Hardcore Desktop Chronicles Chapter 239: Quality over Function, support VIA key change, Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard experience!

Today's peripheral product market is quite hot, with many well-known brands, and it is not easy for a new brand to gain a firm foothold in the fierce competition. Keychron, born in 2017, takes its quality as a high-end strategy, and has also established a high degree of recognition among consumers. Among them, the representative Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard is a model that has been fully improved in terms of workmanship, quality, and playability. Let us take a look at its experience today!

The outer packaging of the Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard is relatively stable. The outer packaging uses a black color-matched box with the conspicuous Keychron K8 Pro wording on the box surface. At the same time, there is a sketch preview of the product on the seal. Introduction of parameters and characteristics.

There is a sponge in the packaging for external impact protection, and the keyboard is also packaged in a semi-transparent packaging bag, which provides a reliable guarantee for the product during express delivery. In addition, in order to reduce the user's learning cost, Keychron also thoughtfully provides players with a quick use guide and a switch guide, so that they can quickly understand how to use the keyboard.

In terms of accessories, in addition to the keyboard itself, it also provides an L-shaped USB Type-C keyboard cable, a wire cap puller, a shaft puller, 4 supplementary keycaps for Windows icons, a screwdriver and an Allen wrench, and a product manual , Shaft Guide, Quick Guide, etc. In view of the ease of use of peripheral products, it can be said that there are all that should be. As for why screwdrivers and inner hexagons are provided, the following will introduce them in detail.

The appearance of the Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard is low-key and elegant. Of course, the color matching depends on whether you like it or not, but I really like this calm black keyboard, and I think it is a must-buy keyboard in this price range. Because players who are just getting started may not have the patience to tune a customized keyboard so well, not to mention that Keychron K8 Pro also supports dual-mode connection, supports pairing of three devices and VIA custom key function.

Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard is available in plastic version and metal version. The difference lies in the material of the keyboard frame. The author is the metal version. It is worth mentioning that the outer frame of this keyboard can be removed, and it can be quickly removed through the hexagonal wrench provided in the product accessories. After the outer frame is removed, the weight of the keyboard body is also reduced, which is suitable for going out. It is very convenient to carry.

Currently in the market, the most common mechanical keyboards used by players are mainly composed of full-size and TKL, which are keyboards with and without numeric keypads respectively. For the needs of most players to use the keyboard, in fact, most users may not use the number pad on the right, so the TKL keyboard is becoming more and more popular among players. And this Keychron K8 Pro is a typical 80% layout design 87 keyboard, which reduces the number keypad, and the keycaps are also engraved with various function icons and text, which can effectively save desktop space while ensuring practicality. In terms of text entry and gaming experience, it will be more comfortable than a full-size keyboard.

Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard is a dual-mode keyboard that supports Bluetooth and wired, and can adapt to 3 devices at the same time. For the mixed office mode of modern urbanites, it is necessary to mix and use among Windows, macOS, and iPadOS, and Keychron K8 Pro can seamlessly switch between these devices. Moreover, it can be used not only at home, but also when going out with a laptop or tablet.

The Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard is very suitable for use with Mac. What is more impressive is the Control, Option, ⌘ at the bottom of the keyboard, and the Mac screenshot, Siri voice and light buttons in the upper right corner. These are common shortcut keys on Mac. Of course, in order to take care of Windows users, Keychron also provides us with exclusive Windows icon keys to achieve mixed use of multiple platforms.

The switch and interface of the Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard are located on the left side of the fuselage. In order to meet the needs of different users, it supports Bluetooth 5.1 and wired connection respectively. If the connected device does not have a USB interface, it can be connected via Bluetooth. It is also very convenient to use it with a laptop or tablet when going out. Because this keyboard supports Bluetooth, it also has a built-in 4000mAh battery, which can last for about 80 hours. Of course, according to the different usage conditions of each person, the power consumption is also different. In addition, the left side of the Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard also provides a USB Type-C interface to charge the keyboard or use it as a wired keyboard. At the same time, the L-shaped cable supports blind plugging.

Looking from the side of the keyboard, it can be found that the Keychron K8 Pro has a slightly tilted design when the stand is not erected. The height of the keycaps in different positions is different, and daily use can bring players a more comfortable use angle and avoid extra pressure on the hands and wrists. The two-stage tripod at the bottom of the keyboard is also suitable for the needs of different players.

The bottom of the keyboard is very simple, providing a two-stage tripod, four non-slip feet, and product information stickers.

By adjusting the feet on the bottom of the keyboard, you can adjust the typing and gaming angle between three angles (0º, 6º and 9º). Four rectangular anti-slip pads can make the keyboard stable on the desktop, so that the keyboard will not move when typing quickly.

On the switch body, Keychron K8 Pro adopts G Pro switch body of Jiadalong. The official provides three types of G Pro green/tea/red switches. The author chooses the G Pro red switch. Its trigger pressure is 45 grams, the trigger key travel is 2 mm, and the total key travel is 4 mm. It will give people a feeling that the key has been bounced before being pressed, so its trigger speed is extremely fast, which can make the machine The keyboard completely bid farewell to key delay. Using it to play games will not have the tight feeling of the black switch. We can clearly feel the joy and comfort of operation, and the rebound speed is very fast, which perfectly achieves the balance between the feel and the operation speed.

In addition, the keyboard supports full-key hot swapping, so we can also freely replace other switches. In addition, the pin slot on the keychron K8 Pro's PCB board is 5 pins, so 3 pins and 5 pins can be used interchangeably.

The Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard has a full-key RGB backlight and 14 built-in light effects. After connecting the device, the light is very dazzling, and the gaming atmosphere is overwhelming.

The Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard adopts Jiadalong's screw-mounted satellite shaft solution, which is more direct in the force transmission process, has high stability, and is not easy to shake. The satellite shaft and its dragon boat dragon bean are manually lubricated before leaving the factory, and the feel is crisp and neat.

EVA sound-absorbing cotton is also added between the positioning board and the PCB, and the bottom is also equipped with shock-absorbing cotton, which can reduce the cavity sound generated when tapping, and can also filter out the noise generated when tapping, with thick keycaps The side wall also makes the percussion sound more pleasing to the ear, bringing users a double enjoyment in hand feeling and hearing.

On the keycap, the Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard has also been upgraded. Unlike the OEM keycap used in the previous product (Keychron K8), the Keychron K8 Pro is an OSA ball cap that mixes OEM and SA. High-quality PBT is also used. In addition to reducing the occurrence of discoloration, the touch and anti-slip properties of the buttons are good.

What is more interesting is that the Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard can be supported by QMK/VIA open source, and the VIA program can be downloaded through the official website. Users can customize the overall keyboard settings through software, such as key mapping, macros and layout. First of all, when running the VIA program, you need to change the Mac or Windows layout selected in Keychron K8 Pro to use the function. It supports a total of 7 setting menus from Basic to Custom under the keyboard interface. Especially in the case of macros, it is a useful feature for users dealing with open sources such as programming languages. If a macro is entered in the form source that is the basis of programming, and a key is set, the set key can be automatically entered once during programming, thereby reducing input time.

Because the wireless uses Bluetooth 5.1, compared with Bluetooth 4.0 or 5.0, the connection of Bluetooth 5.1 is more stable, and the delay is lower, so it is still possible to play games with it. And thanks to the blessing of large-capacity batteries, there is no problem at all in about 3 days of actual use.

Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard The mechanical keyboard supports full-key without punching, we can output multiple keys at the same time, and there will be no problem of key conflicts. Through the actual measurement of the Keyboard Test Utility software, there are no keys that are actually pressed but not sent.

The experience of the Keychron K8 Pro mechanical keyboard is quite brilliant, and the details are also handled in place. 80% layout, PBT OSA ball cap, Jiadalong G Pro shaft body, manual lubrication and tuning satellite shaft, pre-installed sandwich pad + bottom noise reduction cotton, Bluetooth/wired dual mode and other configurations are all in one. At the same time, Keychron K8 Pro is perfectly compatible with platforms such as windows and Mac, and it is such a comfortable keyboard that gives us a better choice.

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