Key Words Key Words Chapter 59: The strongest office, 104 key positions will never be slaves, 11 commercially available 104/108 keyboards are recommended, with an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of each type

Under the previous article, some friends often reply that they want to choose a keyboard with 104 keys, but the current domestic mechanical keyboards are horizontal with 98 keys, and there are fewer and fewer new 104 keys keyboards, giving you a choice brought a lot of difficulties. Today, I would like to recommend the relatively good 104 mechanical keyboards on the market, hoping to help you in your purchase.

Black Canyon is a relatively traditional peripheral manufacturer, so there are not many keyboards with 104/108 configuration under Black Canyon, and all the numbers of its brand models are 104 or 108. To sum up, there are Y5, i5, X5, X5pro, GK715, GK705, etc. I personally recommend the first two models.

As the brand flagship of Black Canyon, Y5 has put all of Black Canyon’s efforts into it. Especially in September, the three axis bodies of Ice Cream Pro, Yelan Pro, and Deep Sea Pro were updated, which can be regarded as making up for the shortcomings. This keyboard has a Gasket structure, with a thick silicone pad at the bottom, and a slotted design for the PC positioning board. The overall feel is great. I use this keyboard in my work unit.

And it is rare to use PBT two-color keycaps with light-transmitting characters. The light-transmitting material is light blue, and the entire lighting effect is very good. There is an independent button for switching between Bluetooth and 2.4G, and there is a halo around it, which is full of texture.

The disadvantage is that the price/performance ratio is not outstanding. Although the keycap is made of PBT, its wear resistance is average.

The full-array keyboard with the best texture within 300 yuan, the shell is made of aluminum extrusion process, which can be regarded as an aluminum frame. Dark gray appearance, the surface texture is very good. It is still hot-swappable, RGB, sandwich cotton, and bottom cotton are all filled up, and the shaft body is a BOX landscape shaft body, which is at the first-line level in terms of feel and durability at this price. And in today's era when linear axes are popular, i5 can also have paragraph axes and advanced large paragraph axes, which can give players more choices. The keycap is a two-color PBT ball cap mainly in dark colors, and the feel is online.

The disadvantage is that there is no foot support, although I personally feel quite comfortable from the angle itself. In addition, the 82-key i2 is priced at 199 yuan, and the 108-key i5 is priced at 299 yuan. I always feel that the cost performance of the i5 is not as good as that of the i2.

Amilo is also a relatively old mechanical keyboard manufacturer, so he has a large number of 108-key keyboards. Because Amilo is good at themed keycaps, it is easier to fully display its theme elements with 108 collocations. The recommendation of Haiyun here is just a representative. If you are interested, you can look at other more themes.

Haiyun and Cherry Blossom are Amilo's earliest sublimation theme keycap series, and they are also Amilo's cheapest fully equipped theme keyboard. But don’t look at these two models that were released early but they have also been improved. First of all, the current shell has been changed to a textured design, and the keycaps have recently been upgraded to V-silk keycaps with a more delicate surface. There is no need to worry about the wear resistance of the sublimation keycap.

As for the shaft body, it is recommended to choose the static capacitor shaft of Amilor, the very soft and smooth daisy yellow and the tea-like violet are worth a try.

The disadvantage is that the price is too expensive. You can get more than 700 coupons on Pinduoduo. Also no hot-swapping, no wireless. There are very few wireless keyboards under Amilo, and many of them do not support 2.4G. ,

After experiencing the great success of rk r87, rk stepped up and launched r104. The design style of r87 is maintained, and there are basically no changes in various configurations, except that the axle seat is changed from TTC to the nine purple axle seat of our own. It is divided into a single-color backlight 21-key hot-swappable version for common keys and a full-key hot-swappable RGB backlight version. After being out of stock for nearly a month, before Double 12, it is finally possible to open up for purchase.

Moreover, the increase in price compared to r87 is very small. The full-key hot-swappable tea switch and green switch version can be achieved within 200 yuan after collecting a single coupon. The linear switch version needs to run the switch, so it is 20 yuan more expensive overall, but the price/performance ratio is also good. The same is not high.

If there is no need for RGB, it is still highly recommended to buy the 21-key hot-swappable version. First, the lifespan of the K yellow switch is relatively reliable among many low-priced switches. Second, several commonly used game buttons that are more worn out. Both support hot-swapping, as long as there is no tossing, it can fully meet the needs.

Using 300-40 coupons to make up an order can achieve a single price of 139 yuan, and there is no matching product at the same price.

The disadvantage is that the keycaps are ABS, and the workmanship details of the keycaps and the overall keyboard kit are relatively ordinary, but at this price, there is nothing to choose.

Let me know in advance that during Double 11, ganss released the ultra-low-priced 3087, and the 3108 should be on the shelves before New Year's Day this year. The same three-mode, hot-swappable, and RGB configuration is estimated to be priced at 249 yuan.

The 108T pro of Ganss has undergone a small upgrade this year, adding under-shaft pads, sandwich cotton and bottom cotton. Although I did not buy 108T, I still bought its sister product 87T at the first update. The experience can be used as a reference.

First of all, Ganss108Tpro is characterized by a wide choice of shafts and keycap themes, and Ganss keycaps are at the forefront of the price range. The switch body strongly recommends the moon soul silver manufactured by Quantent. This switch is the cheapest switch body that can be selected in the mid-range series of Ganss keyboards, but it has been factory-run, and the smoothness is very good, especially the sound. The performance is very good. Although Ganss does not have a Gasket structure, the keyboard of the Moon Soul Silver Edition still has a nice pebble sound.

The ganss series is also powered by dry batteries, which is convenient to replace at any time, but it does not support turning on the RGB backlight in the wireless state, you can ask the customer service to turn it on. When the 87T came out, the large key was relatively fleshy, mainly because there was too much oil on it, and there was no hole in the pad under the shaft. However, it has improved since the 75T, and when I received the 98T earlier, I am already very good at the level of the large key. Satisfied, so when buying Ganss, pay attention to try to choose a newer production date.

The disadvantage is that the fineness of the kit is average, especially when there is an obvious parting line at the lower edge of the upper cover.

The players in the key ring are all big pigs. As the first release of the gold powder V2 and the price of the gold powder on Xianyu, the Royal Axe R108 was still Xiao Tiantian in the first half of the year, and she was already Mrs. Niu on Double Eleven.

The R108 can be said to be a keyboard with obvious advantages and disadvantages. First of all, the most important thing is that it is equipped with the gold powder switch V2, and the fast silver switch V2 version was added later. And it is the most cost-effective keyboard equipped with this switch. At the same time, the high ball cap of AEK feels smooth and soft, which is very comfortable for pure typing. During the Double Eleven period, there was another wave of price cuts, and the price/performance ratio is still very good.

The disadvantage is that it is a ship hull design, the kit feels relatively ordinary, the compact arrangement and the large surface of the keycap are both advantages and disadvantages, and it is easy to accidentally touch it in the game. At the beginning of the year, the large keys were considered to be of a good standard, relatively straightforward, and some keys had noise, but now there are perfect large keys everywhere, and at this moment, there is no longer any advantage.

In fact, generally speaking, it is for office use, and it is recommended to buy a gold powder shaft version.

Kechuang’s Q series is made of aluminum, Q6 is a 108-key arrangement, and of course there is the Q6N series with knobs. There are three colors of black, blue and gray to choose from. Overall, they are more classic business styles.

量产的全配列铝坨坨非常少见，后面介绍的图阁其实也有一款，不过比较的轻，质感和Q6还是有明显差距的，加上最低800多的售价也比较合理。同样还有keychron的品牌特色，方便的winmac切换，品质一如既往稳定的PCB卫星轴，手感做工均在线的PBT球帽。支持QMK&VIA开源改键。

As a bucket machine itself, there are actually no obvious shortcomings. If there is one, the shaft body cannot reach the level of a keyboard with a price of 1,000 yuan.

If you don’t need aluminum lumps, you can choose the keychron V6 with a black plastic case.

From Fusion to K330W to K610W, I personally think that these three generations of keyboards can be said to be the pinnacle of Durga’s design, and even a model of the appearance design of domestic mechanical keyboards. Simple and fresh lines outline a beautiful and durable keyboard appearance.

So although the K610W only has a matte version and a white version, I think it still fits its overall design style. After all, RGB is not suitable for all keyboards. The K610W white light version has replaced the Jiadalong crystal shaft with the Kaihua turbo shaft, and the stability of the shaft center has been improved to a higher level while the smoothness remains the same.

In addition, as an office-oriented keyboard, battery life is a very important factor. The Bluetooth wireless battery life of the K610W can reach 300 days, and the 2.4G can also reach 200 days. Basically, it can be charged once a year.

The disadvantage is that the price/performance ratio is indeed relatively average.

ROG's RX red switch can be said to be YYDS. Although the thermal optical switch has no contacts, it should be smoother than the conventional switch theoretically. The optical axis of Slip MAX is only the RX red axis. Compared with those optical shafts with cherry MX shaft structure, the unique structure of RX shaft ensures its excellent consistency and smoothness, and the rebound is very good, which is extremely handy.

The price of the wired version of Ranger is already around 500 yuan in various promotions, and the PBT keycap version is about 100 more expensive. For the ROG brand, it is a more cost-effective choice. The backlight of the Ranger has always been an overlooked advantage. Regardless of the RX axis or NX axis version, the brightness of the backlight is very good.

One disadvantage is that the keycaps cannot be replaced, and the other is that the floating structure favored by e-sports brand keyboards is not as good as the traditional heaven and earth cover structure and Gasket in terms of sound and feel.

Toge is not actually a new brand, but it seems that it has only recently started to make announcements. The starting price of this 104-arranged keyboard is 289 yuan, but it uses the most common TTC switch. It is recommended to start with more than 400 TTC gold powder, quick silver, moon white and other switches.

The keyboard has a variety of colors to choose from, which is a major feature, but the color version will be more expensive than the black and white version. Kaihua's shaft seat is used, and the positioning plate should be made of non-painted aluminum alloy, so you don't have to worry about scratches on the surface after repeated plugging and unplugging. Under the shaft pad, sandwich cotton and bottom cotton are also available. The overall price/performance ratio is quite good.

The disadvantage is that some large keys seem to have noise after watching some video reviews. However, the video is generally from June. I don’t know if there is any improvement in the follow-up.

In addition, Ai Shitou's FE104 has also updated the shaft body and carried out a wave of price cuts. Now the price of the RGB+ full-key hot-swappable version has dropped to 199 yuan, and 139 yuan can buy the 13-key hot-swappable illusion of mixed color light. Version. It is also a cost-effective keyboard that can be considered.