Luankan Peripherals Chapter 77: Soft and elastic feel, enjoy the finger-killing chicken——Experience sharing of Dareu A81 three-mode wireless keyboard

Looking back at the keyboard market in 2022, the Gasket structure is undoubtedly a hot word in the market, and major manufacturers around the Gasket structure have also started "fighting the gods". The domestic manufacturer Dareu has been constantly experimenting with the Gasket structure. After launching the fence-type Gasket structure for the first time, it has recently brought a keyboard with an elastic arm Gasket structure. It has really worked hard on the Gasket structure!

Dareu's previous fence-type Gasket structure used a whole piece of silicone pad to wrap the PCB liner to achieve a soft and elastic feel. The newly launched elastic arm Gasket structure uses a PC material positioning plate with T-shaped small ears and high-toughness silicone. Combined with the cap, the smaller support contact makes the Gasket structure more soft and elastic in terms of hand feeling. This time 75% of the Dareu A81 three-mode wireless version is equipped with an elastic arm Gasket structure, which can be said to carry out the soft elastic feel to the end!

The literal translation of Gasket is the meaning of gasket, so Gasket is also called gasket structure-the keyboard PCB liner is placed on a soft elastic gasket such as rubber, and the PCB liner is fixed by the pressure of the upper cover and the lower case on the gasket . The PCB liner of the keyboard is fixed by elastic gaskets, which will sink to a certain extent when pressed, and the feel is softer and more consistent, and the sound performance is also purer.

Many friends will ask whether the value of the Gasket structure keyboard is worth buying. This depends on the usage scenario. If you have high-intensity text code input and heavy gaming hobbies, the Gasket structure keyboard is undoubtedly worth buying. The soft-bouncing experience can relieve the fatigue of long-term input. But it is not recommended for paragraph axis lovers, especially those who like the green axis.

The Dareu A81 three-mode wireless version uses a dazzling silver packaging box, which is very stylish and recognizable. Open the package, in addition to the keyboard body, there are regular accessories such as a dust cover, a 2-in-1 key puller, a USB-A to USB-C cable, and additional keycaps.

The Dareu A81 series adopts the current hot 75% layout. While retaining the F area and arrow keys, it discards the number keys and some function keys that are not frequently used, leaving more space for the mouse on the desktop. Different from the mainstream 75% arrangement, the Dareu A81 series adopts a non-sinking arrow key layout; a function key on the right side of the space is reduced, leaving a small incisor; the F area is moved to the left to reduce the interval and an extra key is inserted. The keys look a little more coordinated as a whole.

The keyboard mode switching switch is designed on the left side of the keyboard, which is also a feature of the Dareu wireless keyboard. The slider switch can be toggled from the side or the front, and there is a strong sense of confirmation when switching. On the right side is the storage slot for the wireless receiver, which has a certain magnetic ability to prevent the receiver from accidentally falling during storage.

The Windows/Mac system switching switch and USB-C interface are arranged on the left side of the top of the keyboard. The slot of the USB-C interface is relatively shallow, which has good compatibility with connecting wires, and it is convenient for players to use various USB-C charging cables at hand. Keyboard charging.

The keyboard comes standard with a set of two-color injection molding keycaps made of PBT material. The color matching of this set of keycaps uses white letters on a blue background, and blue and white letters on a white background. It feels a bit like a tribute to the Argentine National Team Meaning, after all, the same purple-gold color scheme is a tribute to the Zijin Dynasty-the Los Angeles Lakers.

The bottom of the keyboard is flat. There is no height-adjustable feet like ordinary keyboards, but four feet are arranged to ensure the stability of the keyboard when placed. At the same time, some high-gloss textures are also made to decorate the bottom surface to avoid the bottom surface being too monotonous.

Dareu A81 three-mode wireless keyboard is also equipped with RGB backlight effect, which can adjust the brightness, color and mode of the light. The frosted and semi-transparent PC positioning board has a certain bonus to the light refraction, and the overall look and feel is still very good. The lighting effect mode is not rich, but it can still meet the needs of most users.

The A81 three-mode wireless keyboard is equipped with two switches, the sky switch V3 and the Zijin switch Pro, which are self-developed by Dareu. The sky switch V3 is a light pressure linear switch with a pressure of 40g. It feels softer than the common red switch, and it is close to the TTC gold powder switch. Moreover, the shaft center of the shaft adopts a fence design, which is very stable and does not feel shaking during the pressing process.

Of course, if you don’t like the standard switch of Darwin, the full-key hot-swap supported by the keyboard can be compatible with three-pin and five-pin mechanical switches, and you can replace the switch you like by yourself, and match the switch that is more suitable for your needs. body combination.

Now many players are beginning to care about the sound performance of the keyboard. The A81 three-mode wireless keyboard uses silicone pads and Porom cotton as the bottom padding, which eliminates the gap inside the keyboard. There is no cavity noise when typing on the keyboard, which is very good. The original percussion sound of the keycap and the shaft body is eliminated.

The adjustment of the large keys of the keyboard is in place. The space bar and the Shift key will not feel fleshy when pressed. The consistency is good and there is no steel wire sound. The handling of this large key is quite good. Combined with the feel of the switch body, large keys and sound performance, the A81 equipped with Sky Switch V3 feels consistent and soft, the overall rebound is comfortable, and the sound is pure and clean.

Of course, this keyboard is not perfect. Personally, I think the most regrettable thing is that the height of the lower edge of the keyboard has reached as much as 2cm, which is quite high in the current mechanical keyboard. For those who are used to ordinary height keyboards like me For friends, you may need to use it with a hand rest to get the best experience.

Furthermore, the keyboard does not have a height-adjustable foot support, which cannot satisfy different players' choice of keyboard height. If it is designed with foot supports, it can alleviate the situation that the lower edge of the lower keyboard is too high. If it is because of the mold that the feet cannot be arranged, it is suggested that Dareu can design magnetic suction feet to solve the problem in the follow-up products.

For those who dislike the article too long and don’t read it until the end:

Dareu A81 three-mode wireless keyboard uses 75 configurations, and supports three-mode wireless with a battery life of up to 45 days. The arm Gasket structure and large key position adjustment make the keyboard have an excellent feel.

Of course, if you are pursuing a more extreme soft elastic feel and don’t care about hot swapping, you can also look at the Dareu A81 wired version without steel structure.

In general, the Dareu A81 series uses the Gasket structure of the elastic arm to bring a very soft and elastic feel performance. At the same time, the price is also very conscientious. The starting price of 499 yuan has a good price/performance ratio, which is worth trying. Friends of the Gasket structure start to experience.