Lao Zhang’s Brief Commentary Chapter 21: Young people’s first gasket--CIY GAS67 experience

What is the hottest structure of the key ring at the moment? I say that everyone has no opinion on the Gasket structure. From RGB to multi-mode to hot-swappable to today's Gasket structure, the customization of key rings is gradually being mass-produced, which naturally attracts many mass-produced manufacturers to join in. Therefore, the vigorous Gasket structure trend combined with the current popular hot-swappable and wireless features has become the mainstream of this year's key ring. As a new price butcher, CIY created the first gasket for young people--GAS67.

GAS67 mechanical keyboard currently has three theme colors of black, green and periwinkle blue, although I think periwinkle blue is more purple. The outer packaging of the product does not have the so-called theme color matching style design - the simplest thick kraft paper as the outer packaging can be regarded as a strong recognition.

As soon as you open it, it looks like a guy. It is full of accessories. GAS67: I didn’t expect that, the keyboard has to be assembled by myself.

CIY GAS67 not only provides players with a keyboard, but also provides a customized experience. This should be the most accessories among the mass-produced keyboards. It can be seen from various detailed accessories that CIY still put some thought into the pursuit of experience. As you can see, GAS67 uses a colored transparent body shell, and transparency is the most popular element of the key ring at present. I chose periwinkle blue. The transparent shell is matched with a translucent positioning board to achieve a consistent visual perception.

Through the transparent casing, you can clearly see the inner PCB of the GAS67 keyboard. The connecting cable is cleverly blocked by the nameplate at the bottom, which is a taste of discovery. This may be the reason why digital products with transparent casings are becoming more and more popular. . The four corners of the back have non-slip mats, which work well, and the one-piece foot supports are also arranged with non-slip mats.

According to the name of GAS67, it can be known that this is a mechanical keyboard with 67 keys, and there is no problem in the allocation of 65%. For users who are accustomed to notebook keyboards or small-sized keyboards, the 67 Pere is still very fast to get started, and there is no learning cost. Theoretically speaking, the soft elastic feeling of the Gasket structure should be relatively obvious. After superimposing various sound-absorbing materials, I don’t know whether it is the reason for my muscle weakness or the reserved deformation space is limited. The soft elastic feeling of GAS67 is not obvious or the perception is not good. powerful.

In terms of appearance, the shape of GAS67 does not have such a strong sense of male model, and it still looks a bit customized from different angles. The USB-C interface is arranged at the top position in the play, and the only switch on the keyboard body is not a multi-mode switch, which is a bit regrettable. The only switch is used to switch the left and right FN. Although this is more reasonable and can meet the usage habits of more users, the frequency of use may not be high.

GAS67 adopts hot-swappable five-hole shaft seat, which can ensure compatibility with most of the current mechanical shafts (only for anti-bar precision). Match your own feel. In terms of the handling of the large keys, the feel of the satellite axis is quite well adjusted, there is no noise or stagnation, and the overall feel can be regarded as an upper-middle level.

The Gasket structure is different from the hull structure that you have seen on mass-produced keyboards in the past. The PCB positioning plate is placed in the middle of the soft elastic gasket such as silicone and rubber, and then the gasket is fixed by the upper cover and the lower casing. The pressure thus fixes the PCB alignment plate. This makes the PCB positioning board of the Gasket structure sink slightly when pressed hard, which is reflected in the feeling of tapping, and there will be a little soft feedback, and at the same time, the cavity sound and bottoming sound of the keyboard are obtained weakened.

I chose CIY’s phantom transparent shaft for the shaft body. The feel is a big step ahead, the trigger pressure is 45±5g, the bottoming pressure is 60±5g, and the material is transparent PC nylon. Although there is no dust-proof wall, the stability of the axis can be controlled. Only when it hits the bottom, there is a little left and right frame. The spring does not use the very popular extended spring or double-segment spring. The noise control is thin and moist, but there is still With a little spring sound, the sound after the keyboard is different. The RGB on the fully transparent switch body can be said to be YYDS.

The keyboard only provides a wired connection mode, whether it is wired or willful, the lighting design of GAS67 can be said to be quite unconservative - the brightness of the light is also very high-end, and its transparent shell also improves the projection of the lamp bead light. Superimposed with the BUFF of the fully transparent phantom shaft, it can be used as a night light in a dark environment.

The "Explorer Edition" has a transparent shell, a Gasket structure, a customized 67-key arrangement, five-hole hot-swappable, and RGB backlight. 199 in hand, isn't it worth becoming the first gasket keyboard for young people?