Double soft bounce, silky touch, Dareu A81 three-mode keyboard experience

As a programmer and blogger, I spend much more time touching the keyboard than anything else every day. Therefore, an excellent keyboard can improve my work efficiency and allow me to be more efficient in coding. , The body and mind are more pleasant when writing code. I have been using Dareu’s single-mode A87 keyboard before, and Zijin and Sky Blue bought one each. The experience is very good, especially the silky trigger experience of the sky axis, which I can’t put it down.

Recently upgraded the computer desk, thinking of making the desktop more concise, I chose to buy the Dareu A81 three-mode keyboard, and today I will do a simple unboxing demonstration. Due to the love for the sky switch, this time I still chose the Dareu A81 three-mode keyboard with the frost blue color of the V3 version of the sky switch. The outer packaging is designed in mirror silver, which is very eye-catching and unique.

After opening the package, you can see that in addition to the keyboard, it comes with a transparent dust cover, six replaceable sky blue keycaps, key puller, data cable and other accessories.

Dareu A81 tri-mode keyboard in Frost Blue color, PBT two-color keycaps are very fresh in color, compact and streamlined 75% arrangement, the weight of the entire keyboard is about 1 kg, with PBT two-color keycaps, if the dependence on the small keyboard is relatively low, Still quite comfortable to use. On the right side of the direction key, there are three indicator lights, which are Capc Lock, pairing indicator, and charging indicator.

There are four non-slip silicone pads on the bottom of the keyboard, and it has also been polished to display 75% of the characters arranged, which is very delicate. What is more special is that it does not have a multi-section tripod design, so the height of the keyboard is fixed, and it takes a little time to get used to it.

On the left side of the top of the keyboard, there is a Mac/Win mode switching button, Bluetooth 5.1, 2.4G, and wired connections, compatible with Mac, Win, Android, and Ios. The Type-C interface for wired connection is also set in this part. The keyboard has a built-in 4000mAh lithium battery. When the light is turned off, the battery life can last for more than one month. When the light is on, it can be used for about 7 days. In addition, the keyboard has a smart sleep function, which will automatically turn off the light when it is not used for a long time . Charging through the data cable also saves money on batteries.

The storage compartment for the 2.4G wireless receiver is set up on the right side of the keyboard. The design is quite ingenious. When I saw it for the first time, I thought it was just a simple Dareu logo.

On the left side of the keyboard are the switching keys for three modes. You can change the mode by flipping up and down. The first gear is 2.4G mode, the second gear is wired mode, and the third gear is Bluetooth mode. The switching is very convenient and fast.

Because I am tired of wired connections, I used Bluetooth 5.1 to connect. After switching the left button to switch to Bluetooth mode, press and hold the Fn+Q key combination for three seconds to start pairing and connection.

After reading the appearance, let’s talk about the actual experience. The easiest to perceive the difference is the switch body. My previous A87 uses the V1 version of the Dareus sky switch, while the Dareus A81 three-mode keyboard uses the V3 version. According to the official data, the difference is mainly in the upper cover of the shaft body, one is made of pc non-transparent material, the other is made of transparent pc material, and the spring is upgraded to an imported gold-plated spring.

In actual experience, although the trigger pressure of the three versions of the shaft is 40±3gf, I personally feel that the shaft of the V3 version will be lighter than the shaft of the V1V2 version, and the trigger is smoother and easier to tap. It is really comfortable. In addition, it can be seen that for the big keys, Dareu uses the satellite shaft and balance bar design as always, and the trigger is also smooth and silky without noise.

In addition, in addition to the upgrade of the shaft body, the structure of Dareu A81 three-mode keyboard has also been greatly upgraded. The overall structure is shown in the figure below. arm, increasing the soft contact force. So when pressed, it is softer.

It is also mentioned above that the upper cover of the V3 version of the sky axis is made of transparent PC material. In the actual experience, it can also be clearly seen that the light transmission is really much better. The light transmittance of the V1 version is slightly poorer, and the light is difficult to show in the case of better light, while the V3 version of the switch body does not have this problem. The RGB light of the Dareu A81 three-mode keyboard is very clear, and the light can also be used through Fn + space bar Make brightness adjustments.

Dareu A81 three-mode keyboard continues the design of Dareu A series that supports hot-swappable switch replacement, which is definitely good news for DIY players. The entire keyboard can be a test switch.

To sum up, the Dareu A81 tri-mode keyboard inherits the excellent design of the A series. It has a better V3 sky switch body, a hot-swappable design with playability, aggressive RGB lights, and a larger built-in lithium battery. It supports three-mode connection, and the experience is even better. It can be said to be a fairly comprehensive keyboard.