Kaihua Deep Sea Mute Shaft Pro "Whalefall and Island" Review

With the rise of domestic switches and increasing popularity, more and more users are beginning to accept the independent switches of major brands, and gradually develop new ways of playing, and the silent switch is one of them. Due to the needs of different users and different usage scenarios, the silent shaft has gradually entered the user's field of vision. Kaihua released the deep-sea silent BOX shaft last year, and its excellent parameter configuration and feel performance have also been recognized by many users. On this basis, Kaihua also launched the deep-sea mute switch Pro, which has two different feel schemes, linear and segment, and named them "Island" and "Whale Fall" respectively. Next, follow the author to take a look at these two switches. How about your physical performance?

Kaihua Deep Sea Mute Switch Pro "Whalefall and Lonely Island" adopts a new gift box packaging scheme, and presents a non-woven bag with the theme of the switch body, which is beautiful and practical at the same time. Both shafts are packed in a dark blue gift box. When you open it, you will see the posters of whales and the deep sea. When you turn the page, you will see the introduction of the shaft parameters. The bottom of the inner box is made of transparent plastic. The fixed shaft prevents the shafts from colliding with each other and is more convenient to use.

Kaihua Deep Sea Mute Switch Pro "Whalefall and Isolated Island" provides paragraph feel and linear feel schemes respectively, and uses two different color axes, brown and transparent, which can be more convenient for users to identify. The shaft body adopts a transparent shaft cover with a dark blue shaft seat, and with different shaft color schemes, the appearance is still highly recognizable. The shaft seat adopts the common three-legged specification, which can be adapted to most of the mechanical keyboards on the market. The buckle structure fixed with the positioning plate also has good flexibility, and it is easier to replace it on the keyboard that supports hot-swappable shaft body. . These two shafts are also equipped with an independent light guide column structure, which can improve the light transmission performance of the shaft and bring users a better visual perception.

Kaihua Deep Sea Mute Switch Pro "Whalefall and Island" two shafts continue Kaihua's unique BOX three-zone structure. The independent trigger mechanism is combined with the sealing treatment of the cover, which can bring better dustproof effect. The durability and service life have been improved to a certain extent. The transparent shaft cover adopts a large buckle structure, and the installation is stable and not easy to shake. With the circular shaft center scheme with a closed wall structure, it can further reduce the shaking when pressing, improve the consistency of the button feel, and bring more stability Smooth pressing feel. Lubrication treatment is also added to the interior of the two shafts, which can bring a smoother pressing feel and reduce the "rustling sound" when pressing internally. With the sound-absorbing buffer structure on the bottom of the shaft seat and the shaft cover, it can reduce bottoming, The noise generated by the impact during the rebound can achieve a better mute effect, allowing users to obtain a better experience in terms of feel and hearing. At the same time, as an optimized mute solution, the noise control of the shaft body is better, and the knocking noise is lower. The single-stage long spring can also improve the feel feedback when pressing, making the feel softer and more comfortable, and improving the user's pressing experience.

Kaihua Deep Sea Mute Switch Pro "Whale Fall and Island" two shafts basically maintain the same parameter scheme. "The linear feel scheme is adopted, the trigger pressure is 45gf, the total stroke is 3.6mm, and the trigger stroke is 1.8mm, and both of them have a lifespan of 100 million clicks, which has achieved a good balance between the feel and durability. The "whale fall" shaft has a clear sense of section, and the bottoming feedback is gentle and natural. The "island" press feels smooth and linear, soft bottoming, and rebounds with the hand. The dual noise reduction scheme also further reduces the bottoming and rebound noise, mute perform better.

The fully transparent shaft cover and the independent light guide column structure are compatible with mainstream RGB SMD lamp bead types, and the keyboard compatibility is still good. The independent light guide structure can also bring a better divergence effect to the light, while maintaining the brilliant color of the light, it also brings a better filling effect, with a soft and natural look and feel, and has a good performance in terms of lighting visual effects and atmosphere , to better meet the needs of RGB lovers for keyboard lighting.

Summarize:

The Kaihua Deep Sea Mute Switch Pro "whale fall and isolated island" two shaft bodies continue Kaihua's unique BOX structure scheme, and the addition of multiple noise reduction and noise reduction components also brings better silent performance to the shaft body. Two different hand feeling schemes can also meet the user's needs for different hand feel feedback, good pressing smoothness and light divergence effect can also meet the diverse needs of users, and the overall performance is still very good. These two shafts have been officially released today, with a retail price of 3.7 yuan per piece and a starting price of 3.5 yuan per piece. Interested users may wish to pay more attention.

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