Exclusive review of value-for-money products Part 4: Fully equipped mechanical keyboard less than 200 yuan, ash wood switch V3 + three-mode + hot-swappable, AOC GK293 use evaluation

Some time ago, when I was shopping at a lot of omnipotent, I found this keyboard from AOC. The price is in the early 200s. It uses an ash wood V3 axis body, three-mode, full-key hot-swappable, RGB backlight, and the configuration is almost full. The most important thing is that it is the traditional arrangement of 108. The main reason is that in the past two years, 75% and 98 configurations have been popular for key rings, but there are not many options for 108 configurations that are most suitable for office work.

I searched graphic and video websites, but I couldn’t find any reviews of this keyboard. However, the 87 version GK233 of this keyboard has some video works, but to be honest, this traditional structure still has a larger audience of 108 configurations. . Through Duodoli's Doudizhu coupons, I finally won a little more than 194 yuan. Let's take a look at how this keyboard is.

Very traditional 108-key upper and lower cover design, the four buttons on the upper right corner should default to fast forward, play, pause, etc. According to the manual, if the keyboard is switched to game mode, it seems that there are many other functions.

There are light bars on the flanks, the default effect is RGB, and it can also be modified to a solid color backlight and parameters such as RGB color and speed.

The keyboard itself is also RGB backlit, and the keycaps are ABS two-color light-transmitting keycaps, which seem to have no obvious flaws, but the keycaps are relatively smooth, and the actual feel is relatively average.

The back is slash + frosted texture, two-stage foot support, 2.4G receiver storage compartment, overall, it is a very satisfactory design.

After all, the highlight of this keyboard is nothing more than the combination of the following points

Within 200, 108 keys, gray wood V3 axis, hot-swappable full keys, RGB backlight, three-mode.

As for the ashwood V3 switch itself, the price/performance ratio is very high, there is one more 6 hairs, but the smoothness is very good, and it is a silver-like switch that is triggered in advance. It is very suitable for games and office work, and is often regarded as a TTC fast silver switch. low-end replacement.

It’s just that there are very few ashwood V3 keyboards among the mass-produced keyboards. The only ones that count are the niche brands such as the manufacturer leobog itself, Leikaze and Maicong.

The interior of the GK293 can be regarded as relatively crude. There is only a piece of EVA sandwich cotton, and there is no sound-proof bottom pad. However, the cavity sound can be controlled in actual use, because the thickness of the keyboard shell itself is not bad, and the cavity It's not too big in itself.

I didn't disassemble the keyboard, but watching the video, this series should use the high-tech shaft seat, which is not as durable as Kaihua and TTC, but at this price, I really can't ask for more.

The big keys have been tuned, but the base of the satellite axis is relatively average. In actual use, each big key can hear a certain steel wire sound more or less. Friends who are more concerned, I suggest you not to use it. If you bother to adjust it, just buy a bald black guard and replace it.

Another problem is that the battery capacity of this keyboard is only 2000mAh. If you use it in wireless mode most of the time, I suggest you turn off the light to use it.

Although from the positioning given by AOC, this should be a keyboard for gaming + office needs, but considering the length of the 108 keyboard, many games will indeed occupy some mouse positions. So I personally recommend that you use it as an office keyboard. After all, the sound of Ashwood v3 itself is not too loud, and a keyboard with full keys is fine in the office.

Under this configuration, the price of the keyboard itself is less than 200 yuan, which can be said to be very cost-effective. However, I still recommend replacing this set of keycaps later. Whether it is the feel or the wear resistance, the overall performance is relatively average.

In the end, I changed it to a mxrskey UTA with retro-style original height keycaps with Russian engraved on the front and English on the side. thick.

The English characters are engraved on the side, and the whole set of keycaps is very design. The overall feel and sound of the keyboard after the replacement has also been significantly improved.