Digital Miscellaneous Talk Part 7: A keyboard with a good price/performance ratio - Royal Axe r108

It’s very simple. The pcb of the Taobao 104-key hot-swappable keyboard that Aunt Zhang posted before had some problems. Occasionally, it would stick when typing. I originally considered that it would accompany me from a state-owned enterprise to a landing institution in one and a half years. I still have a sense of memory and don’t want to replace it, so I changed the switch body, but the problem reappeared, so I came up with the idea of ​​changing the keyboard

My requirement is at least 98 columns, because working in the Finance Bureau requires a lot of digital input, and those without a numeric keypad will not be considered

The axis body is a linear axis, because the keyboard in the pit is c and red f, so I have been insisting on the linear axis since then

I originally wanted to buy a 98 keyboard, and I planned to buy a cmk98, but after thinking about it, I don’t have much demand for space saving. Besides, the 104 f used at home needs to get used to switching between two keyboards with different layouts. I think it’s unnecessary, so I gave up thinking about the 98 keyboard , turn to104

In fact, there are not many keyboards to choose from, and I still want three-mode + hot-swappable, and finally there is a tangle between Goss HS108t and Royal Axe r108, ​​both of which are three-mode hot-swappable, and the design of the former to install dry batteries is deep. I like it, but the keycap color scheme is not the version I like. The latter is the gold powder switch version, which is more cost-effective, but the compact design is not compatible with third-party keycaps, and it is not the standard 104/108 layout. Finally, it depends on the dog. East pre-sale 499 is the same as the initial price. I bought r108 at a good price, and I just happened to experience the very popular gold powder switch.

I used a coupon or Jingdou forgot, and I paid494

Because the office is out of the box, there are no photos of the packaging. Put a few photos of the keyboard, and the appearance is at a level that can be seen. My section chief’s evaluation is: It’s not as expensive as your keyboard.

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I like the knob design.

Compared with the traditional 104 keys, the r108 of Yufu has no difference in the layout of the character direction keys, function keys and small keyboards. The main reason is that the right side of the space has changed from 4 1.25u to 5 1u. In addition, the f area and the small keyboard area They are all more compact than conventional configurations, but I don’t use these keys very much in my daily use, so I don’t have any difficulty adapting to them. Then there are two function buttons on the upper right, the calculator and the lock screen button. I quite like them, because I am engaged in finance. I often use a calculator for work, and the lock screen key is also useful for personal privacy protection

Compared with the box red v2 in the office, it feels light and has a strong rebound

Compared with the C red f (Cai Cai's pbt keycap) at home, it feels light, but the rebound feels a little weaker (maybe it's because I'm not used to the flat-chested keycap), and the big key is not at the same level. After disassembly and assembly, the wire sound is a bit obvious, but the feel is still as stable as ever. The big key of the royal ax can be used, but it is not very good (compared to the balance bar)

Compared with the box red v2 in the office, the sound is much crisper, but a bit noisy in comparison

Compared with the red f of c, the sound is about the same size, but it does not have the crisp feeling of f

However, I personally feel that this sound may have to be considered for office use. Some people may find it noisy, especially for people who are sensitive to keyboard sounds.

It can be used. For me, it is something that may not be used again in a month or two after installation, so I will not make an evaluation.

Basic functions are available

However, there is a problem with the stability. Occasionally, when I turn it on to check the battery, it freezes directly...

stuck error

At present, there is no disconnection in the 2.4g office. It takes about 1-2 seconds to wake up from sleep, but it will swallow characters (sometimes not, I don’t know why), that is, the key pressed when waking up is There will be no corresponding input

When the backlight is not turned on, after the first full charge, if the backlight is not turned on, it will indicate that the battery is low for about half a month (I can’t remember the past when I wrote the article). The electricity is off, but it's acceptable

Looks good, three-mode hot-swappable + gold powder, price of 499, good feel, I feel that the price/performance ratio is still very good, you can buy it if you need it