God said let there be light, ROCCAT Ice Leopard Vulcan II Max mechanical keyboard share

God said there should be light, so there was light; keyboard players said there should be light, so backlight appeared on the keyboard. The backlight of the mechanical keyboard ranges from monochrome, mixed light, to RGB, side lights, surround lights, different hollow patterns, transparent shell/shaft body/keycap, lighted palm rest, etc., all kinds of novel lighting effect elements It also emerges endlessly, there is no one you can't see, only you can't think of it. No, ROCCAT launched the Vulcan II Max optical axis mechanical keyboard, which raised the RGB lighting elements to a new level. Let’s take a look at a few lighting effects pictures first.

Are you a little confused~~ The hand rest directly turns into a super-large light guide plate, isn’t it to play with the lights, let’s enlarge the light area for you! At present, there should be no mass-produced keyboard on the market with a larger light-emitting area than Vulcan II Max! Not only the light-emitting area is large, but the uniformity of RGB lighting is also very good, the light is soft, and the dynamic color change is also very smooth.

The credit for increasing the luminous area is due to this translucent silicone hand rest. The vertical grain structure at the bottom of the hand rest can not only better transmit light, but also further strengthen the overall structural strength of the hand rest. The texture of this silicone hand rest is very soft, it looks like a jelly-like spring, soft and slightly cool to the touch, and has a good supporting effect on the wrist.

After the palm rest is inserted into the corresponding hole on the front side of the keyboard through the fins on the top, a light conductor similar to an oversized light guide column is formed, which gently transmits the RGB light inside the keyboard. 16.8 million colors of lighting, combined with the AIMO intelligent lighting system, and can be linked with compatible devices to achieve lighting effects, thus bringing a very rich lighting gameplay.

In fact, adding lights to the palm rest has appeared on more than one brand of keyboards many years ago, but the one that plays with the light on the palm rest to this extent has to be the Ice Leopard Vulcan II MAX.

Vulcan II MAX can show the current lighting effects, and the ultra-thin keycaps it carries are also an important factor. The surface size of the keycaps is smaller than that of common keycaps, and the gap between the keycaps is particularly large. There is also almost no occlusion, and the combination of the fully transparent shell of the Titan switch and the reflection of the silver-white positioning plate makes it seem that the entire keyboard is shining.

The Ice Leopard Vulcan II MAX optical axis mechanical keyboard has a standard 104-key layout, which continues the design language of the first-generation keyboard as a whole. There are multimedia buttons and volume knobs in the upper right corner, a suspension axis design, and the upper panel is made of silver anodized aluminum. The size of the hand rest is about 463×236×33.5mm, which requires a certain amount of desktop space.

The keyboard as a whole looks very slim and highly recognizable. The edges on both sides of the metal upper panel are also chamfered to avoid cutting hands and further enhance the sense of visual hierarchy.

There are three multimedia buttons and an independent volume knob in the upper right corner of the keyboard, which can be muted with one button. When the knob is turned, there is a very clear sense of scale, and the feel is very good, and it is quite decompressive to turn it around.

There are brand and keyboard model Logos in the middle of the top of the keyboard, and the outlets are at the corresponding rear positions.

Ice Leopard Vulcan II Max is equipped with TITAN II optical red switch, which is a straight up and down linear feel switch body, 1.4mm trigger key travel, 3.6mm total key travel, and the click life is about 100 million times. The shaft body adopts a fully transparent shaft cover and an extremely compatible cross shaft scheme, the pressing process is smooth and smooth, and the rebound is also fast and stable. Compared with the TITAN first-generation optical axis, the overall accuracy has been significantly improved, and the hand feeling feedback is not bad. The large key position adopts the improved satellite axis scheme, which feels crisp and neat, but there are still some noises such as steel wire sound, and there is still room for improvement.

The keycaps are laser-carved light-transmitting keycaps with ABS skin-like coating. The surface area is smaller than traditional keycaps. Fortunately, the cross axis compatibility of TITAN 2nd generation optical switches is very good. If you don’t like this set of keycaps, you can replace them at will I like the keycaps.

The bottom shell of the keyboard is designed with parallel decorative twill, and the upper and lower two super long non-slip pads are very eye-catching, and provide two-stage feet for the keyboard.

The gray braided wire of the keyboard is very thick and hard, and it is designed with two USB plugs, which can further enhance the stability of the power supply. This should be due to the fact that the entire keyboard has many light-emitting areas and high brightness.

Ice Leopard Vulcan II Max is positioned as a gaming keyboard with gaming style. This keyboard provides the Easy-Shift [+] function, which can provide an additional second-level key function for the keyboard. It can be used with the driver to achieve more Multi-complex personalized definition function; 24 multi-functional Smart Key keys, you can set the color and brightness in the driver according to your needs, and display in real time through the light position of the corresponding key, so that you can know the status of related equipment at any time.

There is a saying that goes like this: Doing one thing to the extreme is better than doing ten thousand things mediocrely. I think it is also very appropriate to apply this sentence to the Ice Leopard with German origin. Germans have always been conservative and stubborn, but once they identify a goal, they will really work towards it. Starting from the mechanical keyboard with backlight, various RGB elements should be said to emerge in endlessly, but I never thought that Ice Leopard could achieve such a level of RGB lighting effect. But it seems reasonable to think about it carefully. From the two mice launched by Ice Leopard before: Burst Pro Air Aurora Leopard and Kone XP Magic Leopard, I have already seen the first clue that Ice Leopard is going to develop in the direction of light pollution, but I didn’t expect it I will meet you so quickly in this form, so that I almost ignore more other features of this keyboard. Really, if you are an avid fan of RGB lighting effects, this Vulcan II Max optical axis mechanical keyboard must not be missed, it redefines what is called light pollution.