Key Words Key Words Chapter 61: ​The classic is upgraded again, the successor of the former volume king GK715, and the experience sharing of the Black Canyon i series.

The friends who entered the pit of mechanical keyboards 2 years ago should be very familiar with a keyboard. It is the GK715 of Black Canyon. It is a rare hot-swappable mechanical keyboard with shaft seats. The must-buy keyboard at the time, and you can own the Kaihua BOX switch body for less than 200 yuan. The GK715 back then was synonymous with the cost-effectiveness of mechanical keyboards.

However, in the past two years, as the mechanical keyboard has become more and more popular, Dong Ge no longer issued 50% or even 30% off coupons for mechanical keyboards. GK715 has become a classic that is gradually being forgotten. However, this year's Double 11, Black Canyon finally launched a replacement for GK715, and it was a series as soon as it came out, and the i series came like this with an aluminum alloy casing.

Before introducing the i-series, let’s have two generations in the same frame. Let me tell you first, the GK715 itself is not so "beautiful". bought.

The real original GK715 actually looks like this, the backlight is ice blue monochrome, and the structure is suspended.

Next, let's talk about the i series, the old rules, don't look at the packaging to look at the accessories. Data cable, dust cover, separate shaft puller, key puller. The key and derailleurs that come with Black Canyon have always worked great.

Black Canyon directly and generously issued two, 104 is i5, 87 is i3, so according to the naming rules of Black Canyon, i4 is 98 configurations, and i2 is 75% configurations. The prices during i2~5 Double Eleven are 199/229/269/299 respectively.

The biggest highlight of the i series is the shell made of aluminum alloy extrusion process. Of course, the sides are still made of ABS plastic. Although it doesn't even count as an aluminum skin, it can only be regarded as an aluminum frame, but under this price, the texture of the i series is still the strongest.

The color design of the Black Canyon is quite online. The blue-gray aluminum alloy is matched with the black ABS frame and the front black and gray keycaps. The design style of the entire keyboard is harmonious and full of texture. It has a cool feeling without jumping off, and the office fluid will not feel why. Because of the aluminum shell, there is no foot support on the back to change the height, and the black rubber feet play the role of anti-slip and lifting angle.

The three-way outlet design has no practical value at present. On the contrary, this kind of direct opening design does not need to pick data lines, which is actually more practical.

This keyboard should be easy to disassemble, provided you have a suitable hex screwdriver, I can't find it...

This keyboard does not support wireless, which is understandable considering its price and the signal shielding problem caused by the aluminum frame.

The color backlight, because the positioning board is also black, and the keycaps are also black or dark black is opaque, so it is not friendly to the backlight, but it can still be seen that the brightness of the backlight is very high.

The keycap is a two-color closed ball cap made of PBT. The yellow characters are also the brand's iconic color of Black Canyon. The keycap is a bit like ASA height. The texture of the surface has a skin-like feel.

Four indicator lights, the brightness is good, but the blooming light is well done, and the actual experience will not feel dazzling.

The switch body is the scenery fast switch series, compared with the previous BOX V1 on the GK715, the quality improvement is still quite large. This is Cangling Kuaikuai Axis, which is a torsion spring-produced audible paragraph axis, and the sound is very pleasant.

The appearance of the landscape axis series is still good, especially the color selection of the axis and bottom cover is very characteristic. The section pressure of the Cangling fast axis is 48g, and the bottoming pressure is 45g, so the feeling of pressing will be relatively easy, that is, it will feel that it will bottom out immediately after the section is completed. The bottom of the original standard BOX white switch is 55g.

The other two Danxia Kuaikuai switches can be regarded as light pressure red switches, and the bottoming pressure is also very light, and the feel should be of the softer type. The smoke desert belongs to the axis of the large paragraph in advance.

At the step of pulling out the shaft, I found out that this keyboard actually uses a plastic positioning plate. No wonder the weight of this keyboard feels very light. Now with the popularization of Gasket, everyone has become accustomed to the plastic positioning plate. Its performance is no different from that of steel plate, and the sound may even be better. However, the positioning plate of the i series is a little prone to scratches when the shaft is pulled out.

The beta version has no bottom cotton, and the bulk version will make up.

Space The buttons here are specially designed in an arc shape, so that you won’t feel cut hands when you tap them, which is a very considerate design. In terms of large keys, Black Canyon said that it will improve on the large version. In the actual test version, there is indeed only a little noise in the space, and the other large keys are in good condition. Combined with the recent consistent satellite switch quality of Black Canyon, the large product should be adjusted to a perfect satellite switch. This is quite rare at the price of 200-300 yuan.

I almost forgot to mention that although the tilt of this keyboard cannot be adjusted, the default height feels just right to me without a hand rest.

In the case of using the aluminum alloy casing, Black Canyon still made an adduction design for the front and rear of the i series near the bottom, and the layering of the entire shape also came up.

As a mechanical keyboard with a price range of 199~299, although there is no wireless function, but the scenery axis, aluminum alloy shell, ball cap with good feel and appearance, this keyboard has delivered a good performance in terms of practicality and appearance. answer sheet.

As the successor of GK715, after all, the market is not what it used to be. Although it is unlikely to become a legend like its predecessors, it will definitely occupy a place in the mechanical keyboard market and on the list of conscience recommendations.

The pre-sale will start on November 8, and the final payment can be made at 20:00 on November 10. Interested friends may wish to pay attention to the wave.

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