IQUNIX Q66 three-mode hot-swappable mechanical keyboard review: small body, big taste

The well-known keyboard manufacturer IQUNIX released 4 crowdfunding mechanical keyboard products on the official APP in 2021. These 4 products are: Sen 80, G67, Q66, Tilly60 mechanical keyboards, all of which adopt small-sized layouts and excellent appearance design. It is also full of personality and has a highly customized style, which has won the attention of many key ring users. Recently, IQUNIX has officially released the Q66 small-sized mechanical keyboard. Next, follow the author to take a look at this Q66, which makes people fall in love at first sight.

包装&附件：

The outer packaging of the product is still a black box with a paper seal scheme that we are very familiar with. The color of the paper seal also represents the color scheme of the keyboard. With the hot silver font on the box, it also has a high degree of recognition. This keyboard is currently available in two color schemes: Summer Tour and Silver Trace. This is the summer tour color version. In terms of accessories, a transparent dust cover, key puller, cleaning brush, USB Type-C cable, receiver + extension module, manual, stickers and warranty card are provided, and four replacement keycaps for MacOS systems are also presented. Very informative and practical.

外观&细节：

The color scheme of IQUNIX Q66 Summer Tour adopts a blue-gray and beige color scheme, and the body and keycaps are both in a two-color scheme. The visual consistency is higher, and it also brings a more elegant and advanced visual perception. The surface of the fuselage is treated with a delicate frosting process, which is dry and gentle to the touch. With the side scheme of double-layer line processing, the texture of the fuselage is also more outstanding. The keyboard adopts a small-sized 65% arrangement layout, providing a complete input area and direction key area, taking into account the overall beauty and practicality of the keyboard, and combining with rich combination key functions, it can also bring users more excellent experience. Use experience. In terms of combination keys, it provides complete F-zone keys, pairing mode switching, lighting control, system key layout switching, multimedia control, etc. The combination key operations are rich and complete, easy to use, and also has high operational convenience.

The side of the top of the fuselage provides a USB Type-C data interface, which is convenient for users to use cables or charge the keyboard. The bottom of the fuselage adopts the same beige color scheme as the keycaps, and the two-color fuselage also brings a small visual impact, making the keys more eye-catching. The bottom design continues the simple style of the fuselage, providing black non-slip foot pads at the four corners, product information stickers in the middle, and a wired/wireless mode switch at the bottom. The fuselage presents a high-front and low-back design as a whole. The moderate inclination design also allows users to get good comfort when getting started. The four non-slip foot pads can also ensure the stability of the keyboard on the desktop. The handling is still in place in terms of user experience. of.

键帽&轴体：

The IQUNIX Q66 three-mode hot-swappable mechanical keyboard provides three switch matching schemes: TTC Holy Panda V2, Quick Silver Switch V2, and Gold Powder Switch V2. The author got the Holy Panda switch. This shaft adopts the advanced step feel scheme, and there is obvious step resistance when pressed a little bit. After pressing, it has a linear feel until it touches the bottom. The feel performance is still very wonderful. The total stroke of this shaft is 3.4mm, the trigger stroke is 2.0mm, the paragraph pressure is 55gf, and it has a lifespan of about 80 million clicks. With the excellent feel and pure percussion sound, the feel feedback is still very good. The large key position adopts a balance bar structure, and the dragon boat dragon beans are also lubricated. The shaking and noise are properly controlled, and the hand feeling feedback is also very neat and dry. The overall performance is still very good.

The Q66 series keyboard also provides a switch hot-swappable solution, which is compatible with the mainstream three-legged and five-legged MX switches. Users can replace the switches themselves according to their personal preferences. The feel feedback is still very good. The interior of the fuselage adopts the popular Gasket structure. The soft support scheme is matched with CR sound-absorbing cotton and silicone bottom pad, which also makes the percussion feel softer and more comfortable. While improving the feedback of the feel, it can also better eliminate cavity sounds, etc. Noise, making the percussion sound more clean and thorough, so that users can get a better experience in terms of feel and hearing.

The keycaps are equipped with a set of two-color PBT keycaps with the height of the original factory, with an opaque closed-mouth character scheme, clear characters, natural colors, exquisite workmanship, and relatively good details. The touch is delicate and comfortable, mild and dry, combined with the wear-resistant and oil-resistant properties of the PBT material, it also has better performance in terms of durability. The rib structure inside the keycap also further ensures the strength of the keycap, avoids bending and twisting of the keycap, and can further enhance the user experience.

RGB backlight:

IQUNIX Q66 three-mode hot-swappable mechanical keyboard provides RGB version and non-light version. The one I got is RGB version, which supports about 16 million colors of color adjustment, with 17 different lighting modes and rich adjustment functions. , can bring a more brilliant visual perception to the user's desktop. The RGB lamp bead adopts the SMD lamp bead, and the lower lamp position scheme has a uniform and soft brightness performance, and the dynamic effect is smooth and natural. With rich lighting gameplay, it can also create a good lighting atmosphere for the user's desktop.

Use test:

IQUNIX Q66 three-mode hot-swappable mechanical keyboard supports mainstream three-mode connection solutions, provides wired, 2.4Ghz and three sets of Bluetooth connection methods, and is compatible with Windows/MacOS/IOS/Andriod several major operating systems, in terms of platform and device compatibility Has a very good performance. At the same time, this keyboard is also adapted to the key positions of the MacOS system, so that users of the MacOS system can quickly get used to it, and the switching method is also very simple. It can be switched by pressing FN+TAB for 5 seconds, and the performance is still very friendly. . The three connection modes all support the full-key no-click solution, which can avoid operation errors or interference caused by key interference, and is more handy in dealing with various usage scenarios, and the user experience is still very good.

The fuselage has a built-in 4000mAh lithium battery, combined with a low-power wireless module, the longest battery life can reach 260 days when the lights are turned off, which is enough for most user scenarios. The USB Type-C interface and the function of charging while using also have high convenience in daily use. It can also replenish power for the battery in a wired connection state. It can also be used wirelessly with charging devices such as charging treasures, so that users can It is easy to get rid of battery life anxiety, and it is easier and more worry-free to use. In terms of key combination functions, this keyboard also continues the existing key combination scheme of IQUNIX, supporting functions such as wireless mode switching, multimedia control, lighting adjustment, program calling, checking the keyboard power status, and factory reset. It can also bring high convenience of use and further enhance the user experience.

Summarize:

The IQUNIX Q66 three-mode hot-swappable mechanical keyboard has a small and exquisite body, rich and complete functions, and the overall appearance is also very eye-catching. With the current mainstream three-mode hot-swappable, RGB backlight, Gasket structure and other hardware configurations, the overall performance is still very good. Three shaft schemes and two color options can better meet the preferences of different users. Excellent button feel, rich key functions and good user experience are still worth buying. This keyboard is now officially on sale, the price starts from 799 yuan, and the price starts from 619 yuan during Double Eleven. Interested users may wish to pay more attention.

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