Digital Express Sharing Chapter 89: Flicking Feels Low Latency, Three-mode Split Tornado Switch｜Small GK980+ Self-Assembly Keyboard

Entering 2023, the hustle and bustle of the keyboard market suddenly fell silent. Compared with the time when new products came out in the second half of last year, I suddenly felt a little uncomfortable. Just saw a video a few days ago, Chi Tong, the UP master of station B, took inventory of 21 mainstream keyboards, and praised the finished keyboards using the Nordic chip solution of Nordic Semiconductor. The best domestic solution after big factories.

After watching the video, I was a bit overwhelmed. I originally planned to buy SKYLOONG GK75. I checked the official website and found that it also held a "Crazy Kit Festival". It launched new products and gave away small gifts. The new kit GK series also uses Nordic semiconductors. The module is mainly low-latency, and the configuration covers mainstream combinations such as 61 / 64 / 68 / 84 / 96 / 75 / 980 / 87 / 108. The more you look at it, the more excited you are. You directly ordered GK980+, which matches the wallaby axis at hand. + Autumn Harvest keycaps are self-assembled.

▼Accessories are quite satisfactory, the kit body, TYPE-C cable, USB-A to TYPE-C converter, manual, the only bright spot is that it is equipped with a keyboard cover. Don’t underestimate this cover, many kits don’t come with it, it’s not expensive to buy it alone, but it’s hard to fit it perfectly.

▼The classic 98-key + knob combination, the digital area has not been pulled down, and practicality, playability, and functionality can all be considered.

▼When it comes to playability, we must focus on it. GK980+ is equipped with a number of SKYLOONG black technologies, the first is the "twirl button" design. This thing can be replaced with a knob module at the position of the ordinary MX hot-swappable shaft body. Take a closer look at the picture below. There are 6 shaft seats with more patches on the upper right and left. This is the position that can be replaced, that is, the 6 knobs can be changed. With SKYLOONG's powerful custom driver, it can definitely play well.

▼The kit structure is the SKYLOONG improved LiteGasket flick version, which also has an exclusive patent. It adds a layer of 0.2mm high-precision shaft pads between the positioning board and the PCBA main board, and adds a circle of silicone pads to the position where the screws are fixed, which can effectively solve the sound of the shaft body and the bottom case colliding, and at the same time allow the Feel more soft.

▼The big key position is a patented technology again. The split space module design is used here, which can replace the long space with two short spaces. The keys are moved from the inflexible tail finger to the thumb position, which is very suitable for users who use a lot of key combinations. It can even be customized through the driver. Geek customization is not just talking, it really has a lot of technical content.

▼The kit supports full-key hot-swappable, the five-hole shaft seat is compatible with the three-pin and five-pin hot-swappable shaft body, the upper lamp position RGB lamp beads, supports 16.8 million RGB lighting effects, the gold-plated steel positioning plate corresponds to the PCB main board, and the workmanship is excellent .

▼The shell is made of plastic material, matte black and transparent, relatively low-key, and the light transmission effect is not bad. This kit is available in two shells, plastic and aluminum, with a price difference of more than 500. If you like aluminum, start with your budget.

▼The back is a common three-way outlet, two-stage foot support, and the silicone feet that come with the bottom case have three heights that can be adjusted. The two paddles in the middle correspond to the connection mode/system selection. The receiver storage location is in the upper right corner. Here I can't understand the aesthetics of SKYLOONG. How about digging such a large space to put a giant ugly QR code? It's also good to have a metal piece to block it.

▼Look at the shaft body selected this time, Jiadalong INK series wallaby shaft, in terms of parameters, the trigger pressure is 43gf, the bottoming pressure is 54gf, the total stroke is 3.4mm, and the trigger stroke is 2mm . 5-pin shaft body, four-corner buckle, green cross POM shaft, nylon bottom shell, high-transparency PC cover with condenser lens design, double-stage gold-plated long spring.

▼The wallaby shaft is Advance Large Paragraph Axis , similar to the feel of the Holy Panda, the axis comes with factory run but is very thin, the double-segment spring feedback is strong, there is an obvious top feel when pressing, continue to apply force until it touches the bottom and it is smooth, the bottom is soft, and the rebound is consistent. Hand, this shaft was close to 3 yuan/piece when it first came out, but it has dropped a lot recently, and the new one in the seafood market is around 1.8 yuan/piece. However, this axis is very picky. People who are used to playing with linear axes can't stand its hard rebound feel. Maybe this is the reason why it has been dropping in price.

▼The keycap is a reprinted version of Autumn Harvest. I have been fascinated by this set of color schemes for a long time, but the price of the original version is thousands of dollars. I found this 108-key replica version by chance. The color is very positive. The most important price is too good. is a cloud of smoke).

▼The main color of red and white rice dumplings, white is a little milky white, red is rose red, the color is very positive, the font printing is clear, the keycap is well made, I can feel the high PBT content, and I like the height of MDA. This set of keycaps is my favourite. After changing several sets of keyboards, I am still reluctant to seal them up. I often use them on finished keyboards.

▼With the included split space module, long spaces can be replaced with three short spaces.

▼It is a little uncomfortable that there is no suitable keycap after replacement, and only a few keycaps provided by SKYLOONG can be used. My set of keycaps is not too awkward. If I change to that kind of plain keycaps, I think it will kill my obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Of course, there are also advantages. The stability of the short axis is super strong, unlike the long space, when one side is tapped, the other side is tilted. Secondly, using a powerful driver, you can also customize the function of the space.

▼SKYLOONG started out as a circuit board in the early days, so this aspect belongs to its strengths. For example, the motherboard of this keyboard is used 8-chip system-level motherboard, 32-bit M3 main control MCU+8 M Flash onboard storage+3-way 256-level RGB color management chips, and 3-way high-speed 1/O expansion chips , plus the geek route that SKYLOONG has been taking, focusing on customization, complex drivers and high-performance motherboards naturally perform well. Not to mention more, just look at the driver adjustment interface. It's hard to get up.

▼Lighting effects and key settings can be customized, and a large number of lighting effect displays can definitely meet your lighting requirements. Friends who control lighting must experience it.

▼I have to talk about the connection, GK98+ still uses the Nordic Semiconductor Nordic Wireless Chipset , which is from the same family as the first-line big names such as Razer GPW, and has 1ms low-latency frequency hopping anti-jamming technology. Whether this thing is good or not, I think the video mentioned above already has the answer, so I won’t repeat it here.

▼In terms of feel, the shaft and the kit don’t match up very well. The kit focuses on flicking, while the shaft mainly focuses on crispness. How do you say the combination of the two? The sound experience is good, and the crisp “snap” sound is relatively restrained and there is no noise . The high-transparency upper cover has excellent light transmission performance. The shaft cover of the integrated condenser can not only ensure the divergence effect of the light, but also gather the light to improve the brightness and penetration. The soft elastic characteristics of the kit also alleviate the discomfort of hard fingertips to a certain extent. However, this combination has little to do with smoothness, after all, the shaft has already determined its upper limit.

▼Personal suggestion, if you like linear feel, you can try it Ash wood shaft , is really a model of cost performance.

▼ Finally, put a few pictures.

To sum up, first of all, the price of the crazy kit festival on March 3 has greatly improved the cost performance of the small bug kit. Secondly, even if the price is not considered, if you like to pursue personalization, like split space design, value extremely low wireless latency, and excellent drivers, then this keyboard is still a good choice.

In terms of purchase, I personally recommend the three-mode plastic version, the finished version is 499, and a variety of shafts are available, or you can buy the shaft keycaps like me, ash wood + ordinary PBT two-color keycaps, the cost can also be controlled at 500 within. As for the brothers who are not short of money on the Altuotuo version, just go directly.

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