Just buy it! First experience of Keychron V5 customized keyboard

Actually, I don’t know much about the brand of Keychron. Forgive my ignorance. I feel unfamiliar. I searched on Baidu and found out that this brand is a very popular keyboard brand abroad. Later, I learned that Keychron is also a domestic brand. A manufacturer made in Tokyo, keychron's perfect system switching function, various details designed for MAC users, and rich experience in peripheral products make me feel that its keyboard is still worth a try. This time I started with the Keychron V5 mechanical keyboard, let’s experience this keyboard.

Appearance Gallery

▲Outer packing box, I searched it, and its packaging style is really uniform, with a black background color picture, a tough and simple style, and the packaging also clearly tells you that this is a 96% keyboard . Do you like this arrangement?

▲The random accessories are very rich, including supplementary keycaps, key pullers, shaft pullers, power cords, screwdrivers, and replacement screws.

▲Take out the first impression of this Keychron V5, and you will give it a score. The square shape, especially the tough corners, corresponds to the rounded keycaps. The combination of black, gray and red keycaps will bring a touch of jump to the dull colors.

▲This Keychron V5 uses a black plastic shell, and the integrity is still very strong. In terms of configuration, this keyboard uses a 96-key configuration, retaining the keypad + imitation metal knob.

▲However, compared with the conventional TKL arrangement, it adds a programmable metal knob at the corner. It can be used to adjust the volume, etc.

▲ Viewed from the side, the edge of the keyboard adopts a concave design. This design makes the keyboard look thinner visually, and it is more convenient to take.

▲On the top side, you can see the Type-c interface to switch the WIN/MAC system.

▲Turn it over, the design on the back of the keyboard is very simple, without a trace of extra fancy, the foot support adopts a two-stage structure, which can meet the needs of different users.

experience feelings

▲ In terms of the switch body, Keychron V5 uses the self-developed K pro red switch. In terms of hand feeling: the built-in factory run is excellent in both smoothness and stability. At the same time, the touch of the red axis is straight up and down without pause, and the rebound is softer and softer. The hand feel is similar to squeezing cotton. In general, typing feels continuous and pressing feels light.

▲The keycap is a standard pbt material with an osa height. The spout of the keycap is well handled and the space does not have obvious seesaw phenomenon. The reprocessing here is still good.

▲The position of the big key adopts the uncommon PCB satellite shaft. Compared with the steel satellite shaft, it has great advantages in terms of stability and structure. Because it is fixed by screws, it will be much stronger than the steel plate satellite shaft. You don’t have to worry about the satellite shaft being too loose or too tight due to inconsistent cutting of the positioning plate. The disadvantage is that it is more troublesome to adjust later, because the satellite shaft is fixed first and then Carry out positioning plate installation and shaft body installation. Gold-plated screw satellite shafts are also used. The cost seems to be much higher.

▲In addition, in order to improve playability, the five pins are hot-swappable. Full-key hot-swappable, if it is compatible with three-legged and five-legged shafts, it can generally be compatible with many shafts on the market, and you can use the shaft puller to plug and replace shafts from different manufacturers to experience the feel.

▲Compared to the original or OEM keycaps, this type of ball cap

There is no uncomfortable feeling in use, this Keychron V5 has WIN/MAC dual system switching function,

▲WIN/MAC dual system switching function is still very convenient when working, and all kinds of switching are well known.

▲In terms of customization, this keychron V5 has two programming methods, QMK and VIA, through software control, you can realize custom button settings and quick settings.

▲This is the charm of customization, every part can be customized according to your own preferences.

▲As a keyboard with personality, RGB lighting effects are certainly not missing. However, the keycaps are opaque, and various styles of lights are waiting for you to debug.

Summarize

If you want to find a mechanical keyboard that is suitable for office work and games, easy to use and fun, this Keychron V5 is worth a try, the price is not expensive, and there will be different surprises.