factory. The color matching is fresh and natural, and it also brings a more refreshing and comfortable viewing experience, further improving the appearance of the keyboard. The keycap adopts an opaque closed-mouth character scheme, with clear characters, true colors, exquisite workmanship, and good detail processing. The keycaps are delicate and comfortable to the touch, mild and dry, combined with the wear-resistant and oil-resistant properties of the PBT material, it also brings better durability performance, and the rib structure inside the keycaps further ensures the strength of the keycaps and prevents the Bending and twisting also have a higher service life, which also improves the user experience.

RGB backlight:

The Dareu A98 Pro three-mode mechanical keyboard provides an RGB backlight solution, supports multiple lighting effect adjustments, lighting brightness, and color adjustments. The lighting gameplay can still meet the needs of most users. Moderate light brightness combined with the trapezoidal light guide mirror of the sky axis V4 can also achieve a better divergence effect and further enhance the visual experience of keyboard lighting. The overall brightness of the light is soft and uniform, the color is gorgeous, and the dynamic effect is smooth and natural. The white PC positioning board can also play a good scattering effect, so that the light can completely fill the gap of the keycap. The lighting rendering effect is still very good. For the keyboard color The value and appearance have been greatly improved.

Use test:

The high-definition true-color display screen provided in the upper left corner can display a wealth of content. In addition to the default keyboard status prompts, you can also switch lighting effects, lighting colors, lighting brightness, adjust volume, and display animations. There are quite a lot of adjustment options and functions. relatively complete. In terms of operation mode, FN + left and right arrow keys can be used to switch between items, and FN + Enter is for selection and confirmation. The operation logic is simple and clear, and it is easy to get used to it. At the same time, Dareu, the driver that supports this keyboard, is also being tested. It can make this small screen realize more display functions and interactive gameplay. It is still worth looking forward to.

Dareu A98 Pro three-mode mechanical keyboard supports 2.4G wireless, wired and Bluetooth three connection methods. In Bluetooth mode, it supports up to three sets of device information storage. Three different connection methods can better adapt to different usage scenarios. For multi-device users Also very friendly. The independent toggle switch on the left also allows users to easily and quickly switch between different devices. The reconnection speed after changing the connection mode or waking up from sleep is also very fast, and it also has a good user experience. The three connection methods all support the full-key no-dash solution, which can avoid operation errors or interference caused by key interference, and is more handy to deal with various usage scenarios.

The fuselage has a built-in 4000mAh lithium battery case, which can provide about 45 days of use when the light is turned off, and about 7 days of battery life under the highest brightness state of the light, which is enough to meet the daily use of users. Users can also charge the keyboard in time through the power display on the screen, reducing the trouble of "battery life anxiety". The USB Type-C interface on the top is also very convenient for charging or wired connection. You don’t need to flip the keyboard to find the interface. I still like this design very much. The keyboard provides a wealth of combined key functions, which also allows users to control multimedia functions, lighting functions, etc. more conveniently. The adjustment functions are still very complete, and it can also improve the convenience of daily use. The performance is still very good.

The brand-new Gasket structure of the elastic arm and the sky axis V4 of the early bottoming scheme also make this keyboard have a softer and softer feel feedback, a smooth linear percussion feel and a soft and clear bottoming feedback brought by early bottoming. Playing feel, so that users can get a better tapping experience. The rich silicone filling and sound-absorbing cotton structure inside also play a good role in suppressing cavity sound and knocking noise, bringing more pure and clean knocking sound, rich RGB backlight effects and gorgeous color adjustment The solution also further improves the overall appearance of the keyboard, which can bring users a more outstanding sensory experience.

Summarize:

The Dareu A98 Pro three-mode mechanical keyboard incorporates a new design concept based on the original design. The newly added high-definition true-color display also brings users more interactive gameplay operations. It is full of fun and practicality at the same time. performance, further optimizing the user experience. The elastic arm Gasket structure, sky axis V4, three-mode hot-swappable solution, RGB backlight and other hardware specifications can better meet the different needs of users for appearance and feel, and the performance is still very brilliant. At present, this keyboard has been officially released, priced at 899 yuan, interested users may wish to pay more attention.

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