Mysterious Museum Diary Part 16: An All-round Leapfrog Keyboard Benchmark with Both Texture and Feel - Rapoo V700-8A Multi-mode Wireless Gaming Mechanical Keyboard In-depth Experience Report

Rapoo V700-8A multi-mode wireless gaming mechanical keyboard is a compact layout mechanical keyboard with 75% 84-key design recently launched by RAPOO, a domestic and foreign manufacturer. This is a balanced size that takes into account both volume and function. Coupled with the separation of keys and wires, the backlight system and the seamless switching of three-mode connection and five devices, it has comprehensive functions. Whether it is mobile office or home games, it can adapt to rich scenarios and have a good application experience.

Below I hope to talk about the detailed design, percussion feel, battery life and overall quality of this product through this summary of my own experience, so as to help everyone who has the same needs as the author understand this product as much as possible.

It is customary to simply open the box to show the workmanship and details of the crowd-tested products.

▲The Rapoo V700-8A is packaged in a color box, with Rapoo’s brand logo, keyboard model and physical renderings, the shaft used and the connection mode printed on the front, with full details.

▲All the accessories of the keyboard are here. In addition to the keyboard body, there are also 2.4G receiver, instruction manual, key puller and Type-C data cable.

▲The keyboard body, the Rapoo V700-8A has released a total of three colors and four switches (a total of twelve combinations can meet the requirements of different users for the appearance and feel.) The one in the author's hand is a mecha Purple-green axis.

▲The overall workmanship of the keyboard is exquisite, the three-dimensional dimensions (length, width and height) are 310*120*35mm, and the total weight is about 787G. The weight and volume are relatively moderate. The 84-key design can be easily put into a backpack or a satchel. Carry it to the office scene or home scene.

▲The standard keycap of the keyboard is made of PBT material, which is round and refreshing to the touch.

▲In the author’s opinion, Rapoo V700-8A uses three color schemes of milky white/tender green/blue purple as a whole, perfectly combining the current popular mechanical aesthetics with the sense of future sci-fi, and bringing a dual vision of technology punk and small and fresh appearance perception.

Various ingenious design details of appearance and interior are handled in this 84-key compact keyboard with great care and attention.

▲Rapoo's brand V logo is set on the left front side of the keyboard. When in use, it will light up a soft white backlight, and can switch between three modes: constant light, breathing and off.

▲The keyboard base is made of aluminum alloy frame, the surface is treated with anodic sandblasting oxidation process, and the four corners are CNC trimmed, which is strong and full of texture, with a cold industrial style.

▲The button design is the most popular floating type at present, and it will have an excellent visual perception when combined with the white backlight system.

▲The switch key is hidden on the back of the keyboard.

▲The Type-C charging interface can be switched to a wired connection to continue to use after the keyboard is exhausted, without affecting the work or game status.

And except for the Type-C charging interface on the side and back, there are no other openings in the frame, which is very integrated.

▲The back of the keyboard is equipped with silicone feet and non-slip pads, which can flexibly adjust the angle to adapt to various input scenarios.

▲The connection status indicator is located at numbers 1-5, and is engraved on the side with silk screen.

▲The Rapoo V700-8A adopts a 5-stage and 6-column layout as a whole. The front is high and the rear is low with a certain inclination angle.

This concludes the unpacking and keyboard appearance details.

▲The Rapoo V700-8A in my hand is the mech purple-green shaft version. The shaft body is the green shaft independently developed by Rapoo. The trigger stroke is 2.2±0.6mm, the trigger pressure is 50±15cN, and the key life of the shaft body About 60 million times.

▲According to the official description: the shaft core is stable in use, the paragraph sense is obvious, and the sound is crisp and suitable for long-term text input.

▲Space, left shift, enter, and backspace are designed with a satellite axis to balance the touch feel and input accuracy.

▲The keyboard is equipped with PBT double-color injection keycaps as standard, the characters are printed round and clear, and the light transmission is even;

▲The keycaps are compatible with conventional cross models for replacement, and a large degree of DIY space is reserved for the individual needs of users who love to look good and toss. As far as the author’s experience is concerned, the original keycaps of the Rapoo V700-8A The materials are thick and comfortable, and you may not be able to find better quality than the original keycaps if you replace the keycaps later.

Regarding the lighting effect system of mechanical keyboards, the author has always held the attitude that I can use it but I can't.

And in recent years, ordinary consumers are no longer satisfied with the use of basic functions in the choice of products, and even the importance of appearance is far more important than pragmatism; and the lighting system is an important tool to effectively increase visual effects and appearance. Many three-mode mechanical keyboards on the market often do not set the keyboard backlight function for the sake of battery life; Rapoo thoughtfully added a pure white backlight to the V700-8A this time, with 6 different lighting effects by default and rich customization The function allows users to choose to use it with different scenes or states.

Lighting effect show time.

The author likes this kind of lighting effect the most. It is low-key and gorgeous, with elegant charm and awe-inspiring visual perception.

▲Use the five combined keys of FN+1-5 to switch back and forth among five devices in three modes: Bluetooth device, 2.4G wireless and wired connection.

▲The author works in the electric power design industry. The commonly used software in the office is GstarCAD, PS, PR, Word and Excel. The Rapoo V700-8A has full-key no-click in wired mode and any 6-key no-click in wireless mode. The function is more than enough to cope with the operation of document editing and drawing software.

▲As a user who needs to face the computer most of the time during work and personal time, I will finally talk about the actual experience of Rapoo V700-8A in various scenarios.

In this test, the time spent by the author in each scene is:

1. The editing and finalizing of this article takes about 2 hours a day for 7 days.

2. Office drawing/document editing/immediate communication software communication chat (mo) day (yu) usage time is about 6 hours a day for 10 days.

3. The game usage time (Final Fantasy 7 Remake PC version) is about 1.5 hours per day for 7 days.

The total time is about 85 hours.

Because I am used to using a keyboard with a standard size layout and 87-key layout, I personally don’t need to spend extra time adjusting the tapping posture and touch typing operation mode when I get started with the Rapoo V700-8A.

When using a mechanical keyboard, what everyone wants to know most is definitely the feel of tapping. The Pennefather’s independent green switch gives me the feeling that it rebounds quickly, has a strong sense of rhythm, and the trigger key travel is quite sensitive. When the keycap is pressed and bounced, it will sound. Da da da sound, as a text worker, the author especially likes this kind of radical refreshment, which makes people want to keep tapping along with the rhythm.

Although the official promotion of the green axis is more suitable for text editing, it is also easy to deal with non-competitive game experience.

The pressing feel adjustment of the space, carriage return, left and right shift keys is consistent with that of other keys.

Apply force on one side or the middle of the keycap, and the feedback of the press rebound is smooth. After nearly 85 hours of use, the keyboard has not been found to be stuck.

I don’t know if there are any small partners who will give feedback on the experience of using other versions in the comment area (laughs).

▲The keyboard has a built-in 4000mAh large-capacity lithium battery, and the battery life can theoretically reach up to 225 hours. Support 5V1A input fast charging, easy to play anytime, anywhere.

▲Use the wired mode to connect to Rapoo V700-8A and use it to charge automatically. The V logo on the front side of the keyboard will turn red when charging, and the indicator will automatically turn off when fully charged.

Calculated according to the state of 8 hours of use per day, the theoretical battery life can cover 28 days. For the author of the two points and one line, the Rapoo V700-8A is sufficient for any daily use situation without any battery life anxiety.

▲After installing the Rapoo driver software, all the keys on the keyboard can be programmed independently by using a wired connection. Configured parameters can be stored in the onboard memory, or can be uploaded to the cloud and shared with other players by logging into the Rapoo account.

Note: Parameter configuration can only be done with a wired connection. After completion, the three connection modes can be used synchronously, allowing this keyboard to adapt to different usage scenarios.

▲The logic of the driver software interface is clear. Users can customize and adjust the functions of the buttons according to their personal usage habits, or add combined button functions.

▲For high-end players, the Rapoo V700-8A also opens up the macro editing function, allowing users to achieve more and stronger custom functions, such as one-click combos when playing games.

▲The author likes to use a macro to realize the commands of continuous marking in cad. The proper use of this macro function can reduce the daily workload.

As a leapfrog product, the hardware configuration of Rapoo V700-8A is quite generous, and the design and workmanship are above the average level. The cap replacement also leaves a huge DIY space for the user. The combination of green switch + mech purple PBT keycaps fully considers the various design details of the 84-key compact layout and the meticulous running-in between a large number of text input experiences. Under the relatively limited key stroke, it realizes a crisp and refreshing input feel. feedback.

1. The keyboard is exquisite in workmanship, and the color scheme is cool and fresh.

2. There is no impact when using the full key with a cable, the rhythm of the tapping feel is clear, and the feedback is clean and neat.

3. The three-mode connection is stable. Whether it is a wired connection, a Bluetooth connection or a 2.4G connection, the author has not found any obvious input delay during use (document editing, drawing input and game testing, etc.).

4. The longest battery life on a single charge can reach 225 hours.

5. Elegant and clear pure white backlight system.

This kind of Rapoo V700-8A has a small and fresh appearance when it is quiet, but it is techpunk when it is dynamic.

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